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apokalipscke/file-mimer
=======================

Get the human file type name from mime types and files.

0.4.5(4y ago)09MITPHPPHP >=7.3CI failing

Since Feb 9Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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FileMimer
=========

[](#filemimer)

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Get the human file type name from mime types and files.

installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require apokalipscke/file-mimer
```

usage
-----

[](#usage)

**get from mime type**

```
use Apokalipscke\FileMimer\FileMimer;

$fileTypeName = FileMimer::get('audio/mpeg');
```

returns:

```
"MPEG Audio"

```

**get from file**

```
use Apokalipscke\FileMimer\FileMimer;

$fileTypeName = FileMimer::getFromFile("/path/to/your.file");
```

Need more examples? Have a look at the [tests](./tests).

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 19% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 50% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~390 days

Total

3

Last Release

1502d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20374421?v=4)[Marc Lipscke](/maintainers/apokalipscke)[@apokalipscke](https://github.com/apokalipscke)

---

Top Contributors

[![apokalipscke](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20374421?v=4)](https://github.com/apokalipscke "apokalipscke (1 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (1 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/apokalipscke-file-mimer/health.svg)

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```

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