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decodelabs/typify
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Mime type detection tools

v0.4.1(8mo ago)71.5k1MITPHPPHP ^8.4CI passing

Since Apr 8Pushed 5mo ago2 watchersCompare

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Typify
======

[](#typify)

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### Mime type detection tools for PHP

[](#mime-type-detection-tools-for-php)

Use typify to identify and apply mime types information to your files and responses.

---

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

This package requires PHP 8.4 or higher.

Install via Composer:

```
composer require decodelabs/typify
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Detecting types

[](#detecting-types)

Detect a mime type for a file path:

```
use DecodeLabs\Typify\Detector;

$detector = new Detector();
echo $detector->detect(__FILE__);
// application/x-php
```

Get known extensions for a type:

```
$exts = $detector->getExtensionsFor('text/plain');
// txt, text, conf, def, list, log, in
```

Suggest an extension for a mime type:

```
echo $detector->getExtensionFor('text/plain');
// txt
```

Licensing
---------

[](#licensing)

Typify is licensed under the MIT License. See [LICENSE](./LICENSE) for the full license text.

###  Health Score

46

—

FairBetter than 93% of packages

Maintenance66

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity69

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~85 days

Recently: every ~28 days

Total

20

Last Release

250d ago

PHP version history (4 changes)v0.1.0PHP ^7.2|^8.0

v0.2.0PHP ^8.0

v0.2.5PHP ^8.1

v0.3.2PHP ^8.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8a241d64d12b3b5ee94197862ec1ec30b82ed2efa34a0cd7f4c3565a021daddd?d=identicon)[betterthanclay](/maintainers/betterthanclay)

---

Top Contributors

[![betterthanclay](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1273586?v=4)](https://github.com/betterthanclay "betterthanclay (122 commits)")

---

Tags

mime-typesphpmimecontentdetection

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