Method: MIME::Type#initialize

Defined in:
lib/mime-types-1.16/lib/mime/types.rb

#initialize(content_type) {|_self| ... } ⇒ Type

Builds a MIME::Type object from the provided MIME Content Type value (e.g., ‘text/plain’ or ‘applicaton/x-eruby’). The constructed object is yielded to an optional block for additional configuration, such as associating extensions and encoding information.

Yields:

  • (_self)

Yield Parameters:

  • _self (MIME::Type) —

    the object that the method was called on



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# File 'lib/mime-types-1.16/lib/mime/types.rb', line 425

def initialize(content_type) #:yields self:
  matchdata = MEDIA_TYPE_RE.match(content_type)

  if matchdata.nil?
    raise InvalidContentType, "Invalid Content-Type provided ('#{content_type}')"
  end

  @content_type = content_type
  @raw_media_type = matchdata.captures[0]
  @raw_sub_type = matchdata.captures[1]

  @simplified = MIME::Type.simplified(@content_type)
  matchdata = MEDIA_TYPE_RE.match(@simplified)
  @media_type = matchdata.captures[0]
  @sub_type = matchdata.captures[1]

  self.extensions   = nil
  self.encoding     = :default
  self.system       = nil
  self.registered   = true
  self.url          = nil
  self.obsolete     = nil
  self.docs         = nil

  yield self if block_given?
end