iana-media-type v0.1.31

iana-media-type

What is it for?

With iana-media-type, you can use IANA media types as JSON in your projects. It works in modern JavaScript runtimes.

We've provided a simple API for you. You can obtain iana-media-type from NPM. Please see the section "How to Obtain".

How to Obtain

• iana-media-type provides an NPM package. You can install it with your favorite package managers, and then bundle it into your project.

• iana-media-type provides a JSON file on the GitHub. You can download it and use it in your project.

curl -fsSL -o iana-media-type.json https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AsherJingkongChen/iana-media-type/main/index.json

Let's Learn How to Use It

1. Import the .js file:

import mediaTypes from 'iana-media-type/index.js';
console.log({ mediaTypes, length: mediaTypes.length });

2. Import the json file (Obtained from NPM) on node v19:

import mediaTypes from 'iana-media-type' assert { type: 'json' };
console.log({ mediaTypes, length: mediaTypes.length });

3. Import the json file (Obtained from NPM) on node 20+:

import mediaTypes from 'iana-media-type' with { type: 'json' };
console.log({ mediaTypes, length: mediaTypes.length });

4. Import the json file (Obtained from GitHub) in the browser or deno:

import mediaTypes from 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AsherJingkongChen/iana-media-type/main/index.json' with { type: 'json' };
console.log({ mediaTypes, length: mediaTypes.length });

Resources

• IANA Media Types

Let's Setup the Project

Note: THIS section is for contributors and developers only

Recommended IDE Setup for You

• IDEs:
  • VSCode
• Extensions:
  • Prettier for VSCode

See What Dependencies We Are Using

• Environments
  • Node.js v20
• Linters
  • Prettier

See What Commands We Are Using

Be Aware of These Details

You may encounter some problems during development and deployment.

Please read the following notes carefully.

1. We provide the JSON file for backward compatibility and for situations where you don't want to evaluate code.
2. We are NOT IANA or IETF official. We are just a group of open-source developers.