std.file.fileType

[simendsjo]

On Friday, 4 October 2013 at 07:39:36 UTC, FreeSlave wrote:
> I was suggested to bring this idea up here.
>
> fileType should be a function for determining of file type.
>
> Example of usage:
> Suppose application uses special directory for plugins (i.e. 
> dynamic libraries). In graphics user interface it can be 
> reflected like list of checkboxes that show which plugins are 
> on and which are off. To implement this we should know that 
> file actually represents dynamic library without trying to load 
> it into executable memory. Yes, we can load and unload every 
> file in place to check that it's valid dynamic library but it's 
> some kind of hack.
>
> Another example is file manager. It has icons for the most 
> common file types and usually relies on file extension to 
> determine which icon should be used. But we can't always rely 
> on extension. For example many games use .pk3 extension as 
> alias to .zip, but file manager know nothing about it and shows 
> these files like ones with unknown extension.
>
> So how do you think does phobos need these capabilities? May be 
> you have other examples where this function can be useful.

Seems a bit specific to be put in the standard library. If you 
don't mind GPL, you can look at the source for file: 
http://www.darwinsys.com/file/