Module ructe::Using_static_files::b_Content_types

How to get the content type of static files.

Ructe has support for making the content-type of each static file availiable using the mime crate. Since mime version 0.3.0 was a breaking change of how the mime::Mime type was implemented, and both Nickel and Iron currently require the old version (0.2.x), ructe provides support for both mime 0.2.x and mime 0.3.x with separate feature flags.

Mime 0.2.x

To use the mime 0.2.x support, enable the mime02 feature and add mime 0.2.x as a dependency:

[build-dependencies]
ructe = { version = "^0.3.2", features = ["mime02"] }

[dependencies]
mime = "~0.2"

A Mime as implemented in mime version 0.2.x cannot be created statically, so instead a StaticFile provides pub fn mime(&self) -> Mime.

use templates::statics::image_png;

assert_eq!(format!("Type is {}", image_png.mime()),
           "Type is image/png");

Mime 0.3.x

To use the mime 0.3.x support, enable the mime3 feature and add mime 0.3.x as a dependency:

[build-dependencies]
ructe = { version = "^0.3.2", features = ["mime03"] }

[dependencies]
mime = "~0.3"

From version 0.3, the mime crates supports creating const static Mime objects, so with this feature, a StaticFile simply has a pub mime: &'static Mime field.

use templates::statics::image_png;

assert_eq!(format!("Type is {}", image_png.mime),
           "Type is image/png");