format_parser v0.10.0 FormatParser

FormatParser parses a binary file and extracts the format and some additional information from it. It can deal with Audio, Video, Fonts, Images and Documents.

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FormatParser.parse expects a binary file. If the file is recognized then it will return a struct which contains all information that has been extracted from the file. If the file is not recognized then it will return {:error, "Unknown"}

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parse(binary()) :: struct()

FormatParser.parse expects a binary file. If the file is recognized then it will return a struct which contains all information that has been extracted from the file. If the file is not recognized then it will return {:error, "Unknown"}.

Parameters

  • binary: A binary file

Examples

iex> {:ok, file} = File.read("priv/test.jpg")
iex> FormatParser.parse(file)
%FormatParser.Image{format: :jpg, height_px: nil, nature: :image, width_px: nil}

iex> {:ok, file} = File.read("priv/test.html")
iex> FormatParser.parse(file)
{:error, "Unknown"}