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//https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18299806/how-to-check-file-mime-type-with-javascript-before-upload/29672957#29672957 | |
// Return the first few bytes of the file as a hex string | |
function getBLOBFileHeader(url, blob, callback) { | |
var fileReader = new FileReader(); | |
fileReader.onloadend = function (e) { | |
var arr = (new Uint8Array(e.target.result)).subarray(0, 4); | |
var header = ""; | |
for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) { | |
header += pad(arr[i].toString(16), 2); | |
} | |
callback(url, header); | |
}; | |
fileReader.readAsArrayBuffer(blob); | |
} | |
function pad(num, size) { | |
var s = "0000" + num; | |
return s.substr(s.length - size); | |
} | |
function headerCallback(url, headerString) { | |
printHeaderInfo(url, headerString); | |
} | |
function remoteCallback(url, blob) { | |
getBLOBFileHeader(url, blob, headerCallback); | |
} | |
// Add more from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_file_signatures | |
function mimeType(headerString) { | |
switch (headerString.toLowerCase()) { | |
case "89504e47": | |
type = "image/png"; | |
break; | |
case "47494638": | |
type = "image/gif"; | |
break; | |
case "ffd8ffe0": | |
type = "jpg" | |
break; | |
case "ffd8ffe1": | |
type = "jpg" | |
break; | |
case "ffd8ffdb": | |
type = "jpg" | |
break; | |
case "ffd8ffe2": | |
type = "image/jpeg"; | |
break; | |
case "25504446": | |
type = "pdf"; | |
break; | |
case "7b5c7274": //6631 | |
type = "rtf"; | |
break; | |
case "504b0304": | |
type = "zip archive (Office)"; | |
break; | |
case "504b0506": | |
type = "zip archive empty"; | |
break; | |
case "504b0708": | |
type = "zip archive spanned"; | |
break; | |
case "49492a00": | |
type = "TIF (little endian format)"; | |
break; | |
case "4d4d002a": | |
type = "TIF (big endian format)"; | |
break; | |
case "d0cf11e0": //a1b11ae1 | |
type = "Old Office Format"; | |
break; | |
default: | |
type = "Unsupported"; | |
break; | |
} | |
return type; | |
} | |
function printHeaderInfo(url, headerString) { | |
console.log("File Type: " + mimeType(headerString)); | |
} | |
// Check for FileReader support | |
if (window.FileReader && window.Blob) { | |
/* Handle local files */ | |
$("input").on('change', function (event) { | |
var file = event.target.files[0]; | |
if (file.size >= 100 * 1024 * 1024) { | |
alert("File size must be at most 100MB"); | |
return; | |
} | |
remoteCallback(escape(file.name), file); | |
}); | |
} else { | |
// File and Blob are not supported | |
alert("Your browser is not supported"); | |
} |
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