package fs import ( "net/http" "os" ) const ( MimeTypeJpeg = "image/jpeg" ) // MimeType returns the mime type of a file, empty string if unknown. func MimeType(filename string) string { handle, err := os.Open(filename) if err != nil { return "" } defer handle.Close() // Only the first 512 bytes are used to sniff the content type. buffer := make([]byte, 512) _, err = handle.Read(buffer) if err != nil { return "" } return http.DetectContentType(buffer) }