learngo/magic/detect.go

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package magic

import (
	"bytes"
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"os"
)

// Detect returns the files that have a valid header (file signature).
// A valid header is determined by the format.
func Detect(format string, filenames []string) (valids []string, err error) {
	header := headerOf(format)
	if header == "unknown" {
		err = fmt.Errorf("unknown format: %s", format)
		return
	}

	buf := make([]byte, len(header))

	for _, filename := range filenames {
		if read(filename, buf) != nil {
			continue
		}

		if bytes.Equal([]byte(header), buf) {
			valids = append(valids, filename)
		}
	}
	return
}

func headerOf(format string) string {
	switch format {
	case "png":
		return "\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n"
	case "jpg":
		return "\xff\xd8\xff"
	}
	// this should never occur
	// panic("unknown format: " + format)
	return "unknown"
}

// read reads len(buf) bytes to buf from a file
func read(filename string, buf []byte) error {
	file, err := os.Open(filename)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	defer file.Close()

	fi, err := file.Stat()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if fi.Size() <= int64(len(buf)) {
		return errors.New("file size < len(buf)")
	}

	_, err = io.ReadFull(file, buf)
	return err
}