Diff of /Allura/allura/lib/utils.py [5c019c] .. [dff781]

  Switch to side-by-side view 

--- a/Allura/allura/lib/utils.py
+++ b/Allura/allura/lib/utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import mimetypes
+
 from pylons import response
 from paste.httpheaders import CACHE_CONTROL, EXPIRES
 
@@ -13,3 +15,15 @@
     response.headers.pop('cache-control', None)
     response.headers.pop('pragma', None)
     response.headers.update(headers)
+
+def guess_mime_type(filename):
+    '''Guess MIME type based on filename.
+    Applies heuristics, tweaks, and defaults in centralized manner.
+    '''
+    # Consider changing to strict=False
+    content_type = mimetypes.guess_type(filename, strict=True)
+    if content_type[0]:
+        content_type = content_type[0]
+    else:
+        content_type = 'application/octet-stream'
+    return content_type