gnurl_mime_type(3)

💅 gnurl_mime_type 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the libgnurl corner of the manual — this one's about gnurl_mime_type(3), and it's a lil' function that has ONE job and does it slayfully.

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✨ NAME ✨

curl_mime_type — sets a mime part's content type 🎀

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <gnurl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_mime_type(curl_mimepart * part, const char * mimetype);

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

So curl_mime_type(3) sets a mime part's content type. That's it. That's the whole vibe. 🦋

part is the part's handle — the one you're assigning the content type to, bestie. Like, the specific part you're dressing up.

mimetype points to the null-terminated file mime type string. And listen — it may be set to NULL to remove a previously attached mime type. So if you change your mind, no cap, you can just yeet it. 💀

The mime type string is copied into the part, so the associated storage may safely be released or reused after the call. ngl that's the polite thing to do. Setting a part's type twice is totally valid: only the value set by the last call is retained. Last one wins, periodt. 👑

In the absence of a mime type and if needed by the protocol specifications, a default mime type is determined by the context:

• If set as a custom header, use this value.
• application/form-data for an HTTP form post.
• If a remote file name is set, the mime type is taken from the file name extension, or application/octet-stream by default.
• For a multipart part, multipart/mixed.
• text/plain in other cases.

so yeah, it's giving "the function has a fallback plan for every situation" energy. 🌸

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✨ AVAILABILITY ✨

Works as long as at least one of HTTP, SMTP or IMAP is enabled. Added in 7.56.0. ✨

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✨ RETURN VALUE ✨

You get CURLE_OK if it ate, or a CURL error code upon failure. 😭

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✨ EXAMPLE ✨

 curl_mime *mime;
 curl_mimepart *part;

 /* create a mime handle */
 mime = curl_mime_init(easy);

 /* add a part */
 part = curl_mime_addpart(mime);

 /* get data from this file */
 curl_mime_filedata(part, "image.png");

 /* content-type for this part */
 curl_mime_type(part, "image/png");

 /* set name */
 curl_mime_name(part, "image");

look at that. main character code, honestly. 🔥

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• curl_mime_addpart(3)
• curl_mime_name(3)
• curl_mime_data(3)

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🫶 this lil' writeup lives in the libcurl 7.56.0 era, dated 22 August 2017 — so go forth, set those mime types, and remember: only the last call is retained. iykyk 💜🎀