# Class `luci.http.protocol.mime`

## Functions

to_ext (mimetype) | Return corresponding extension for a given mime type or nil if the given mime-type is unknown.
to_mime (filename) | Extract extension from a filename and return corresponding mime-type or "application/octet-stream" if the extension is unknown.

## Functions

to_ext (mimetype)
  Return corresponding extension for a given mime type or nil if the given mime-type is unknown.

  ### Parameters

  - mimetype: The mimetype to retrieve the extension from

  ### Return value:

  String with the extension or nil for unknown type
to_mime (filename)
  Extract extension from a filename and return corresponding mime-type or "application/octet-stream" if the extension is unknown.

  ### Parameters

  - filename: The filename for which the mime type is guessed

  ### Return value:

  String containign the determined mime type