Refactor with matcher registry and expanded file type detection - #10

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May 31, 2026

Commits on Jan 25, 2024

Added support for HEIC files.
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Removed unnecessary print statement
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Commits on Feb 15, 2025

Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/presack/fil
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Commits on Feb 7, 2026

Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/presack/fil
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First attempt at refactoring switch statement to matcher registry.
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Add support for additional compressed data formats.
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Fix xlsx EOF issue.
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Attempt xlsx fix, update eof logic.
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Added vmware file types.
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Removed non-working types.
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Add .ova format.
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Add file extension helper - do ovpn and eml types.
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Add -b flag to suppress file name and alignment padding. Send errors to stderr rather than stdout.
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Commits on Feb 8, 2026

Add -L to follow symlinks and -i for MIME output to mimic file command functionality.
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Added UTF detection type, and began list of text-type detections with ovpn, eml, python script, bash script, powershell script.
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Expand window for .eml files.
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Add --json to allow for json output.
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Allow fil to accept bytes from stdin.
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Refactor logic for matchers to simplify main.go; Add matchers files based on categories of files.
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Added additional file types DMG, open office documents, HEIC, Ogg subtypes.
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Fixed issue with automatic recursion.
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Added fallback for unrecognized binary file types to be reported as data.
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Improved python/powershell detection.
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Added WIndows batch and perl detection.
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Added .ini detection.
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Add detection for Windows evtx and lnk files.
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Adding new types such as qcow, VHDX, VDI.
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Updating rar checker to catch more..
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Improving HTML check.
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Added add'l database and text formats.
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Improved csv detection.
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Efficiency improvements, break out text subtypes check.
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Added Libre Office detections.
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Added detection for prefetch files.
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Added Windows minidump, recycle bin files.
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Commits on Feb 9, 2026

Added DOS / Boot Sector matcher.
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Added UTF-16 detection with line endings.
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Made csv heuristic less strict (exact column match count not required now, was missing some obvious csv files).
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Adding test files
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Improved csv/ini/ps1 logic.
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Added midi detection.
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Added detection for mpg, mt2s, and several other movie/media files.
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Added several image files and fixed missing mime types for others.
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Adjusted detection for text subtypes.
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Adjusting text heuristics
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Added kml detection heuristic.
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Minor fix to .py detection heuristic.
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Remove test data.
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Improved Windows batch heuristic.
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Improved Windows batch heuristic.
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Commits on Feb 10, 2026

Add C/C++ detections
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Added web server types (php, aspx, etc.)
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Fixed DOS/MBR / ISO issue.
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Commits on Feb 13, 2026

Added some vmware types.
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Fix nvram detection
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Fix yml files incorrectly detected as markdown.
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Commits on Feb 14, 2026

Commits on Feb 15, 2026

Add ruby and a couple other types.
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Added matchers
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Added detections
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Added detections
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Improved ps1 detection.
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Added ebook formats.
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Added desktop publishing and cad file types.
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Added database types.
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Added basic Apple matchers. No test data available.
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Added Android file types.
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Added email store types.
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Add .msg file type, and Java jar+
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Added rpm, ewf, e01.
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authorized_keys / known_hosts, add'l cert files.
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Commits on Feb 16, 2026

Fix binary files w/ embedded HTML files detecting as HTML.
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Added ese db files.
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Commits on May 30, 2026

Refactor MIME pipeline, add new file type detections, improve CLI

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Improve PowerShell detection with broader signal set

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Add high-value binary matchers and text subtypes

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Fix text subtype quality issues; add ext2/3/4, GPT, U-Boot, ARJ

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Add expanded detail to format descriptions (dimensions, metadata, version)

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