Unknown $file->type() is not "unknown"

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The cheat sheet for $file->type() says that it “Returns the file type (image, document, video, archive, code, audio, unkown [sic])”, but all I get for unknown files is… well, nothing.

Bug, or wrong documentation?

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Wrong or at least not clear documentation. unknown should be null in this case.

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Yeah, talked to Bastian about it. Said the same thing. :​) He said he’d fix the documentation to be clearer.

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https://getkirby.com/docs/cheatsheet/file/type

Is it possible to extend and add new file types to this list?

for example—

Fonts: “otf”, “ttf”, “woff”, woff2", "eot"
Sketch: “sketch”

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Sure!

f::$types['document'][] = 'sketch';

You can also add an entirely new category:

f::$types['font'] = array('otf', 'ttf', 'woff', 'woff2', 'eot');
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Wow, amazing. Would I put this in my config file?

looks like you’re able to add the sketch extension to the document file type.
You’re creating a new type called font with new extensions.

Is it also possible to remove a file type from a category?

Can SVG exist in the font type category as well as the image type category?

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Either that or into a plugin. Whatever makes sense for you. Kirby will automatically pick the changes up in any code that runs after that.

That is exactly right.

Yes. The f::$types variable is a normal array, so you can modify it with the standard PHP functions.

Well, it can, but it won’t make any sense. If you call $file->type(), Kirby will return the first match. It can’t return both matches.

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Thanks so much for your detailed response, can’t wait to refactor everything :smile: