init mimetypes

frontend/tests.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ external library imports
 import json
 import re
 import time
+import mimetypes
 
 from datetime import timedelta
 from decimal import Decimal as D
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ class PageTests(TestCase):
         self.client.login(username='test', password='test')
         w= Work.objects.create(title="test work",language='en')
 
+    def test_setttings(self):
+        self.assertEqual(mimetypes.guess_type('/whatever/my_file.epub')[0], 'application/epub+zip')   
 
     def test_view_by_self(self):
         # logged in

settings/common.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import datetime
+import mimetypes
 from os.path import dirname, realpath, join
 
 import regluit
@@ -423,6 +424,8 @@ FORMATS = (
     ('text','TEXT'),
     ('mobi','MOBI'),
 )
+
+# used by MARC. maybe should use python's mimetypes
 CONTENT_TYPES = {
     'pdf': 'application/pdf',
     'epub': 'application/epub+zip',
@@ -431,6 +434,8 @@ CONTENT_TYPES = {
     'mobi': 'application/x-mobipocket-ebook'
 }
 
+mimetypes.init(["{}/deploy/mime.types".format(PROJECT_DIR)])
+
 # if you add more of these, make sure core/marc.py can deal
 MARC_CHOICES = (
     ('DIRECT', 'Raw link'),