https://github.com/reim-developer/magical_rs
A zero-dependency, no_std-friendly Rust crate that detects file types with surgical precision by matching magic bytes at exact offsets — including deep-offset formats like ISO and TAR. Built for speed, safety, and extensibility.
https://github.com/reim-developer/magical_rs
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A zero-dependency, no_std-friendly Rust crate that detects file types with surgical precision by matching magic bytes at exact offsets — including deep-offset formats like ISO and TAR. Built for speed, safety, and extensibility.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/reim-developer/magical_rs
- Owner: Reim-developer
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2025-07-29T00:56:32.000Z (6 months ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-08-04T03:49:10.000Z (6 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-08-04T04:47:39.101Z (6 months ago)
- Topics: cross-platform, rust, rust-library, signature-detection
- Language: Rust
- Homepage: https://crates.io/crates/magical_rs
- Size: 1.27 MB
- Stars: 5
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: readme.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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# magical_rs
**One of the best frameworks in the Rust ecosystem for file recognition, advanced customization, in every context from synchronous to asynchronous. Supports running in the most minimal environments. No dependencies, no limitations.**
---
## Table of Contents:
- [magical\_rs](#magical_rs)
- [Table of Contents:](#table-of-contents)
- [Level of use](#level-of-use)
- [Supported File Types](#supported-file-types)
- [License](#license)
---
## Level of use
**Level 1, uses built-in file detection via signature:**
* At this level, you will use the `magical_rs` built-in API, which supports detecting ~50 file types via signatures.
* List of currently supported file types [here](#supported-file-types)
* By the way, you can contribute new file signatures [here](https://github.com/Reim-developer/magical_rs/pulls)
* Examples:
* ```rust
use magical_rs::magical::bytes_read::{read_file_header, with_bytes_read};
use magical_rs::magical::magic::FileKind;
let max_byte_read = with_bytes_read();
let bytes = read_file_header("img/2.iso", max_byte_read).unwrap();
match FileKind::match_types(&bytes) {
Some(k) => println!("{k:?}"),
None => println!("Could not detect ISO file."),
}
```
* More examples of level 1 can be found [here](https://github.com/Reim-developer/magical_rs/tree/master/examples/dyn_magic)
---
**Level 2, untilimited compiler-time customization with infinite function pointers:**
* At this level, you can customize file signatures, offsets, and more.
* Here, you can also use function pointers for complex logic. In theory, you can do almost anything at compiler-time. And thanks to that, you can detect any file type you want.
* Also, supports the use of infinite function pointers at once. And function pointers have macros with syntax-sugar supports at well.
* Examples:
* ```rust
use magical_rs::{any_matches, magic_custom, match_custom};
#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
enum FileKind {
Shoujo,
UnknownFallback,
}
fn is_shoujo(bytes: &[u8]) -> bool {
bytes.starts_with(b"Magic!")
}
fn is_not_shoujo(bytes: &[u8]) -> bool {
!bytes.starts_with(b"Magic!")
}
pub fn magic_custom_any() {
let rule = magic_custom! (
signatures: [],
offsets: [0],
max_bytes_read: 2451,
kind: FileKind::Shoujo,
rules: any_matches!(is_shoujo, is_not_shoujo)
);
let result = match_custom! (
bytes: b"Magic!",
rules: [rule],
fallback: FileKind::UnknownFallback
);
assert_eq!(result, FileKind::Shoujo);
assert_ne!(result, FileKind::UnknownFallback);
}
```
* There are many ways to implement it, and you can find them [here](https://github.com/Reim-developer/magical_rs/tree/master/examples/magic_custom)
**Level 1 & 2 both support `no_std`.**
---
**Level 3, custom run-time file detection with infinite logic**
* At this level, you can customize the runtime logic. You can do anything. You can detect any type of file, even if it changes at run-time. You can emit AI, send requests to the Open-AI API, even spawn processes. The only limit is your imagination.
* So, you need to unlock this feature by:
* ```bash
cargo add magical_rs --features magical_dyn
```
* Examples:
* ```rust
use magical_rs::magical::dyn_magic::DynMagicCustom;
fn my_detect_rule() -> impl Fn(&[u8]) -> bool {
let require_bytes = b"MagicalGirl";
|bytes: &[u8]| bytes.starts_with(require_bytes) && bytes.len() == require_bytes.len()
}
fn detect_custom_file(file_bytes: &'static [u8]) -> bool {
let detect_fn = my_detect_rule();
let rule = DynMagicCustom::new(detect_fn, String::from("Is Mahou Shoujo Detect."), 32);
let kind = rule.kind_downcast_ref::();
match kind {
Some(k) => println!("{k}"), /* Is Mahou Shoujo Detect. */
None => println!("Kind not found."),
}
rule.matches(file_bytes)
}
```
* Many examples of use can be found [here](https://github.com/Reim-developer/magical_rs/tree/master/examples/dyn_magic)
* Warning: Use only if you really know what you are doing.
---
**Level 4, Configure, code rules, deploy endlessly and without limits in asynchronous.**
* Here you can design file detection rules with any logic no matter how complex in asynchronous environment. There are no specific limitations other than your own skill level. Only use it when you know what you're doing, and only use it when you really need to identify files in an asynchronous environment. If you are new to Rust or unsure, stop here and just use level 2 below. You're not as good as you think. Unless you really understand what the hell you're doing. And if you really know what you're doing, congratulations! You have one of the most powerful file recognition systems in the Rust ecosystem.
* Don't blame me and other maintainers for your ignorance if something bad happends because I warned you in advance.
* You need run this command bellow enable the feature:
* ```bash
cargo add magical_rs --features magical_async_dyn
```
* Examples:
* ```rust
use async_std::task;
use magical_rs::magical::async_dyn_magic::AsyncDynMagic;
use magical_rs::magical::async_dyn_magic::match_dyn_types_as;
use std::time::Duration;
async fn magic_async_detect() {
let func_detect = |bytes: &[u8]| {
let owned_bytes = bytes.to_vec();
Box::pin(async move {
println!("Rest for 1 second");
task::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1000)).await;
owned_bytes.starts_with(b"Magical")
})
};
let rule = AsyncDynMagic::new(func_detect, "Magical_File", 128);
let rules = vec![rule];
let result = match_dyn_types_as::<&str>(b"Magical", &rules).await;
match result {
Some(r) => println!("Magical File Detect: {r}"),
None => println!("Magical File Not Found"),
}
}
```
* There are many instructions that can be found at [here](examples/async_dyn_magic)
---
## Supported File Types
| Format | Notes |
| --------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| PNG | `‰PNG` at offset 0 |
| Bitmap (BMP) | `BM` at offset 0 |
| GZIP | `1F 8B` at offset 0 |
| BZIP2 | `BZh` (e.g., `BZh9`) at offset 0 |
| ZIP / PkgZip (JAR, APK, etc.) | `PK` at offset 0 |
| TAR | `ustar` at offset 257 |
| MS-DOS Executable (COM/EXE) | `MZ` at offset 0 (DOS header) |
| JPG / JPEG | Start with `ÿØÿ` (`FF D8 FF`) |
| Java Class File | `CAFEBABE` at offset 0 |
| MP3 (MPEG Audio) | Often starts with `ID3` tag or `FF FB` (MPEG-1 Layer 3) |
| ISO 9660 | `CD001` at offset 32769, 34817, or 36865 |
| RPM | Binary header after lead; signature in first few hundred bytes |
| SQLite | `SQLite format 3\0` at offset 0 |
| XML | Text-based: starts with `` at offset 0 (ar archive) |
| RAR | `Rar!` (`52 61 72 21 1A 07 00`) at offset 0 |
| Script / Executable | Shebang: `#!` at offset 0 (e.g., `#!/bin/sh`) |
| ELF (Executable and Linkable) | `\x7fELF` (`7F 45 4C 46`) at offset 0 |
| OGG (Ogg Vorbis, Opus, etc.) | `OggS` (`4F 67 67 53`) at offset 0 |
| Photoshop (8BPS) | `8BPS` (`38 42 50 53`) at offset 0 |
| Blender (.blend) | `BLENDER` followed by version (e.g., `BLENDER-v293`) at offset 0 |
| TrueType Font (TTF) | `00 01 00 00` or `ttcf` at offset 4 |
| OpenType Font (OTF) | `OTTO` (`4F 54 54 4F`) at offset 4 |
| Module (Environment Modules) | `MODULE\0\0\0` or similar (custom binary format) |
| Windows Imaging Format (WIM) | `MSCF` (`4D 53 43 46`) at offset 0 |
| SLOB (StarDict Binary Dictionary) | `SLOB` magic at start |
| Serialized Java Data | `AC ED` (`STREAM_MAGIC`) at offset 0 |
| Creative Voice File (VOC) | `Creative Voice File\0` at offset 0 |
| AU Audio File Format | `.snd` header: `2E 73 6E 64` at offset 0 |
| OpenGL Iris Performer (IV) | Rare; may use `InfiniteReality` or IRIX-based header |
| Noodlesoft Hazel | `HZLR` or `HZL` magic; used in Hazel file manager archives |
| VBScript Encoded (VBE) | Starts with `#@~^` (`23 40 7E 5E`); obfuscated VBScript |
| WebP | `RIFFxxxxWEBP` container; `file_size` field must be >= 4 |
| AppleIconImage | `icns` at offset 0 |
| GIF | `GIF87a` or `GIF89a` at offset 0 |
| JPEG2000 | `\0\0\0\x0C\0\njP\x20\x20\r\n\x87\n` or `\xFF\x4F\xFF\x51` at offset 0 |
| PDF | `%PDF` at offset 0 |
| AppleDiskImage | `koly` at offset 1048576 (rare), or `cafe`/`ed2k` in header; often starts with zeros but magic at end |
| Cabinet | `MSCF` at offset 0 |
| MatroskaMediaContainer | `\x1A\x45\xDF\xA3` at offset 0 |
| RichTextFormat | `{\\rtf` at offset 0 |
| PhotoCapTemplate | No standard public signature; often `.pct` or `.tpl`; may be proprietary |
| AceCompressed | `ACE` followed by version byte at offset 0 (e.g., `ACE\x01`) |
| FlashVideo | `FLV\x01` at offset 0 |
| Unknown | Fallback when no signature matches |
| VMDK File | `0x4B, 0x44, 0x4D` at off set `0` |
| Google Chrome Extension | `0x43, 0x72, 0x32, 0x34` at off set `0` |
## License
* `magical_rs` is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. [See here](LICENSE)