Can data-url interoperate better with the mime crate?
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Description
data-url has a Mime class distinct from the one in https://crates.io/crates/mime and it's looking like using data-url in servo as a replacement for https://crates.io/crates/base64 might mean redundantly parsing the mime type into both classes.
Could data-url:
- migrate to that mime class, or
- offer a codepath that just skips the mime-type parsing entirely, for use by client code that is already parsing its own mime type?
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Research direction
Start by reviewing data-url's Mime handling and how Servo uses it alongside the mime and base64 crates. Determine whether migration to the mime type or an API that skips duplicate parsing is appropriate; done means data-url provides one working interoperability path without redundant mime parsing.
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- Tech stack
- rust
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- api
- Issue type
- Feature
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