changes to magic.xml shouldn't have to be bundled in the jar

[arimus]

Obviously. A deficiency that has long existed and just hasn't been remedied.

From sf.net...

I'd like to be able to configure the magic XML file so that I could use an external file and not the resource file that is directly bundled with the jmimemagic.jar. So it is possible to modify the XML at runtime and reinitialize JMimeMagic with the new file.


Example:

File f = new File("/path/to/mymagic.xml");

Magic.initialize(file);

In order to reinitialize JMimeMagic, an mechanism as follows comes to my mind:

Magic.reset();

Magic.initialize(file);