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+import * as MIME from './types/MIME';
+
+
+interface MIMETypeSupportMap {
+  [key: string]: boolean;
+}
+
+// See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_browsers#Image_format_support
+const SUPPORTED_IMAGE_MIME_TYPES: MIMETypeSupportMap = {
+  'image/bmp': true,
+  'image/gif': true,
+  'image/jpeg': true,
+  'image/svg+xml': true,
+  'image/webp': true,
+  'image/x-xbitmap': true,
+  // ICO
+  'image/vnd.microsoft.icon': true,
+  'image/ico': true,
+  'image/icon': true,
+  'image/x-icon': true,
+  // PNG
+  'image/apng': true,
+  'image/png': true,
+};
+
+export const isImageTypeSupported = (mimeType: MIME.MIMEType): boolean =>
+   SUPPORTED_IMAGE_MIME_TYPES[mimeType] === true;
+
+const SUPPORTED_VIDEO_MIME_TYPES: MIMETypeSupportMap = {
+  'video/mp4': true,
+  'video/ogg': true,
+  'video/webm': true,
+};
+
+// See: https://www.chromium.org/audio-video
+export const isVideoTypeSupported = (mimeType: MIME.MIMEType): boolean =>
+   SUPPORTED_VIDEO_MIME_TYPES[mimeType] === true;