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FileType

describes the file type filters used in the collection (this object is optional)

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
analyzeSignatures	boolean	when `true`, read the beginning of each file to determine file type. When `false` use filename extension only to determine file type.
mode	string	One of `Include` or `Exclude` - include or exclude the file types listed in the `extensions` array
extensions	array	array of one or more file type extensions

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nuix/refs/heads/main/json-schema/nuix-ecc-filetype.json",
  "title": "FileType",
  "description": "describes the file type filters used in the collection (this object is optional)",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "analyzeSignatures": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "when `true`, read the beginning of each file to determine file type.  When `false` use filename extension only to determine file type."
    },
    "mode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "One of `Include` or `Exclude` - include or exclude the file types listed in the `extensions` array",
      "enum": [
        "Include",
        "Exclude"
      ]
    },
    "extensions": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "array of one or more file type extensions",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Extension"
      }
    }
  }
}