chore: comment on MIME type logic

bento-platform · Oct 29, 2024 · 7efe232 · 7efe232
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commit 7efe232
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diff --git a/chord_drs/routes.py b/chord_drs/routes.py
@@ -252,7 +252,10 @@ def object_download(object_id: str):
 
     obj_name = drs_object.name
     minio_obj = drs_object.return_minio_object()
-    mime_type = drs_object.mime_type or MIME_OCTET_STREAM
+
+    # DRS objects have a nullable mime_type in the database. If mime_type is None, serve the object as a generic
+    # application/octet-stream.
+    mime_type: str = drs_object.mime_type or MIME_OCTET_STREAM
 
     if not minio_obj:
         # Check for "Range" HTTP header