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We will allow several methods of detection: • use of LOAD/as type spec • file suffix (via codec table) • encoding type detection (signatures) So, codec modules would include more than just encode/decode, but also the signature algorithms. For example, JPG binary data downloaded includes a signature that identifies it as JPG.
