What MIME type should I use for JavaScript source-map files?

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Javascript Problem Overview

I want to add source maps to my site, but I'd like to exercise some control over how they're served. What is an appropriate MIME type to use for them?

Some data
  • The content itself is JavaScript, but not meant to be executed as such.
  • CDN.js serves http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.0.2/jquery.min.map with Content-Type: application/octet-stream.
  • Google serves http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.map with Content-Type: application/json
  • The Source Maps spec states that maps should begin with )]} to prevent them from being evaluated as actual JavaScript (and thus exposing cross-site scripting attacks). That makes the file invalid JSON and valid, but un-runnable JavaScript.

Javascript Solutions

Solution 1 - Javascript

application/json is the best mimetype for sourcemap files.

application/octet-stream might work well with browser devtools, however this mimetype is a signal to browsers to initiate a download. This may cause problems for tools like performance analysis tooling or JS exception tracking that attempt to make sense of the source maps.

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