diff --git a/src/services/import/mime.spec.ts b/src/services/import/mime.spec.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import mimeService from "./mime.js";
+
+type TestCase<T extends (...args: any) => any, W> = [desc: string, fnParams: Parameters<T>, expected: W];
+
+describe("#getMime", () => {
+    // prettier-ignore
+    const testCases: TestCase<typeof mimeService.getMime, string | false>[] = [
+        [
+            "Dockerfile should be handled correctly",
+            ["Dockerfile"], "text/x-dockerfile"
+        ],
+
+        [
+            "File extension that is defined in EXTENSION_TO_MIME",
+            ["test.py"], "text/x-python"
+        ],
+
+        [
+            "File extension that is not defined in EXTENSION_TO_MIME should use mimeTypes.lookup",
+            ["test.zip"], "application/zip"
+        ],
+
+        [
+            "unknown MIME type not recognized by mimeTypes.lookup",
+            ["test.fake"], false
+        ],
+    ];
+
+    testCases.forEach((testCase) => {
+        const [testDesc, fnParams, expected] = testCase;
+        it(`${testDesc}: '${fnParams} should return '${expected}'`, () => {
+            const actual = mimeService.getMime(...fnParams);
+            expect(actual).toEqual(expected);
+        });
+    });
+});
+
+describe("#getType", () => {
+    // prettier-ignore
+    const testCases: TestCase<typeof mimeService.getType, string>[] = [
+        [
+            "w/ no import options set and mime type empty – it should return 'file'",
+            [{}, ""], "file"
+        ],
+
+        [
+            "w/ no import options set and non-text or non-code mime type – it should return 'file'",
+            [{}, "application/zip"], "file"
+        ],
+
+        [
+            "w/ import options set and an image mime type – it should return 'image'", 
+            [{}, "image/jpeg"], "image"
+        ],
+
+        [
+            "w/ image mime type and codeImportedAsCode: true – it should still return 'image'",
+            [{codeImportedAsCode: true}, "image/jpeg"], "image"
+        ],
+
+        [
+            "w/ image mime type and textImportedAsText: true – it should still return 'image'",
+            [{textImportedAsText: true}, "image/jpeg"], "image"
+        ],
+
+        [
+            "w/ codeImportedAsCode: true and a mime type that is in CODE_MIME_TYPES – it should return 'code'", 
+            [{codeImportedAsCode: true}, "text/css"], "code"
+        ],
+
+        [
+            "w/ codeImportedAsCode: false and a mime type that is in CODE_MIME_TYPES – it should return 'file' not 'code'", 
+            [{codeImportedAsCode: false}, "text/css"], "file"
+        ],
+
+        [
+            "w/ textImportedAsText: true and 'text/html' mime type – it should return 'text'", 
+            [{textImportedAsText: true}, "text/html"], "text"
+        ],
+
+        [
+            "w/ textImportedAsText: true and 'text/markdown' mime type – it should return 'text'", 
+            [{textImportedAsText: true}, "text/markdown"], "text"
+        ],
+
+        [
+            "w/ textImportedAsText: true and 'text/x-markdown' mime type – it should return 'text'",
+            [{textImportedAsText: true}, "text/x-markdown"], "text"
+        ],
+
+        [
+            "w/ textImportedAsText: false and 'text/x-markdown' mime type – it should return 'file'",
+            [{textImportedAsText: false}, "text/x-markdown"], "file"
+        ],
+
+        [
+            "w/ textImportedAsText: false and 'text/html' mime type – it should return 'file'",
+            [{textImportedAsText: false}, "text/html"], "file"
+        ],
+
+    ]
+
+    testCases.forEach((testCase) => {
+        const [desc, fnParams, expected] = testCase;
+        it(desc, () => {
+            const actual = mimeService.getType(...fnParams);
+            expect(actual).toEqual(expected);
+        });
+    });
+});
+
+describe("#normalizeMimeType", () => {
+    // prettier-ignore
+    const testCases: TestCase<typeof mimeService.normalizeMimeType, string | undefined>[] = [
+
+        [
+            "empty mime should return undefined", 
+            [""], undefined
+        ],
+        [
+            "a mime that's defined in CODE_MIME_TYPES should return the same mime", 
+            ["text/x-python"], "text/x-python"
+        ],
+        [
+            "a mime (with capitalization inconsistencies) that's defined in CODE_MIME_TYPES should return the same mime in lowercase", 
+            ["text/X-pYthOn"], "text/x-python"
+        ],
+        [
+            "a mime that's non defined in CODE_MIME_TYPES should return undefined", 
+            ["application/zip"], undefined
+        ],
+        [
+            "a mime that's defined in CODE_MIME_TYPES with a 'rewrite rule' should return the rewritten mime", 
+            ["text/markdown"], "text/x-markdown"
+        ]
+    ];
+
+    testCases.forEach((testCase) => {
+        const [desc, fnParams, expected] = testCase;
+        it(desc, () => {
+            const actual = mimeService.normalizeMimeType(...fnParams);
+            expect(actual).toEqual(expected);
+        });
+    });
+});