def analyze(self, file_path='', file_url='', byte_data=None):

        ''' a method to determine the mimetype and extension of a file from its byte data

        :param file_path: [optional] string with local path to file
        :param file_url: [optional] string with url of file
        :param byte_data: [optional] byte data from a file
        :return: dictionary with file details

        {
            'name': 'filename.ext',
            'mimetype': 'type/sub-type',
            'extension': '.ext'
        }
        '''

        title = '%s.analyze' % self.__class__.__name__

    # validate inputs
        input_fields = {
            'file_path': file_path,
            'file_url': file_url
        }
        for key, value in input_fields.items():
            if value:
                object_title = '%s(%s=%s)' % (title, key, str(value))
                self.fields.validate(value, '.%s' % key, object_title)
        if byte_data:
            if not isinstance(byte_data, bytes):
                raise ValueError("%s(byte_data=b'...') must be byte data" % title)

    # construct empty type map
        file_details = {
            'name': '',
            'mimetype': '',
            'extension': ''
        }
        magic_results = None

    # analyze file
        if file_path:
            import os
            if not os.path.exists(file_path):
                raise ValueError('%s(file_path=%s) is not a valid path.' % (title, file_path))
            split_file = os.path.split(file_path)
            file_details['name'] = split_file[0]
            if len(split_file) > 1:
                file_details['name'] = split_file[1]
            magic_results = self.magic.from_file(file_path)

    # analyze url
        elif file_url:
            from urllib.parse import urlsplit
            url_path = urlsplit(file_url).path
            path_segments = url_path.split('/')
            file_details['name'] = path_segments[-1]
            import requests
            try:
                response = requests.get(file_url)
            except Exception:
                from labpack.handlers.requests import handle_requests
                response_details = handle_requests(requests.Request(url=file_url))
                raise ValueError('%s(file_url=%s) created this error: %s' % (title, file_url, response_details['error']))
            magic_results = self.magic.from_buffer(response.content)

    # analyze buffer
        elif byte_data:
            magic_results = self.magic.from_buffer(byte_data)

        else:
            raise IndexError('%s(...) requires either a file_path, file_url or byte_data argument' % title)

        if magic_results:
            file_details['mimetype'] = magic_results
            mime_results = self.mimetypes.guess_extension(magic_results)
            if mime_results:
                file_details['extension'] = mime_results

        return file_details