diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index 3b62b92..f8c8eae 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -31,3 +31,7 @@ export const isBinary = (pathArg: string) => {
   }
   return isBinary;
 }
+
+export const getEncoding = (pathArg: string) => {
+  return isBinary(pathArg) ? 'binary' : 'utf8';
+}