+class GifReader
+ attr_reader :animated
+
+ EXTENSION_LABELS = [0xf9, 0x01, 0xff].freeze
+ GIF_HEADERS = %w(GIF87a GIF89a).freeze
+
+ class GifReaderException; end
+
+ class UnknownImageType < GifReaderException; end
+
+ class CannotParseImage < GifReaderException; end
+
+ def self.animated?(path)
+ new(path).animated
+ rescue GifReaderException
+ false
+ end
+
+ def initialize(path, max_frames = 2)
+ @path = path
+ @nb_frames = 0
+
+ File.open(path, 'rb') do |s|
+ raise UnknownImageType unless GIF_HEADERS.include?(s.read(6))
+
+ # Skip to "packed byte"
+ s.seek(4, IO::SEEK_CUR)
+
+ # "Packed byte" gives us the size of the GIF color table
+ packed_byte, = s.read(1).unpack('C')
+
+ # Skip background color and aspect ratio
+ s.seek(2, IO::SEEK_CUR)
+
+ if packed_byte & 0x80 != 0
+ # GIF uses a global color table, skip it
+ s.seek(3 * (1 << ((packed_byte & 0x07) + 1)), IO::SEEK_CUR)
+ end
+
+ # Now read data
+ while @nb_frames < max_frames
+ separator = s.read(1)
+
+ case separator
+ when ',' # Image block
+ @nb_frames += 1
+
+ # Skip to "packed byte"
+ s.seek(8, IO::SEEK_CUR)
+ packed_byte, = s.read(1).unpack('C')
+
+ if packed_byte & 0x80 != 0
+ # Image uses a local color table, skip it
+ s.seek(3 * (1 << ((packed_byte & 0x07) + 1)), IO::SEEK_CUR)
+ end
+
+ # Skip lzw min code size
+ raise InvalidValue unless s.read(1).unpack('C')[0] >= 2
+
+ # Skip image data sub-blocks
+ skip_sub_blocks!(s)
+ when '!' # Extension block
+ skip_extension_block!(s)
+ when ';' # Trailer
+ break
+ else
+ raise CannotParseImage
+ end
+ end
+ end
+
+ @animated = @nb_frames > 1
+ end
+
+ private
+
+ def skip_extension_block!(file)
+ if EXTENSION_LABELS.include?(file.read(1).unpack('C')[0])
+ block_size, = file.read(1).unpack('C')
+ file.seek(block_size, IO::SEEK_CUR)
+ end
+
+ # Read until extension block end marker
+ skip_sub_blocks!(file)
+ end
+
+ # Skip sub-blocks up until block end marker
+ def skip_sub_blocks!(file)
+ loop do
+ size, = file.read(1).unpack('C')
+
+ break if size.zero?
+
+ file.seek(size, IO::SEEK_CUR)
+ end
+ end
+end
+