`@dovenv/utils-media` - API documentation

Functions

base642ImageBuffer()

function base642ImageBuffer(input: string): Promise<Buffer<ArrayBuffer>>

Converts a base64-encoded image string into a Buffer.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`input`	`string`	The base64 string representing the image, including the data URI scheme.

Returns

Promise<Buffer<ArrayBuffer>>

A promise that resolves to a Buffer containing the image data.

Throws

If the input string is not a valid base64 image string.

gif()

function gif(params: {
  asciiOptions: {
     c_ratio: number;
     chars: string;
     color: boolean;
     fit:   | "box"
        | "width"
        | "height"
        | "original"
        | "none";
    };
  asciiOutput: boolean;
  input: MediaInput;
 }): Promise<{
  start: () => void;
  stop: () => void;
}>

Displays a GIF in the terminal.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`params`	`object`	Options for displaying the GIF.
`params.asciiOptions`?	`object`	Options for asciiOutput.
`params.asciiOptions.c_ratio`?	`number`	Since a monospace character is taller than it is wide, this property defines the integer approximation of the ratio of the width to height. You probably don't need to change this. Default `2`
`params.asciiOptions.chars`?	`string`	The characters to use for the asciified image. Default `.,:;i1tfLCG08@`
`params.asciiOptions.color`?	`boolean`	Defines if the output should be colored (`true`) or black and white (`false`) Default `true`
`params.asciiOptions.fit`?	\| `"box"` \| `"width"` \| `"height"` \| `"original"` \| `"none"`	The fit to resize the image to: • `box` - Resize the image such that it fits inside a bounding box defined by the specified width and height. Maintains aspect ratio. • `width` - Resize the image by scaling the width to the specified width. Maintains aspect ratio. • `height` - Resize the image by scaling the height to the specified height. Maintains aspect ratio. • `original` - Doesn't resize the image. • `none` - Scales the width and height to the specified values, ignoring original aspect ratio. Default `box`
`params.asciiOutput`?	`boolean`	Enable a ascii output. Default `false`
`params.input`	`MediaInput`	Input to the media PATH, URL, STRING or BUFFER.

Returns

Promise<{ start: () => void; stop: () => void; }>

A promise that resolves with an object containing a single method stop(). Calling stop() will clear the GIF from the terminal.

Name	Type
`start`	() => `void`
`stop`	() => `void`

Example

// simple use with url
const myGif = await gif({
  input: 'https://64.media.tumblr.com/38adef3da23d26058e3085ce271b39c1/tumblr_nil77wk20l1qhnszoo1_400.gifv'
});
const delay = (ms) => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
await myGif.start();
await delay(5000);
await myGif.stop();
await delay(2000);
await myGif.start();

gif2ascii()

function gif2ascii(params: {
  animate: Omit<AnimateProps, "frames">;
  c_ratio: number;
  chars: string;
  color: boolean;
  fit:   | "box"
     | "width"
     | "height"
     | "original"
     | "none";
  height: string | number;
  input: MediaInput;
  width: string | number;
 }): Promise<{
  start: () => void;
  stop: () => void;
}>

Converts a GIF to an ASCII animation.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`params`	`object`	Options for converting the GIF.
`params.animate`?	`Omit`<`AnimateProps`, `"frames"`>	Options for the animation.
`params.c_ratio`?	`number`	Since a monospace character is taller than it is wide, this property defines the integer approximation of the ratio of the width to height. You probably don't need to change this. Default `2`
`params.chars`?	`string`	The characters to use for the asciified image. Default `.,:;i1tfLCG08@`
`params.color`?	`boolean`	Defines if the output should be colored (`true`) or black and white (`false`) Default `true`
`params.fit`?	\| `"box"` \| `"width"` \| `"height"` \| `"original"` \| `"none"`	The fit to resize the image to: • `box` - Resize the image such that it fits inside a bounding box defined by the specified width and height. Maintains aspect ratio. • `width` - Resize the image by scaling the width to the specified width. Maintains aspect ratio. • `height` - Resize the image by scaling the height to the specified height. Maintains aspect ratio. • `original` - Doesn't resize the image. • `none` - Scales the width and height to the specified values, ignoring original aspect ratio. Default `box`
`params.height`?	`string` \| `number`	The height to resize the image to. Use a percentage to set the image width to x% of the terminal window height. Default `100%`
`params.input`	`MediaInput`	Input to the media PATH, URL, STRING or BUFFER.
`params.width`?	`string` \| `number`	The width to resize the image to. Use a percentage to set the image width to x% of the terminal window width. Default `100%`

Returns

Promise<{ start: () => void; stop: () => void; }>

A promise that resolves with a string containing the ASCII animation.

Name	Type
`start`	() => `void`
`stop`	() => `void`

gif2asciiArray()

function gif2asciiArray(params: {
  c_ratio: number;
  chars: string;
  color: boolean;
  fit:   | "box"
     | "width"
     | "height"
     | "original"
     | "none";
  height: string | number;
  input: MediaInput;
  width: string | number;
}): Promise<string[]>

Converts each frame of a GIF image to an ASCII string.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`params`	`object`	Options for converting the GIF.
`params.c_ratio`?	`number`	Since a monospace character is taller than it is wide, this property defines the integer approximation of the ratio of the width to height. You probably don't need to change this. Default `2`
`params.chars`?	`string`	The characters to use for the asciified image. Default `.,:;i1tfLCG08@`
`params.color`?	`boolean`	Defines if the output should be colored (`true`) or black and white (`false`) Default `true`
`params.fit`?	\| `"box"` \| `"width"` \| `"height"` \| `"original"` \| `"none"`	The fit to resize the image to: • `box` - Resize the image such that it fits inside a bounding box defined by the specified width and height. Maintains aspect ratio. • `width` - Resize the image by scaling the width to the specified width. Maintains aspect ratio. • `height` - Resize the image by scaling the height to the specified height. Maintains aspect ratio. • `original` - Doesn't resize the image. • `none` - Scales the width and height to the specified values, ignoring original aspect ratio. Default `box`
`params.height`?	`string` \| `number`	The height to resize the image to. Use a percentage to set the image width to x% of the terminal window height. Default `100%`
`params.input`	`MediaInput`	Input to the media PATH, URL, STRING or BUFFER.
`params.width`?	`string` \| `number`	The width to resize the image to. Use a percentage to set the image width to x% of the terminal window width. Default `100%`

Returns

Promise<string[]>

A promise that resolves with an array of ASCII strings, each representing a frame of the GIF.

gif2images()

function gif2images(params: {
  input: MediaInput;
}): Promise<Buffer<ArrayBufferLike>[]>

Extracts frames from a GIF image and returns them as an array of buffers.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`params`	`object`	Options for extracting frames from the GIF.
`params.input`	`MediaInput`	Input to the media PATH, URL, STRING or BUFFER.

Returns

Promise<Buffer<ArrayBufferLike>[]>

A promise that resolves with an array of buffers, each representing a frame of the GIF.

image()

function image(params: ImageProps): Promise<string>

Return an image for been print.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`params`	`ImageProps`	Options to customize the display of the image.

Returns

Promise<string>

Promise that resolves with the image formatted for the terminal.

Examples

// simple use with url
const IMG = await image( {
   input: 'https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/111685953'
});
console.log( IMG );

// simple use with path
const IMG = await image( {
  input: './image.png'
});
console.log( IMG );

// ascii output
const IMG = await image( {
  input: 'https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/111685953',
  asciiOutput: true
});
console.log(IMG);

// ascii output with custom opts
const IMG = await image( {
   input: 'https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/111685953',
   width: '100%',
   height: '100%',
   preserveAspectRatio: true,
   asciiOutput: true,
   asciiOptions: {
      chars: ' #*',
   }
});
console.log(IMG);

image2ascii()

function image2ascii(params: Image2AsciiProps): Promise<string>

Converts an image to ASCII art.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`params`	`Image2AsciiProps`	Parameters for the conversion.

Returns

Promise<string>

Promise that resolves to the ASCII representation of the image.

Examples

// simple use with url
const IMG = await image2ascii( {
   input: 'https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/111685953'
});
console.log( IMG );

// simple use with path
const IMG = await image2ascii( {
  input: './image.png'
});
console.log( IMG );

svg2ascii()

function svg2ascii(params: {
  c_ratio: number;
  chars: string;
  color: boolean;
  fit:   | "box"
     | "width"
     | "height"
     | "original"
     | "none";
  height: string | number;
  input: IconDefinition | MediaInput;
  svgOptions: Svg2ImgCoreProps;
  width: string | number;
}): Promise<string>

Converts an SVG to ASCII art.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`params`	`object`	Parameters for the conversion.
`params.c_ratio`?	`number`	Since a monospace character is taller than it is wide, this property defines the integer approximation of the ratio of the width to height. You probably don't need to change this. Default `2`
`params.chars`?	`string`	The characters to use for the asciified image. Default `.,:;i1tfLCG08@`
`params.color`?	`boolean`	Defines if the output should be colored (`true`) or black and white (`false`) Default `true`
`params.fit`?	\| `"box"` \| `"width"` \| `"height"` \| `"original"` \| `"none"`	The fit to resize the image to: • `box` - Resize the image such that it fits inside a bounding box defined by the specified width and height. Maintains aspect ratio. • `width` - Resize the image by scaling the width to the specified width. Maintains aspect ratio. • `height` - Resize the image by scaling the height to the specified height. Maintains aspect ratio. • `original` - Doesn't resize the image. • `none` - Scales the width and height to the specified values, ignoring original aspect ratio. Default `box`
`params.height`?	`string` \| `number`	The height to resize the image to. Use a percentage to set the image width to x% of the terminal window height. Default `100%`
`params.input`	`IconDefinition` \| `MediaInput`	Input to the media PATH, URL, STRING, BUFFER or IconDefinition (FONTAWESOME).
`params.svgOptions`?	`Svg2ImgCoreProps`	Svg options.
`params.width`?	`string` \| `number`	The width to resize the image to. Use a percentage to set the image width to x% of the terminal window width. Default `100%`

Returns

Promise<string>

Promise that resolves to the ASCII representation of the SVG.

Examples

// simple use with string
const svg = `<svg width="100" height="100">
  <rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="red" />
</svg>`
const ascii = await svg2ascii( { input: svg } )
console.log( ascii )

// simple use with url
const svg = `https://my-web.com/my-svg-code.svg`
const ascii = await svg2ascii( { input: svg } )
console.log( ascii )

// simple use with path
const svg = `./my-svg-path.svg`
const ascii = await svg2ascii( { input: svg } )
console.log( ascii )

svg2imageBuffer()

function svg2imageBuffer(params: {
  input: IconDefinition | MediaInput;
  svgOptions: Svg2ImgCoreProps;
}): Promise<Buffer<ArrayBufferLike>>

Converts an SVG to an image buffer.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`params`	`object`	Parameters for the conversion.
`params.input`	`IconDefinition` \| `MediaInput`	Input to the media PATH, URL, STRING, BUFFER or IconDefinition (FONTAWESOME).
`params.svgOptions`?	`Svg2ImgCoreProps`	Svg options.

Returns

Promise<Buffer<ArrayBufferLike>>

A promise that resolves to the image buffer.

svg2terminal()

function svg2terminal(params: {
  asciiOptions: {
     c_ratio: number;
     chars: string;
     color: boolean;
     fit:   | "box"
        | "width"
        | "height"
        | "original"
        | "none";
    };
  asciiOutput: boolean;
  height: string | number;
  input: IconDefinition | MediaInput;
  preserveAspectRatio: boolean;
  svgOptions: Svg2ImgCoreProps;
  width: string | number;
}): Promise<string>

Convert SVG to image string for terminal display.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`params`	`object`	Options object.
`params.asciiOptions`?	`object`	Options for asciiOutput.
`params.asciiOptions.c_ratio`?	`number`	Since a monospace character is taller than it is wide, this property defines the integer approximation of the ratio of the width to height. You probably don't need to change this. Default `2`
`params.asciiOptions.chars`?	`string`	The characters to use for the asciified image. Default `.,:;i1tfLCG08@`
`params.asciiOptions.color`?	`boolean`	Defines if the output should be colored (`true`) or black and white (`false`) Default `true`
`params.asciiOptions.fit`?	\| `"box"` \| `"width"` \| `"height"` \| `"original"` \| `"none"`	The fit to resize the image to: • `box` - Resize the image such that it fits inside a bounding box defined by the specified width and height. Maintains aspect ratio. • `width` - Resize the image by scaling the width to the specified width. Maintains aspect ratio. • `height` - Resize the image by scaling the height to the specified height. Maintains aspect ratio. • `original` - Doesn't resize the image. • `none` - Scales the width and height to the specified values, ignoring original aspect ratio. Default `box`
`params.asciiOutput`?	`boolean`	Enable a ascii output. Default `false`
`params.height`?	`string` \| `number`	Custom image height. Can be set as percentage or number of rows of the terminal. It is recommended to use the percentage options.
`params.input`	`IconDefinition` \| `MediaInput`	Input to the media PATH, URL, STRING, BUFFER or IconDefinition (FONTAWESOME).
`params.preserveAspectRatio`?	`boolean`	If false, the aspect ratio will not be preserved . Default `true`
`params.svgOptions`?	`Svg2ImgCoreProps`	Svg options.
`params.width`?	`string` \| `number`	Custom image width. Can be set as percentage or number of columns of the terminal. It is recommended to use the percentage options.

Returns

Promise<string>

Image buffer.

Examples

// simple use with string
const svg = `<svg width="100" height="100">
  <rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="red" />
</svg>`
const output = await svg2terminal( { input: svg } )
console.log( output )

// simple use with url
const svg = `https://my-web.com/my-svg-code.svg`
const output = await svg2terminal( { input: svg } )
console.log( output )

// simple use with path
const svg = `./my-svg-path.svg`
const output = await svg2terminal( { input: svg } )
console.log( output )

text2image()

function text2image(params: Text2ImageProps): Promise<Buffer<ArrayBufferLike>>

Converts text to an image.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`params`	`Text2ImageProps`	Parameters to convert text to image.

Returns

Promise<Buffer<ArrayBufferLike>>

The image buffer.

Example

const buffer = await text2image( {
  input : 'Hello world!',
  fontSize : 42,
  backgroundColor : '#fff',
} )

writeImageFromBase64()

function writeImageFromBase64(opts: {
  input: string;
  output: string;
}): Promise<void>

Writes a base64-encoded image to a file.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`opts`	`object`	The options object containing the input and output file paths.
`opts.input`	`string`	-
`opts.output`	`string`	-

Returns

Promise<void>

A promise that resolves when the file has been written.

Type Aliases

Gif2AsciiArrayProps

type Gif2AsciiArrayProps: Prettify<MediaSharedProps & Omit<AsciifyOptions, "input">>;

Gif2AsciiProps

type Gif2AsciiProps: Prettify<Gif2AsciiArrayProps & {
  animate: Omit<Parameters<typeof animate>[0], "frames">;
}>;

Gif2ImagesProps

type Gif2ImagesProps: Prettify<MediaSharedProps>;

GifProps

type GifProps: Prettify<MediaSharedProps & Exclude<GifOptions, undefined> & AsciiOpts>;

Image2AsciiProps

type Image2AsciiProps: MediaSharedProps & AsciifyOptions;

ImageProps

type ImageProps: MediaSharedProps & ImageParams & AsciiOpts;

Svg2AsciiProps

type Svg2AsciiProps: Prettify<SvgSharedProps & Omit<AsciifyOptions, "input">>;

Svg2ImageProps

type Svg2ImageProps: Prettify<SvgSharedProps>;

SvgProps

type SvgProps: Prettify<SvgSharedProps & Omit<ImageProps, "input">>;

Text2ImageProps

type Text2ImageProps: {
  input: string;
} & Partial<IOptions>;

Type declaration

Name	Type
`input`	`string`

Variables

svg

const svg: {
  deserialize: _parse;
  serialize: _stringify;
};

Type declaration

Name	Type	Default value
`deserialize`	(`input`: `string`, `options`?: `IParseOptions`) => `Promise`<`INode`>	_parse
`serialize`	(`ast`: `INode`, `options`?: `IStringifyOptions`) => `string`	_stringify

@dovenv/utils-media - API documentation ​

Functions ​

base642ImageBuffer() ​

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gif() ​

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gif2ascii() ​

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gif2asciiArray() ​

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gif2images() ​

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image() ​

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image2ascii() ​

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svg2ascii() ​

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svg2imageBuffer() ​

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svg2terminal() ​

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text2image() ​

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writeImageFromBase64() ​

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Gif2AsciiArrayProps ​

Gif2AsciiProps ​

Gif2ImagesProps ​

GifProps ​

Image2AsciiProps ​

ImageProps ​

Svg2AsciiProps ​

Svg2ImageProps ​

SvgProps ​

Text2ImageProps ​

Type declaration ​

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svg ​

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`@dovenv/utils-media` - API documentation

Functions

base642ImageBuffer()

Parameters

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Throws

gif()

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Example

gif2ascii()

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gif2asciiArray()

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gif2images()

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image()

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image2ascii()

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svg2ascii()

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svg2imageBuffer()

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svg2terminal()

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text2image()

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Example

writeImageFromBase64()

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Type Aliases

Gif2AsciiArrayProps

Gif2AsciiProps

Gif2ImagesProps

GifProps

Image2AsciiProps

ImageProps

Svg2AsciiProps

Svg2ImageProps

SvgProps

Text2ImageProps

Type declaration

Variables

svg

Type declaration