@cesdk/node

IMG.LY Creative Engine

This package contains the Node.js version of the IMG.LY Creative Engine, the core of CE.SDK. The Creative Engine enables you to build any design editing UI, automation and creative workflow in any Node environment. It offers performant and robust graphics processing capabilities combining the best of layout, typography and image processing with advanced workflows centered around templating and adaptation.

The Creative Engine seamlessly integrates into any Node.js app whether you are building a photo editor, template-based design tool or scalable automation of content creation for your application.

Visit our documentation for more tutorials on how to integrate and customize the engine for your specific use case.

License

The CreativeEditor SDK is a commercial product. To use it and get access you need to unlock the SDK with a license file. You can purchase a license at https://img.ly/pricing.

Usage

1. Install the Creative Engine dependency to your project

Install the SDK with npm

npm install --save @cesdk/node

or with yarn

yarn add @cesdk/node

2. Instantiate Creative Engine

The last step involves the configuration and instantiation of the SDK.

const CreativeEngine = require('@cesdk/node');

CreativeEngine
  .init() 
  .then((instance) => {
    /** do something with the instance of CreativeEngine **/
  });

You can find a more complete example inside the package, in the included example.js file.

Documentation

The full documentation of Creative Engine can be found at https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/web/guides/headless/setup_node. There you will learn what configuration options are available and find a list and description of all API methods.

License

The CreativeEditor SDK is a commercial product. To use it you need to unlock the SDK with a license file. You can purchase a license at https://img.ly/pricing.