@jimp/plugin-resize

What is @jimp/plugin-resize?

@jimp/plugin-resize is a plugin for the Jimp image processing library that provides functionality for resizing images. It allows you to scale images up or down, fit them within specific dimensions, and apply various resizing algorithms.

What are @jimp/plugin-resize's main functionalities?

Resize to specific dimensions

This feature allows you to resize an image to specific dimensions. In this example, the image is resized to 256x256 pixels.

const Jimp = require('jimp');

Jimp.read('path/to/image.jpg')
  .then(image => {
    return image.resize(256, 256) // resize to 256x256
      .write('path/to/resized_image.jpg'); // save
  })
  .catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
  });

Scale image proportionally

This feature allows you to scale an image proportionally. In this example, the image is scaled to 50% of its original size.

const Jimp = require('jimp');

Jimp.read('path/to/image.jpg')
  .then(image => {
    return image.scale(0.5) // scale image to 50%
      .write('path/to/scaled_image.jpg'); // save
  })
  .catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
  });

Contain image within specific dimensions

This feature allows you to resize an image to fit within specific dimensions while maintaining the aspect ratio. In this example, the image is resized to fit within a 300x300 pixel box.

const Jimp = require('jimp');

Jimp.read('path/to/image.jpg')
  .then(image => {
    return image.contain(300, 300) // contain within 300x300
      .write('path/to/contained_image.jpg'); // save
  })
  .catch(err => {
    console.error(err);
  });

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README

@jimp/plugin-resize

Resize an image.

Resizes the image to a set width and height using a 2-pass bilinear algorithm/

Usage

• @param {number} w the width to resize the image to (or Jimp.AUTO)
• @param {number} h the height to resize the image to (or Jimp.AUTO)
• @param {string} mode (optional) a scaling method (e.g. Jimp.RESIZE_BEZIER)
• @param {function(Error, Jimp)} cb (optional) a callback for when complete

import jimp from 'jimp';

async function main() {
	// Read the image.
	const image = await jimp.read('test/image.png');

	// Resize the image to width 150 and auto height.
	await image.resize(150, jimp.AUTO);

	// Save and overwrite the image
	await image.writeAsync('test/image.png');
}

main();

Auto

Jimp.AUTO can be passes to either the height or width and jimp will scale the image accordingly. Jimp.AUTO cannot be both height and width.

// resize the height to 250 and scale the width accordingly
image.resize(Jimp.AUTO, 250);
// resize the width to 250 and scale the height accordingly
image.resize(250, Jimp.AUTO);

Resize modes

The default resizing algorithm uses a bilinear method.

Optionally, the following constants can be passed to choose a particular resizing algorithm:

Jimp.RESIZE_NEAREST_NEIGHBOR;
Jimp.RESIZE_BILINEAR;
Jimp.RESIZE_BICUBIC;
Jimp.RESIZE_HERMITE;
Jimp.RESIZE_BEZIER;

image.resize(250, 250, Jimp.RESIZE_BEZIER);