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Pixel avatar (npm-like) generator.
This module using strings as ceed for generator. There are some examples:
Some random string (with 3 colors):
admin (with 2 colors):
username (with 2 colors):
npm install --save avatars
Basic promise usage:
var avatars = require('avatars');
avatars()
.then(image => {
image.write("./text.png", (err) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log("Created text.png");
});
})
.catch(e => console.error(e));
Basic callback usage:
var avatars = require('avatars');
avatars(null, function(error, image) {
if (error) throw error;
image.write("./text.png", (err) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log("Created text.png");
});
});
First argument of avatars() is parameters object for image generation. Avatars return image object that is created by Jimp module.
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
ceed | Some string that will be used as a ceed for randomizer (default: random string) |
width | Width of the output image in px (default: 256) |
height | Height of the output image in px (default: 256) |
pwidth | Width of the generated pattern in cells (default: 16) |
pheight | Height of the generated pattern in cells (default: 16) |
filename | Filename to write the image (default: null) |
var avatars = require('avatars');
var params = {
ceed: 'Some Random Name', // can be username, login, id etc
width: 500,
height: 500,
pwidth: 15,
pheight: 15,
filename: './test.png' // file with this name will be created
};
avatars(params)
.then(image => {
console.log("Created text.png");
})
.catch(e => console.error(e));
FAQs
Pixel avatar generator
The npm package avatars receives a total of 3 weekly downloads. As such, avatars popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that avatars demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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