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network-avatar-picker

A picker for user's networks profile image.

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network-avatar-picker

A npm module that returns a user's avatar from his social networks as Buffer or as URL. You can choose among Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Vimeo, Github, Gmail and Youtube provider. Then, you just need to pass a username without the need of token or API keys and retrieve user's social network profile picture!

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Supported Providers

  • Facebook
  • Github
  • Gmail
  • Instagram
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • Vimeo
  • Youtube

Usage

First, install network-avatar-picker as a dependency:

npm install --save network-avatar-picker

Then you should require in order to be able use it:

const AvatarPickerService = require('network-avatar-picker');
const avatarPicker = new AvatarPickerService();

Use the async methods of the avatarPicker instance to get user avatars:

Get avatar as Buffer:

  • avatarPicker.facebook.getAvatar(username)
  • avatarPicker.twitter.getAvatar(username)
  • avatarPicker.instagram.getAvatar(username)
  • avatarPicker.tumblr.getAvatar(username)
  • avatarPicker.vimeo.getAvatar(username)
  • avatarPicker.github.getAvatar(username)
  • avatarPicker.youtube.getAvatar(username)
  • avatarPicker.gmail.getAvatar(email)

Get avatar as URL:

  • avatarPicker.facebook.getAvatarUrl(username)
  • avatarPicker.twitter.getAvatarUrl(username)
  • avatarPicker.instagram.getAvatarUrl(username)
  • avatarPicker.tumblr.getAvatarUrl(username)
  • avatarPicker.vimeo.getAvatarUrl(username)
  • avatarPicker.github.getAvatarUrl(username)
  • avatarPicker.youtube.getAvatarUrl(username)
  • avatarPicker.gmail.getAvatarUrl(email)

Example

  1. Fetch twitter's cnn user profile picture:

Buffer:

(async () => {
    try {
      const res = await avatarPicker.twitter.getAvatar('cnn');
    } catch (e) {
      // Deal with the fact the chain failed
    }
})();

URL:

(async () => {
    try {
      const res = await avatarPicker.twitter.getAvatarUrl('cnn');
    } catch (e) {
      // Deal with the fact the chain failed
    }
})();
  1. Fetch facebook's zuck user profile picture:

Buffer:

(async () => {
    try {
      const res = await avatarPicker.facebook.getAvatar('zuck');
    } catch (e) {
      // Deal with the fact the chain failed
    }
})();

URL:

(async () => {
    try {
      const res = await avatarPicker.facebook.getAvatarUrl('zuck');
    } catch (e) {
      // Deal with the fact the chain failed
    }
})();
  1. Fetch instagram's cnn user profile picture:

Buffer:

(async () => {
    try {
      const res = await avatarPicker.instagram.getAvatar('cnn');
    } catch (e) {
      // Deal with the fact the chain failed
    }
})();

URL:

(async () => {
    try {
      const res = await avatarPicker.instagram.getAvatarUrl('cnn');
    } catch (e) {
      // Deal with the fact the chain failed
    }
})();

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Package last updated on 06 May 2019

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