node-raspistill

node-raspistill

Simple wrapper for taking photos using Raspberry Pi raspistill app.

Module is written in typescript and provides type definitions out-of-the-box.

Tested with Raspberry Pi 2 B (Raspbian OS), and Raspberry Camera Module v2.

##Usage

const Raspistill = require('node-raspistill').Raspistill;
const camera = new Raspistill();

camera.takePhoto().then((photo) => {
    ...
});

Or (if you use imports):

import {Raspistill} from 'node-raspistill';
const camera = new Raspistill();

camera.takePhoto().then((photo) => {
    ...
});

##Docs

new Raspistill(options?: ICameraOptions): Raspistill instance

Creates new Raspistill instance.

Options - object, that can contain:

verticalFlip: boolean, defaults to false;

horizontalFlip: boolean, defaults to false;

outputDir: string, output directory where photos will be stored. Defaults to ./photos;

fileName: string, name for photo file, if not exixts, defaults to new Date.now() + file encoding;

encoding: string, photo encoding, can be 'jpg', 'bpm', 'gif', 'png', defaults to jpg;

width: number, not exists by default;

height: number, not exists by default;

{Raspistill instance}.takePhoto(fileName?: string): Promise

Takes new photo. Returns Promise, resolving with Buffer object.

{Raspistill instance}.setOptions(options: ICameraOptions): void

Sets new options for current Raspistill instance.

{Raspistill instance}.getOptions(): ICameraOptions

Gets current raspistill options.

{Raspistill instance}.getOption(key: string): any

Gets current raspistill option by key.