parse-bmfont-binary

What is parse-bmfont-binary?

The parse-bmfont-binary npm package is used to parse binary BMFont files. BMFont is a bitmap font format that is commonly used in game development and other graphical applications. This package allows you to read and interpret the binary data from BMFont files, making it easier to use bitmap fonts in your projects.

What are parse-bmfont-binary's main functionalities?

Parsing Binary BMFont Files

This feature allows you to read and parse binary BMFont files. The code sample demonstrates how to read a BMFont file from the filesystem and parse it using the parse-bmfont-binary package.

const fs = require('fs');
const parseBMFont = require('parse-bmfont-binary');

fs.readFile('path/to/font.fnt', (err, data) => {
  if (err) throw err;
  const font = parseBMFont(data);
  console.log(font);
});

Other packages similar to parse-bmfont-binary

parse-bmfont-ascii

The parse-bmfont-ascii package is used to parse ASCII BMFont files. While parse-bmfont-binary is designed for binary BMFont files, parse-bmfont-ascii handles the ASCII format. Both packages serve similar purposes but are tailored to different file formats.

fontkit

Fontkit is a comprehensive font library that supports various font formats, including TrueType, OpenType, WOFF, and more. While parse-bmfont-binary is specialized for BMFont files, fontkit offers broader functionality for handling different types of font files.

opentype.js

Opentype.js is a JavaScript parser and writer for OpenType and TrueType fonts. It provides extensive functionality for working with these font formats, including parsing, editing, and rendering. Unlike parse-bmfont-binary, which focuses on BMFont files, opentype.js is geared towards OpenType and TrueType fonts.

README

parse-bmfont-binary

Encodes a BMFont from a binary Buffer into JSON, as per the BMFont Spec. Can be used in Node or the browser (e.g. with browserify).

var parse = require('parse-bmfont-binary')

fs.readFile('fonts/Lato.bin', function(err, data) {
  if (err) throw err
  var font = parse(data)
  
  //do something with your font
  console.log(font.info.face)
  console.log(font.info.size)
  console.log(font.common.lineHeight)
  console.log(font.chars)
  console.log(font.kernings)
})

See Also

See text-modules for related modules.

Usage

font = parse(buffer)

Reads a binary BMFont Buffer and returns a new JSON representation of that font. See here for details on the return format.

License

MIT, see LICENSE.md for details.