dwriteshapepy

Project

DWriteShapePy is a Python extension built using Cython. It provides streamlined bindings for the DirectWrite shaping engine. The model is similar to the model provided by uHarfBuzz but some differences because of differences in the API models between DirectWrite and HarfBuzz.

DWriteShapePy was initially developed to support a Python based font testing environment where similar tests are executed using both DirectWrite and HarfBuzz.

Example

import sys
import dwriteshapepy as dw 
from pathlib import Path

with open(sys.argv[1], 'rb') as fontfile:
    fontdata = fontfile.read()

text = sys.argv[2]

face = dw.Face(fontdata)
font = dw.Font(face)
upm = font.upem
print(upm)

buf = dw.Buffer()
buf.add_str(text)
    
features = {"kern": True, "liga": True}
dw.shape(font, buf, features)
glyph_names = [font.glyph_to_string(g.codepoint) for g in buf.glyph_infos]
infos = [(g.codepoint, g.cluster) for g in buf.glyph_infos]
print(glyph_names)
print(infos)

advance = [(adv.x_advance, adv.y_advance, adv.x_offset, adv.y_offset) for adv in buf.glyph_positions]
print(advance)

infos = buf.glyph_infos
positions = buf.glyph_positions

for info, pos in zip(infos, positions):
    gid = info.codepoint
    cluster = info.cluster
    x_advance = pos.x_advance
    x_offset = pos.x_offset
    y_offset = pos.y_offset
    print(f"gid{gid}={cluster}@{x_advance},{x_offset}+{y_offset}")

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