Create blank image (width, height, channels, background) #470

lib/input.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const util = require('util');
+const color = require('color');
 const is = require('./is');
 const sharp = require('../build/Release/sharp.node');
 
@@ -46,6 +47,30 @@ const _createInputDescriptor = function _createInputDescriptor (input, inputOpti
         throw new Error('Expected width, height and channels for raw pixel input');
       }
     }
+    // Create new image
+    if (is.defined(inputOptions.create)) {
+      if (
+        is.object(inputOptions.create) &&
+        is.integer(inputOptions.create.width) && is.inRange(inputOptions.create.width, 1, this.constructor.maximum.width) &&
+        is.integer(inputOptions.create.height) && is.inRange(inputOptions.create.height, 1, this.constructor.maximum.height) &&
+        is.integer(inputOptions.create.channels) && is.inRange(inputOptions.create.channels, 3, 4) &&
+        is.defined(inputOptions.create.background)
+      ) {
+        inputDescriptor.createWidth = inputOptions.create.width;
+        inputDescriptor.createHeight = inputOptions.create.height;
+        inputDescriptor.createChannels = inputOptions.create.channels;
+        const background = color(inputOptions.create.background);
+        inputDescriptor.createBackground = [
+          background.red(),
+          background.green(),
+          background.blue(),
+          Math.round(background.alpha() * 255)
+        ];
+        delete inputDescriptor.buffer;
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('Expected width, height, channels and background to create a new input image');
+      }
+    }
   } else if (is.defined(inputOptions)) {
     throw new Error('Invalid input options ' + inputOptions);
   }