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

docs/api-composite.md

@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ If both `top` and `left` options are provided, they take precedence over `gravit
         -   `options.raw.width` **[Number](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)?** 
         -   `options.raw.height` **[Number](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)?** 
         -   `options.raw.channels` **[Number](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)?** 
+    -   `options.create` **[Object](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object)?** describes a blank overlay to be created.
+        -   `options.create.width` **[Number](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)?** 
+        -   `options.create.height` **[Number](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)?** 
+        -   `options.create.channels` **[Number](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)?** 3-4
+        -   `options.create.background` **([String](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String) \| [Object](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object))?** parsed by the [color](https://www.npmjs.org/package/color) module to extract values for red, green, blue and alpha.
 
 **Examples**
 

docs/api-constructor.md

@@ -17,10 +17,15 @@
      JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, SVG, TIFF or raw pixel image data can be streamed into the object when null or undefined.
 -   `options` **[Object](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object)?** if present, is an Object with optional attributes.
     -   `options.density` **[Number](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)?** integral number representing the DPI for vector images. (optional, default `72`)
-    -   `options.raw` **[Object](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object)?** describes raw pixel image data. See `raw()` for pixel ordering.
+    -   `options.raw` **[Object](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object)?** describes raw pixel input image data. See `raw()` for pixel ordering.
         -   `options.raw.width` **[Number](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)?** 
         -   `options.raw.height` **[Number](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)?** 
-        -   `options.raw.channels` **[Number](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)?** 
+        -   `options.raw.channels` **[Number](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)?** 1-4
+    -   `options.create` **[Object](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object)?** describes a new image to be created.
+        -   `options.create.width` **[Number](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)?** 
+        -   `options.create.height` **[Number](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)?** 
+        -   `options.create.channels` **[Number](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number)?** 3-4
+        -   `options.create.background` **([String](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String) \| [Object](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object))?** parsed by the [color](https://www.npmjs.org/package/color) module to extract values for red, green, blue and alpha.
 
 **Examples**
 
@@ -46,6 +51,21 @@ var transformer = sharp()
 readableStream.pipe(transformer).pipe(writableStream);
 ```
 
+```javascript
+// Create a blank 300x200 PNG image of semi-transluent red pixels
+sharp(null, {
+  create: {
+    width: 300,
+    height: 200,
+    channels: 4,
+    background: { r: 255, g: 0, b: 0, alpha: 128 }
+  }
+})
+.png()
+.toBuffer()
+.then( ... );
+```
+
 -   Throws **[Error](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error)** Invalid parameters
 
 Returns **[Sharp](#sharp)** 

docs/changelog.md

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ Requires libvips v8.4.2.
   [#143](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/143)
   [@salzhrani](https://github.com/salzhrani)
 
+* Create blank image of given width, height, channels and background.
+  [#470](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/470)
+  [@pjarts](https://github.com/pjarts)
+
 #### v0.17.2 - 11<sup>th</sup> February 2017
 
 * Ensure Readable side of Stream can start flowing after Writable side has finished.

lib/composite.js

@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ const is = require('./is');
  * @param {Number} [options.raw.width]
  * @param {Number} [options.raw.height]
  * @param {Number} [options.raw.channels]
+ * @param {Object} [options.create] - describes a blank overlay to be created.
+ * @param {Number} [options.create.width]
+ * @param {Number} [options.create.height]
+ * @param {Number} [options.create.channels] - 3-4
+ * @param {String|Object} [options.create.background] - parsed by the [color](https://www.npmjs.org/package/color) module to extract values for red, green, blue and alpha.
  * @returns {Sharp}
  * @throws {Error} Invalid parameters
  */

lib/constructor.js

@@ -54,16 +54,35 @@ let versions = {
  *   });
  * readableStream.pipe(transformer).pipe(writableStream);
  *
+ * @example
+ * // Create a blank 300x200 PNG image of semi-transluent red pixels
+ * sharp(null, {
+ *   create: {
+ *     width: 300,
+ *     height: 200,
+ *     channels: 4,
+ *     background: { r: 255, g: 0, b: 0, alpha: 128 }
+ *   }
+ * })
+ * .png()
+ * .toBuffer()
+ * .then( ... );
+ *
  * @param {(Buffer|String)} [input] - if present, can be
  *  a Buffer containing JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, SVG, TIFF or raw pixel image data, or
  *  a String containing the path to an JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, SVG or TIFF image file.
  *  JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, SVG, TIFF or raw pixel image data can be streamed into the object when null or undefined.
  * @param {Object} [options] - if present, is an Object with optional attributes.
  * @param {Number} [options.density=72] - integral number representing the DPI for vector images.
- * @param {Object} [options.raw] - describes raw pixel image data. See `raw()` for pixel ordering.
+ * @param {Object} [options.raw] - describes raw pixel input image data. See `raw()` for pixel ordering.
  * @param {Number} [options.raw.width]
  * @param {Number} [options.raw.height]
- * @param {Number} [options.raw.channels]
+ * @param {Number} [options.raw.channels] - 1-4
+ * @param {Object} [options.create] - describes a new image to be created.
+ * @param {Number} [options.create.width]
+ * @param {Number} [options.create.height]
+ * @param {Number} [options.create.channels] - 3-4
+ * @param {String|Object} [options.create.background] - parsed by the [color](https://www.npmjs.org/package/color) module to extract values for red, green, blue and alpha.
  * @returns {Sharp}
  * @throws {Error} Invalid parameters
  */

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);
   }

src/common.cc

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace sharp {
     InputDescriptor *descriptor = new InputDescriptor;
     if (HasAttr(input, "file")) {
       descriptor->file = AttrAsStr(input, "file");
-    } else {
+    } else if (HasAttr(input, "buffer")) {
       v8::Local<v8::Object> buffer = AttrAs<v8::Object>(input, "buffer");
       descriptor->bufferLength = node::Buffer::Length(buffer);
       descriptor->buffer = node::Buffer::Data(buffer);
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ namespace sharp {
       descriptor->rawWidth = AttrTo<uint32_t>(input, "rawWidth");
       descriptor->rawHeight = AttrTo<uint32_t>(input, "rawHeight");
     }
+    // Create new image
+    if (HasAttr(input, "createChannels")) {
+      descriptor->createChannels = AttrTo<uint32_t>(input, "createChannels");
+      descriptor->createWidth = AttrTo<uint32_t>(input, "createWidth");
+      descriptor->createHeight = AttrTo<uint32_t>(input, "createHeight");
+      v8::Local<v8::Object> createBackground = AttrAs<v8::Object>(input, "createBackground");
+      for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        descriptor->createBackground[i] = AttrTo<double>(createBackground, i);
+      }
+    }
     return descriptor;
   }
 
@@ -192,7 +202,6 @@ namespace sharp {
     VImage image;
     ImageType imageType;
     if (descriptor->buffer != nullptr) {
-      // From buffer
       if (descriptor->rawChannels > 0) {
         // Raw, uncompressed pixel data
         image = VImage::new_from_memory(descriptor->buffer, descriptor->bufferLength,
@@ -227,26 +236,41 @@ namespace sharp {
         }
       }
     } else {
-      // From filesystem
+      if (descriptor->createChannels > 0) {
-      imageType = DetermineImageType(descriptor->file.data());
+        // Create new image
-      if (imageType != ImageType::UNKNOWN) {
+        std::vector<double> background = {
-        try {
+          descriptor->createBackground[0],
-          vips::VOption *option = VImage::option()->set("access", accessMethod);
+          descriptor->createBackground[1],
-          if (imageType == ImageType::SVG || imageType == ImageType::PDF) {
+          descriptor->createBackground[2]
-            option->set("dpi", static_cast<double>(descriptor->density));
+        };
-          }
+        if (descriptor->createChannels == 4) {
-          if (imageType == ImageType::MAGICK) {
+          background.push_back(descriptor->createBackground[3]);
-            option->set("density", std::to_string(descriptor->density).data());
-          }
-          image = VImage::new_from_file(descriptor->file.data(), option);
-          if (imageType == ImageType::SVG || imageType == ImageType::PDF || imageType == ImageType::MAGICK) {
-            SetDensity(image, descriptor->density);
-          }
-        } catch (...) {
-          throw vips::VError("Input file has corrupt header");
         }
+        image = VImage::new_matrix(descriptor->createWidth, descriptor->createHeight).new_from_image(background);
+        image.get_image()->Type = VIPS_INTERPRETATION_sRGB;
+        imageType = ImageType::RAW;
       } else {
-        throw vips::VError("Input file is missing or of an unsupported image format");
+        // From filesystem
+        imageType = DetermineImageType(descriptor->file.data());
+        if (imageType != ImageType::UNKNOWN) {
+          try {
+            vips::VOption *option = VImage::option()->set("access", accessMethod);
+            if (imageType == ImageType::SVG || imageType == ImageType::PDF) {
+              option->set("dpi", static_cast<double>(descriptor->density));
+            }
+            if (imageType == ImageType::MAGICK) {
+              option->set("density", std::to_string(descriptor->density).data());
+            }
+            image = VImage::new_from_file(descriptor->file.data(), option);
+            if (imageType == ImageType::SVG || imageType == ImageType::PDF || imageType == ImageType::MAGICK) {
+              SetDensity(image, descriptor->density);
+            }
+          } catch (...) {
+            throw vips::VError("Input file has corrupt header");
+          }
+        } else {
+          throw vips::VError("Input file is missing or of an unsupported image format");
+        }
       }
     }
     return std::make_tuple(image, imageType);

src/common.h

@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ namespace sharp {
     int rawChannels;
     int rawWidth;
     int rawHeight;
+    int createChannels;
+    int createWidth;
+    int createHeight;
+    double createBackground[4];
 
     InputDescriptor():
       buffer(nullptr),
@@ -59,7 +63,15 @@ namespace sharp {
       density(72),
       rawChannels(0),
       rawWidth(0),
-      rawHeight(0) {}
+      rawHeight(0),
+      createChannels(0),
+      createWidth(0),
+      createHeight(0) {
+        createBackground[0] = 0.0;
+        createBackground[1] = 0.0;
+        createBackground[2] = 0.0;
+        createBackground[3] = 255.0;
+      }
   };
 
   // Convenience methods to access the attributes of a v8::Object

src/pipeline.cc

@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ NAN_METHOD(pipeline) {
   // Background colour
   v8::Local<v8::Object> background = AttrAs<v8::Object>(options, "background");
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-    baton->background[i] = AttrTo<uint32_t>(background, i);
+    baton->background[i] = AttrTo<double>(background, i);
   }
   // Overlay options
   if (HasAttr(options, "overlay")) {

test/unit/io.js

@@ -1156,6 +1156,66 @@ describe('Input/output', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('create new image', function () {
+    it('RGB', function (done) {
+      const create = {
+        width: 10,
+        height: 20,
+        channels: 3,
+        background: { r: 0, g: 255, b: 0 }
+      };
+      sharp(null, { create: create })
+        .jpeg()
+        .toBuffer(function (err, data, info) {
+          if (err) throw err;
+          assert.strictEqual(create.width, info.width);
+          assert.strictEqual(create.height, info.height);
+          assert.strictEqual(create.channels, info.channels);
+          assert.strictEqual('jpeg', info.format);
+          fixtures.assertSimilar(fixtures.expected('create-rgb.jpg'), data, done);
+        });
+    });
+    it('RGBA', function (done) {
+      const create = {
+        width: 20,
+        height: 10,
+        channels: 4,
+        background: { r: 255, g: 0, b: 0, alpha: 128 }
+      };
+      sharp(null, { create: create })
+        .png()
+        .toBuffer(function (err, data, info) {
+          if (err) throw err;
+          assert.strictEqual(create.width, info.width);
+          assert.strictEqual(create.height, info.height);
+          assert.strictEqual(create.channels, info.channels);
+          assert.strictEqual('png', info.format);
+          fixtures.assertSimilar(fixtures.expected('create-rgba.png'), data, done);
+        });
+    });
+    it('Invalid channels', function () {
+      const create = {
+        width: 10,
+        height: 20,
+        channels: 2,
+        background: { r: 0, g: 0, b: 0 }
+      };
+      assert.throws(function () {
+        sharp(null, { create: create });
+      });
+    });
+    it('Missing background', function () {
+      const create = {
+        width: 10,
+        height: 20,
+        channels: 3
+      };
+      assert.throws(function () {
+        sharp(null, { create: create });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   it('Queue length change events', function (done) {
     let eventCounter = 0;
     const queueListener = function (queueLength) {