Docs: improve descripion of create/raw props

docs/api-constructor.md

@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ Implements the [stream.Duplex][1] class.
     -   `options.level` **[number][6]** level to extract from a multi-level input (OpenSlide), zero based. (optional, default `0`)
     -   `options.animated` **[boolean][5]** Set to `true` to read all frames/pages of an animated image (equivalent of setting `pages` to `-1`). (optional, default `false`)
     -   `options.raw` **[Object][4]?** describes raw pixel input image data. See `raw()` for pixel ordering.
-        -   `options.raw.width` **[number][6]?** 
+        -   `options.raw.width` **[number][6]?** integral number of pixels wide.
-        -   `options.raw.height` **[number][6]?** 
+        -   `options.raw.height` **[number][6]?** integral number of pixels high.
-        -   `options.raw.channels` **[number][6]?** 1-4
+        -   `options.raw.channels` **[number][6]?** integral number of channels, between 1 and 4.
     -   `options.create` **[Object][4]?** describes a new image to be created.
-        -   `options.create.width` **[number][6]?** 
+        -   `options.create.width` **[number][6]?** integral number of pixels wide.
-        -   `options.create.height` **[number][6]?** 
+        -   `options.create.height` **[number][6]?** integral number of pixels high.
-        -   `options.create.channels` **[number][6]?** 3-4
+        -   `options.create.channels` **[number][6]?** integral number of channels, either 3 (RGB) or 4 (RGBA).
         -   `options.create.background` **([string][3] \| [Object][4])?** parsed by the [color][7] module to extract values for red, green, blue and alpha.
 
 ### Examples

lib/constructor.js

@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ const debuglog = util.debuglog('sharp');
  * @param {number} [options.level=0] - level to extract from a multi-level input (OpenSlide), zero based.
  * @param {boolean} [options.animated=false] - Set to `true` to read all frames/pages of an animated image (equivalent of setting `pages` to `-1`).
  * @param {Object} [options.raw] - describes raw pixel input image data. See `raw()` for pixel ordering.
- * @param {number} [options.raw.width]
+ * @param {number} [options.raw.width] - integral number of pixels wide.
- * @param {number} [options.raw.height]
+ * @param {number} [options.raw.height] - integral number of pixels high.
- * @param {number} [options.raw.channels] - 1-4
+ * @param {number} [options.raw.channels] - integral number of channels, between 1 and 4.
  * @param {Object} [options.create] - describes a new image to be created.
- * @param {number} [options.create.width]
+ * @param {number} [options.create.width] - integral number of pixels wide.
- * @param {number} [options.create.height]
+ * @param {number} [options.create.height] - integral number of pixels high.
- * @param {number} [options.create.channels] - 3-4
+ * @param {number} [options.create.channels] - integral number of channels, either 3 (RGB) or 4 (RGBA).
  * @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

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ function _createInputDescriptor (input, inputOptions, containerOptions) {
         ];
         delete inputDescriptor.buffer;
       } else {
-        throw new Error('Expected width, height, channels and background to create a new input image');
+        throw new Error('Expected valid width, height, channels and background to create a new input image');
       }
     }
   } else if (is.defined(inputOptions)) {