ASCII Art Web

Description

ASCII Art Web is a web-based application that renders text as ASCII art. It provides a simple and interactive way for users to generate text-based artwork using pre-defined ASCII banners.

Authors

• [Youssef Hayyani]
• [Ibrahim Fares]

Usage: How to Run

1. Install Dependencies: Make sure you have Go installed on your system.
2. Run the Web Server:
   • Open your terminal in the project directory.
   • Run the following command:

     go run .

   • The web server will start, typically on port 8080 (you can adjust this in the code if needed).
3. Access the Application:
   • Open your browser and go to: http://localhost:8080
   • Input text in the web interface to generate ASCII art.

Implementation Details: Algorithm

The core algorithm behind the ASCII Art Web application is based on the idea of transforming input text into ASCII art using pre-defined "banners" stored in the banners/ directory.

• Banners: The banners directory contains different ASCII styles, where each character is represented by an art equivalent. When a user inputs a string, the application reads the corresponding ASCII banner for each character and combines them.

• Template Rendering: The application uses Go's html/template package to dynamically render the HTML page. The templates are stored in the templates/ directory.

• HTTP Server: The Go net/http package is used to handle the web server functionality. It listens for user requests, processes them by generating the ASCII art, and serves the final result as a rendered HTML page.