image-diffr

A simple tool for comparing the similarity between two images. Works on PNGs and JPGs, both from the command line and as a require()able module. Responds with a weighted percentage of the differences between the images based on a threshold value, and/or generates a new image highlighting the differences between the two inputs.

Inputs & Diff Result

Full credit for the underlying image diff'ing/analysis goes to Jimp and related authors. This is effectively a wrapper (CLI & node module) for easy use.

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Installation

Easy command line use:

npm install -g image-diffr

or to use as a module in another project:

npm install --save image-diffr

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CLI Usage

image-diffr ./path/to/1.png ./path/to/2.png

Options

• Threshold -t [value], --threshold [value]

  How stringent should the comparison be (0 to 1: 0 being perfect match, 1 being pretty damn lack·a·dai·si·cal).

  image-diffr ./path/to/1.png ./path/to/2.png -t 0.25
  

• Output -o [path], --output [path]

  Output an image highlighting the differences between the two input images. The file extension you specify in the name of the output file name (.jpg below) should match the input file types.

  image-diffr ./path/to/1.png ./path/to/2.png -o /tmp/diff.jpg
  

• Output Only If Different -d [true|false], --differentonly [true|false]

  If using the output option to render a diff of the two images to disk, should it only output if there is a difference?

• Quit -q, --quiet

  By default, image-diffr will show a few stats (see image above) when run. To silence that business, pass -q or --quiet and it'll become this:

  

• Help

  Invoke without any arguments

  $: image-diffr
  
  Options:
  
  -h, --help                           output usage information
  -V, --version                        output the version number
  -t, --threshold [threshold]          Diff comparison threshold (0-1, eg. 0.25)
  -o, --output [output]                Image diff output (absolute path, eg. /tmp/diff-image.jpg)
  -d, --differentonly [differentonly]  Only write output image (-o/--output flags) if different
  -q, --quiet [quiet]                  Skip detailed output and show diff percentage only
  

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Module usage

When require()ing as a node_module, no output will be logged to stdout. There is a single method with a 3 parameter arity: .exec(imagePath1 string, imagePath2 string, options {}).

The .exec() method returns a Promise, which resolves with a Jimp image instance. If an error occurs, be sure to catch it as shown below.

const imageDiffr = require('image-diffr');
const image1Path = '/path/from/root/image1.jpg';
const image2Path = '/path/from/root/image2.jpg';
imageDiffr
    .exec(image1Path, image2Path, {
        threshold: 0.3,
        output: '/tmp/diffedresult.jpg'
    })
    .then(diff => {
        console.log(diff.percent);
        console.log(diff.image);
    })
    .catch(err => {
        // handle error
    });

Options

• Threshold {threshold: 0.1} [optional | default: 0]

  How stringent should the comparison be (0 to 1: 0 being perfect match, 1 being pretty damn lack·a·dai·si·cal).

• Output {output: '/path/somewhere.jpg'} [optional | default: null]

  Output an image highlighting the differences between the two input images. The file extension you specify in the name of the output file name (.jpg below) should match the input file types.

• Output Only If Different {outputOnlyIfDifferent: true} [optional | default: true]

  If using the output option to render a diff of the two images to disk, should it only output if there is a difference?

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Running tests

npm test

License

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2017 Fluid, Inc, Jon Hartman <jhartman@fluid.com>

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