avatars

Pixel avatar (npm-like) generator.

This module using strings as seed for generator. There are some examples:

Some random string (with 3 colors):

admin (with 2 colors):

username (with 2 colors and bigger cells):

Install

npm install --save avatars

Usage

Basic promise usage:

var avatars = require('avatars');
avatars()
    .then(image => {
        image.write("./text.png", (err) => {
            if (err) throw err;
            console.log("Created text.png");
        });
    })
    .catch(e => console.error(e));

Basic callback usage:

var avatars = require('avatars');
avatars(null, function(error, image) {
    if (error) throw error;
    
    image.write("./text.png", (err) => {
        if (err) throw err;
        console.log("Created text.png");
    });
});

First argument of avatars() is parameters object for image generation. Avatars return image object that is created by Jimp module.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
seed	Some string that will be used as a seed for randomizer (default: random string)
width	Width of the output image in px (default: 256)
height	Height of the output image in px (default: 256)
pwidth	Width of the generated pattern in cells (default: 16)
pheight	Height of the generated pattern in cells (default: 16)
filename	Filename to write the image (default: null)

Example

var avatars = require('avatars');

var params = {
    seed: 'Some Random Name',   // can be username, login, id etc
    width: 500,
    height: 500,
    pwidth: 15,
    pheight: 15,
    filename: './test.png'  // file with this name will be created
};

avatars(params)
    .then(image => {
        console.log("Image created");
    })
    .catch(e => console.error(e));