POTRACE

Based on http://potrace.sourceforge.net and https://github.com/kilobtye/potrace.

Converts bitmap images to vector paths.

Usage

Using JSPM (ECMAScript / ES6 Module)

Install the library.

jspm install POTRACE=github:casperlamboo/POTRACE

Include the library.

import POTRACE from 'POTRACE';

Using NPM (CommonJS module)

Install the library.

npm install potrace-js

Include the library.

var POTRACE = require('potrace-js');

API

Options

{
  turnpolicy: enum('black' | 'white' | 'left' | 'right' | 'minority' | 'majority'),
  turdsize: Float,
  optcurve: Bool,
  alphamax: Float,
  opttolerance: Float
}

• turnpolicy: how to resolve ambiguities in path decomposition. (default: "minority")
• turdsize: suppress speckles of up to this size (default: 2)
• optcurve: turn on/off curve optimization (default: true)
• alphamax: corner threshold parameter (default: 1)
• opttolerance: curve optimization tolerance (default: 0.2)

POTRACE.traceUrl

Traces a given image from url.

[...Path] = async POTRACE.traceUrl(url: String, [ options: Object ])

• url: path to the image
• options: trace options

POTRACE.traceImage

Traces a given image.

[...Path] = POTRACE.traceImage(image: HTMLImageElement, [ options: Object ])

• image: image containing the image
• options: trace options

POTRACE.traceCanvas

Traces a given canvas.

[...Path] = POTRACE.traceCanvas(canvas: HTMLCanvasElement, [ options: Object ])

• canvas: canvas containing the image
• options: trace options

POTRACE.bitmap

Traces a given bitmap.

[...Path] = POTRACE.traceBitmap(bitmap: POTRACE.Bitmap, [ options: Object ])

- bitmap: bitmap containing image info (1 and 0 values)
- options: trace options

POTRACE.getSVG

Converts trace result to svg.

svg: String = POTRACE.getSVG([...Path])

POTRACE.getPaths

Converts trace result to readable paths.

svg: String = POTRACE.getPaths([...Path])