png
PNG via ruby
PNG is an almost-pure-ruby PNG library. It lets you write a PNG without any C libraries.
- Very simple interface.
- Outputs simple PNG files with ease.
- Basic PNG reader as well (someday it might do compositing and the like!).
- Almost pure ruby, does require a compiler.
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require 'png' canvas = PNG::Canvas.new 200, 200 # Set a point to a color canvas[100, 100] = PNG::Color::Black # draw an anti-aliased line canvas.line 50, 50, 100, 50, PNG::Color::Blue png = PNG.new canvas png.save 'blah.png' |
Get The Code
If you just want to use png, you can install it via RubyGems:gem install png
If you want to hack on png, clone it from GitHub:
git clone git://github.com/seattlerb/png