README

Introduction

The ProfileImageGenerator package is a Laravel package for generating customizable images. It provides configuration options for image dimensions, fonts, and more.

Supported Versions

• Laravel 10
• Laravel 11

Installation

Step 1: Install via Composer

composer require noobtrader/image-generator

Step 2: Publish Vendor Assets

Laravel 11

1. Add the service provider in bootstrap/providers.php:

   <?php
   
   return [
       App\Providers\AppServiceProvider::class,
       \Noobtrader\Imagegenerator\ImageGenerateServiceProvider::class
   ];

2. Run the vendor publish command:

   php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Noobtrader\Imagegenerator\ImageGenerateServiceProvider"

   • Select the Noobtrader\Imagegenerator\ImageGenerateServiceProvider (option 7 in the list).

   Output:

   Copying file [vendor/noobtrader/imagegenerator/config/imagegenerator.php] to [config/profile-imagegenerator.php]  DONE
   Copying directory [vendor/noobtrader/imagegenerator/src/resources/fonts] to [public/imagegenerator/fonts]
   

Laravel 10

1. Add the service provider in config/app.php under providers:

   'providers' => ServiceProvider::defaultProviders()->merge([
       App\Providers\AppServiceProvider::class,
       App\Providers\AuthServiceProvider::class,
       App\Providers\EventServiceProvider::class,
       App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider::class,
       Noobtrader\Imagegenerator\ImageGenerateServiceProvider::class
   ])->toArray(),

2. Add the facade alias in config/app.php under aliases:

   'aliases' => Facade::defaultAliases()->merge([
       'ImageGenerate' => Noobtrader\Imagegenerator\Facades\ImageGenerateFacade::class
   ])->toArray(),

3. Run the vendor publish command:

   php artisan vendor:publish

Configuration

After publishing the vendor assets, the default configuration file profile-imagegenerator.php is created in the config folder.

Default Configuration (config/profile-imagegenerator.php):

<?php

return [
    'save_img_path' => env('IMAGE_PATH', 'imagegenerator/images'),
    'storage_disk' => env('STORAGE_DISK', 'public'), // 'public' or 'do_spaces' or 'minio' or 's3'
    'img_width' => env('IMAGE_WIDTH', 200),
    'img_height' => env('IMAGE_HEIGHT', 200),
    'font_size' => env('FONT_SIZE', 60),
    'font_file' => env('FONT_FILE', 'LobsterTwo-Regular.ttf'),
    'name_initial_length' => env('NAME_INITIAL_LENGTH', 2),
];

Customizing Configuration via .env

You can override the configuration by adding the following variables to your .env file:

IMAGE_PATH="imagegenerator/images"
IMAGE_WIDTH="200"
IMAGE_HEIGHT="200"
FONT_SIZE="60"
FONT_FILE="LobsterTwo-Regular.ttf"
NAME_INITIAL_LENGTH="2"

Using Custom Fonts

1. Download the desired font file (e.g., LobsterTwo-Regular.ttf).

2. Place the font file in the public/imagegenerator/fonts directory.

3. Update the .env file:

   FONT_FILE="LobsterTwo-Regular.ttf"

Usage

Generate an image using the generateImage method:

use ImageGenerate;

$image = ImageGenerate::generateImage('Anik');

Git Ignore Instruction

To prevent Git from tracking the generated images, add the following line to your application's .gitignore file:

/public/imagegenerator/images/

This ensures that dynamically generated images are not included in version control.

License

This package is licensed under MIT License.

GitHub Repository

You can find the GitHub repository for this package here.