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GIF en- and decoder

Latest version: 0.14.1 registry icon
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Safety score
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0.14.1 - This version is safe to use because it has no known security vulnerabilities at this time. Find out if your coding project uses this component and get notified of any reported security vulnerabilities with Meterian-X Open Source Security Platform

Licensing

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Apache-2.0   -   Apache License 2.0

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Not proprietary

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MIT   -   MIT License

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GIF en- and decoding library Build Status

GIF en- and decoder written in Rust (API Documentation).

GIF encoding and decoding library

This library provides all functions necessary to de- and encode GIF files.

High level interface

The high level interface consists of the two types Encoder and Decoder.

Decoding GIF files

// Open the file
use std::fs::File;
let input = File::open("tests/samples/sample_1.gif").unwrap();
// Configure the decoder such that it will expand the image to RGBA.
let mut options = gif::DecodeOptions::new();
options.set_color_output(gif::ColorOutput::RGBA);
// Read the file header
let mut decoder = options.read_info(input).unwrap();
while let Some(frame) = decoder.read_next_frame().unwrap() {
    // Process every frame
}

Encoding GIF files

The encoder can be used to save simple computer generated images:

use gif::{Frame, Encoder, Repeat};
use std::fs::File;
use std::borrow::Cow;

let color_map = &[0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0, 0, 0];
let (width, height) = (6, 6);
let beacon_states = [[
    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
    0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0,
    0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0,
    0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0,
    0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0,
    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
], [
    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
    0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0,
    0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0,
    0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0,
    0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0,
    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
]];
let mut image = File::create("target/beacon.gif").unwrap();
let mut encoder = Encoder::new(&mut image, width, height, color_map).unwrap();
encoder.set_repeat(Repeat::Infinite).unwrap();
for state in &beacon_states {
    let mut frame = Frame::default();
    frame.width = width;
    frame.height = height;
    frame.buffer = Cow::Borrowed(&*state);
    encoder.write_frame(&frame).unwrap();
}

Frame::from_* can be used to convert a true color image to a paletted image with a maximum of 256 colors:

use std::fs::File;

// Get pixel data from some source
let mut pixels: Vec<u8> = vec![0; 30_000];
// Create frame from data
let frame = gif::Frame::from_rgb(100, 100, &mut *pixels);
// Create encoder
let mut image = File::create("target/indexed_color.gif").unwrap();
let mut encoder = gif::Encoder::new(&mut image, frame.width, frame.height, &[]).unwrap();
// Write frame to file
encoder.write_frame(&frame).unwrap();