gg/README.md
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# Go Graphics
`gg` is a library for rendering 2D graphics in pure Go.
![Stars](http://i.imgur.com/CylQIJt.png)
## Installation
go get github.com/fogleman/gg
## GoDoc
https://godoc.org/github.com/fogleman/gg
## Hello, Circle!
Look how easy!
```go
package main
import "github.com/fogleman/gg"
func main() {
dc := gg.NewContext(1000, 1000)
dc.DrawCircle(500, 500, 400)
dc.SetRGB(0, 0, 0)
dc.Fill()
dc.SavePNG("out.png")
}
```
## Creating Contexts
There are a few ways of creating a context.
```go
NewContext(width, height int) *Context
NewContextForImage(im image.Image) *Context
NewContextForRGBA(im *image.RGBA) *Context
```
## Drawing Functions
Ever used a graphics library that didn't have functions for drawing rectangles
or circles? What a pain!
```go
DrawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2 float64)
DrawRectangle(x, y, w, h float64)
DrawRoundedRectangle(x, y, w, h, r float64)
DrawCircle(x, y, r float64)
DrawArc(x, y, r, angle1, angle2 float64)
DrawEllipse(x, y, rx, ry float64)
DrawEllipticalArc(x, y, rx, ry, angle1, angle2 float64)
DrawImage(im image.Image, x, y int)
DrawImageAnchored(im image.Image, x, y int, ax, ay float64)
MoveTo(x, y float64)
LineTo(x, y float64)
QuadraticTo(x1, y1, x2, y2 float64)
CubicTo(x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3 float64)
ClosePath()
ClearPath()
NewSubPath()
Clear()
Stroke()
Fill()
StrokePreserve()
FillPreserve()
```
It is often desired to center an image at a point. Use `DrawImageAnchored` with `ax` and `ay` set to 0.5 to do this. Use 0 to left or top align. Use 1 to right or bottom align. `DrawStringAnchored` does the same for text, so you don't need to call `MeasureString` yourself.
## Text Functions
```go
DrawString(s string, x, y float64)
DrawStringAnchored(s string, x, y, ax, ay float64)
DrawStringWrapped(s string, x, y, ax, ay, width, lineSpacing float64, align Align)
MeasureString(s string) (w, h float64)
WordWrap(s string, w float64) []string
SetFontFace(fontFace font.Face)
LoadFontFace(path string, points float64)
```
## Color Functions
Colors can be set in several different ways for your convenience.
```go
SetRGB(r, g, b float64)
SetRGBA(r, g, b, a float64)
SetRGB255(r, g, b int)
SetRGBA255(r, g, b, a int)
SetColor(c color.Color)
SetHexColor(x string)
```
## Stroke & Fill Options
```go
SetLineWidth(lineWidth float64)
SetLineCap(lineCap LineCap)
SetLineJoin(lineJoin LineJoin)
SetDash(dashes ...float64)
SetFillRule(fillRule FillRule)
```
## Transformation Functions
```go
Identity()
Translate(x, y float64)
Scale(x, y float64)
Rotate(angle float64)
Shear(x, y float64)
ScaleAbout(sx, sy, x, y float64)
RotateAbout(angle, x, y float64)
ShearAbout(sx, sy, x, y float64)
TransformPoint(x, y float64) (tx, ty float64)
InvertY()
```
It is often desired to rotate or scale about a point that is not the origin. The functions `RotateAbout`, `ScaleAbout`, `ShearAbout` are provided as a convenience.
`InvertY` is provided in case Y should increase from bottom to top vs. the default top to bottom.
Note: transforms do not currently affect `DrawImage` or `DrawString`.
## Stack Functions
Save and restore the state of the context. These can be nested.
```go
Push()
Pop()
```
## Helper Functions
Sometimes you just don't want to write these yourself.
```go
Radians(degrees float64) float64
Degrees(radians float64) float64
LoadPNG(path string) (image.Image, error)
SavePNG(path string, im image.Image) error
```
![Separator](http://i.imgur.com/fsUvnPB.png)
## What's Missing?
If you need any of the features below, I recommend using `cairo` instead. Or
even better, implement it and submit a pull request!
- Clipping Regions
- Gradients / Patterns
## How Do it Do?
`gg` is mostly a wrapper around `github.com/golang/freetype/raster`. The goal
is to provide some more functionality and a nicer API that will suffice for
most use cases.
## Another Example
See the output of this example below.
```go
package main
import "github.com/fogleman/gg"
func main() {
const S = 1024
dc := gg.NewContext(S, S)
dc.SetRGBA(0, 0, 0, 0.1)
for i := 0; i < 360; i += 15 {
dc.Push()
dc.RotateAbout(gg.Radians(float64(i)), S/2, S/2)
dc.DrawEllipse(S/2, S/2, S*7/16, S/8)
dc.Fill()
dc.Pop()
}
dc.SavePNG("out.png")
}
```
![Ellipses](http://i.imgur.com/J9CBZef.png)