Convert an image to its base64 equivalent. API Documentation on go.pkgdoc.org.
- Ability to set a failover image if desired image throws an error or does not exist.
- Automatically converts urls with " " to %20. Note: If your target domain uses +, _, etc. for space indicators it is your responsibility to modify the url accordingly.
- Correctly sets the base64 encoding type to the media type of the image. Example:
data:image/jpeg;base64 - Returned image is ready to be used
go get github.com/polds/imgbase64
imgbase64.SetDefaultImage("http://yourdomain.com/defaultimage.png") // Optional - If NewImage fails it will return " "
url := imgbase64.NewImage("http://somedomain.com/animage.jpeg")- Please make sure your Default Image is a working image url. If your Default Image fails to load the package will
panic(). This was deliberate.
- Better error detection. Websites with custom 404 pages will sometimes "succeed" as being images and the package will base64 the html content of that page.
- Ability to use local images to convert to base64
- Cache the Default Image only once during the lifetime of the application. Presently every failed image is repulled.
This is my first package in Go. Suggestions or comments please tweet @Peter_Olds