convert.sh

This script is for converting SVG files to PNG (with transparency support) in MediaWiki. This is done by using Mathieu Leplatre's static compile of librsvg & libcairo, named svgconvert. After rendering, the resulting PNG will be resized to the requested width & height of the thumbnail.

Requirements

ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick
Mathieu Leplatre's svgconvert

ImageMagick / GraphicsMagick is used for resizing the resulting PNG. svgconvert is just the renderer SVG --> PNG. The svgconvert application can actually render to PDF also, but this is not used here. You can download the source code or the binary of the renderer at Mathieu Leplatre's website.

Installation

Build svgconvert (or use the binary) and copy the executable and the convert.sh script to a location you prefer. Open convert.sh in your favorite editor and configure the following four settings to your needs:

QUALITY
THUMB_ENGINE
CONVERT
SVGCONVERT

QUALITY

Quality setting for the resulting thumbnail. (default: 85)

THUMB_ENGINE

This setting defines which application is used for creating the thumbnail:

0: ImageMagick is used. (default)
1: GraphicsMagick is used.

CONVERT

Path to the binary, which creates the thumbnail. If you leave this empty, the default location for the ImageMagick / GraphicsMagick binary will be used. (default: empty)

SVGCONVERT

Path to Mathieu Leplatre's svgconvert application. (default: same folder as the convert.sh script/svgconvert)

MediaWiki has to be configured in LocalSettings.php to use this script for converting SVGs:

$wgSVGConverterPath = "/path/to/convert.sh";
$wgSVGConverters['svgconverter'] = '$path/convert.sh $input $output $width $height';
$wgSVGConverter = "svgconverter";

You can copy and paste this block to your LocalSettings.php, but don't forget to set the correct path in $wgSVGConverterPath! This will add a new SVG renderer named 'svgconverter', which points to the convert.sh script. Refer to the MediaWiki documentation for more details about the different setting variables.

Exit statuses

The script does pass an exit status to the parent process:

1: Missing arguments. Check call to script in $wgSVGConverters variable.
2: Source file does not exist.
3: Given thumbnail width is smaller than zero.
4: Given thumbnail height is smaller than zero.
5: Converting the SVG to PNG failed.
6: Thumbnailing the converted PNG failed.
7: Binary of the SVG converter not found. Check SVGCONVERT variable.
8: Binary the thumbnail engine not found. Check CONVERT and/or THUMB_ENGINE variable.

The default exit status is zero, which indicates that everything should have worked.

License

MIT-License (see LICENSE file)

mibe / MediaWiki-svgconvert