ImageDefinition

ImageDefinition is a specialized CoValue designed specifically for managing images in Jazz applications. It extends beyond basic file storage by supporting a blurry placeholder, built-in resizing, and progressive loading patterns.

Beyond ImageDefinition, Jazz offers higher-level functions and components that make it easier to use images:

createImage() - function to create an ImageDefinition from a file
loadImage, loadImageBySize, highestResAvailable - functions to load and display images

The Image Upload example demonstrates use of images in Jazz.

Creating Images

The easiest way to create and use images in your Jazz application is with the createImage() function:

import { function createImage(imageBlobOrFile: SourceType, options?: CreateImageOptions): Promise<ImageDefinition>Creates an ImageDefinition from an image file or blob with built-in UX features.

This function creates a specialized CoValue for managing images in Jazz applications.
It supports blurry placeholders, built-in resizing, and progressive loading patterns.
@returnsPromise that resolves to an ImageDefinition@example```ts
import { createImage } from "jazz-tools/media";

// Create an image from a file input
async function handleFileUpload(event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
  const file = event.target.files?.[0];
  if (file) {
    // Creates ImageDefinition with a blurry placeholder, limited to 1024px
    // on the longest side, and multiple resolutions automatically
    const image = await createImage(file, {
      owner: me._owner,
      maxSize: 1024,
      placeholder: "blur",
      progressive: true,
    });

    // Store the image in your application data
    me.profile.image = image;
  }
}
```@example```ts
// React Native example
import { createImage } from "jazz-tools/media";

async function uploadImageFromCamera(imagePath: string) {
  const image = await createImage(imagePath, {
    maxSize: 800,
    placeholder: "blur",
    progressive: false,
  });

  return image;
}
```createImage } from "jazz-tools/media";

// Create an image from a file input
async function function handleFileUpload(event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>): Promise<void>handleFileUpload(event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>event: export namespace ReactReact.interface React.ChangeEvent<T = Element>ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
  const const file: File | undefinedfile = event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>event.React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>.target: EventTarget & HTMLInputElementtarget.HTMLInputElement.files: FileList | nullReturns a FileList object on a file type input object.

[MDN Reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/HTMLInputElement/files)files?.[0];
  if (const file: File | undefinedfile) {
    // Creates ImageDefinition with a blurry placeholder, limited to 1024px on the longest side, and multiple resolutions automatically
    const const image: {
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & {
    [key: string]: FileStream | null;
} & CoMapimage = await function createImage(imageBlobOrFile: SourceType, options?: CreateImageOptions): Promise<ImageDefinition>Creates an ImageDefinition from an image file or blob with built-in UX features.

This function creates a specialized CoValue for managing images in Jazz applications.
It supports blurry placeholders, built-in resizing, and progressive loading patterns.
@returnsPromise that resolves to an ImageDefinition@example```ts
import { createImage } from "jazz-tools/media";

// Create an image from a file input
async function handleFileUpload(event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
  const file = event.target.files?.[0];
  if (file) {
    // Creates ImageDefinition with a blurry placeholder, limited to 1024px
    // on the longest side, and multiple resolutions automatically
    const image = await createImage(file, {
      owner: me._owner,
      maxSize: 1024,
      placeholder: "blur",
      progressive: true,
    });

    // Store the image in your application data
    me.profile.image = image;
  }
}
```@example```ts
// React Native example
import { createImage } from "jazz-tools/media";

async function uploadImageFromCamera(imagePath: string) {
  const image = await createImage(imagePath, {
    maxSize: 800,
    placeholder: "blur",
    progressive: false,
  });

  return image;
}
```createImage(const file: Filefile, {
      owner?: Account | Group | undefinedThe owner of the image. Can be either a Group or Account. If not specified, the current user will be the owner.owner: const me: {
    _owner: Account | Group;
    profile: {
        image: ImageDefinition;
    };
}me._owner: Account | Group_owner,
      maxSize?: number | undefinedMaximum size constraint for the image. The image will be resized to fit within this size while maintaining aspect ratio.
If the image is smaller than maxSize in both dimensions, no resizing occurs.
@example1024 // Resizes image to fit within 1024px in the largest dimensionmaxSize: 1024,
      placeholder?: false | "blur" | undefinedControls placeholder generation for the image.
- `"blur"`: Generates a blurred placeholder image (default)
- `false`: No placeholder is generated
@default"blur"placeholder: "blur",
      progressive?: boolean | undefinedThe progressive loading pattern is a technique that allows images to load incrementally, starting with a small version and gradually replacing it with a larger version as it becomes available.
This is useful for improving the user experience by showing a placeholder while the image is loading.

Passing progressive: true to createImage() will create internal smaller versions of the image for future uses.
@defaultfalseprogressive: true,
    });

    // Store the image in your application data
    const me: {
    _owner: Account | Group;
    profile: {
        image: ImageDefinition;
    };
}me.profile: {
    image: ImageDefinition;
}profile.image: {
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & {
    [key: string]: FileStream | null;
} & CoMapimage = const image: {
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & {
    [key: string]: FileStream | null;
} & CoMapimage;
  }
}

Note: createImage() currently supports browser and react-native environments.

The createImage() function:

Creates an ImageDefinition with the right properties
Generates a small placeholder for immediate display
Creates multiple resolution variants of your image
Returns the created ImageDefinition

Configuration Options

import type { ImageDefinition, Group, Account } from "jazz-tools";
// ---cut---
declare function createImage(
  image: Blob | File | string,
  options: {
    owner?: Group | Account;
    placeholder?: "blur" | false;
    maxSize?: number;
    progressive?: boolean;
  }): Promise<ImageDefinition>

`image`

The image to create an ImageDefinition from. On browser environments, this can be a Blob or a File. On React Native, this must be a string with the file path.

`owner`

The owner of the ImageDefinition. This is used to control access to the image. See Groups as permission scopes for more information on how to use groups to control access to images.

`placeholder`

Sometimes the wanted image is not loaded yet. The placeholder is a base64 encoded image that is displayed while the image is loading. Currently, only "blur" is a supported.

`maxSize`

The image generation process includes a maximum size setting that controls the longest side of the image. A built-in resizing feature is applied based on this setting.

`progressive`

The progressive loading pattern is a technique that allows images to load incrementally, starting with a small version and gradually replacing it with a larger version as it becomes available. This is useful for improving the user experience by showing a placeholder while the image is loading.

Passing progressive: true to createImage() will create internal smaller versions of the image for future uses.

Create multiple resized copies

To create multiple resized copies of an original image for better layout control, you can utilize the createImage function multiple times with different parameters for each desired size. Here’s an example of how you might implement this:

import { import coco } from "jazz-tools";
import { function createImage(imageBlobOrFile: SourceType, options?: CreateImageOptions): Promise<ImageDefinition>Creates an ImageDefinition from an image file or blob with built-in UX features.

This function creates a specialized CoValue for managing images in Jazz applications.
It supports blurry placeholders, built-in resizing, and progressive loading patterns.
@returnsPromise that resolves to an ImageDefinition@example```ts
import { createImage } from "jazz-tools/media";

// Create an image from a file input
async function handleFileUpload(event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
  const file = event.target.files?.[0];
  if (file) {
    // Creates ImageDefinition with a blurry placeholder, limited to 1024px
    // on the longest side, and multiple resolutions automatically
    const image = await createImage(file, {
      owner: me._owner,
      maxSize: 1024,
      placeholder: "blur",
      progressive: true,
    });

    // Store the image in your application data
    me.profile.image = image;
  }
}
```@example```ts
// React Native example
import { createImage } from "jazz-tools/media";

async function uploadImageFromCamera(imagePath: string) {
  const image = await createImage(imagePath, {
    maxSize: 800,
    placeholder: "blur",
    progressive: false,
  });

  return image;
}
```createImage } from "jazz-tools/media";

// Jazz Schema
const const ProductImage: co.Map<{
    image: co.Map<{
        original: import("/vercel/path0/packages/jazz-tools/dist/tools/internal").FileStreamSchema;
        originalSize: ZodTuple<[ZodNumber, ZodNumber], null>;
        placeholderDataURL: ZodOptional<ZodString>;
        progressive: ZodBoolean;
    }, co.FileStream, Account | Group>;
    thumbnail: co.Map<...>;
}, unknown, Account | Group>ProductImage = import coco.map<{
    image: co.Map<{
        original: import("/vercel/path0/packages/jazz-tools/dist/tools/internal").FileStreamSchema;
        originalSize: ZodTuple<[ZodNumber, ZodNumber], null>;
        placeholderDataURL: ZodOptional<ZodString>;
        progressive: ZodBoolean;
    }, co.FileStream, Account | Group>;
    thumbnail: co.Map<...>;
}>(shape: {
    ...;
}): co.Map<...>
export mapmap({
  image: co.Map<{
    original: import("/vercel/path0/packages/jazz-tools/dist/tools/internal").FileStreamSchema;
    originalSize: ZodTuple<[ZodNumber, ZodNumber], null>;
    placeholderDataURL: ZodOptional<ZodString>;
    progressive: ZodBoolean;
}, co.FileStream, Account | Group>image: import coco.function image(): co.Image
export imageimage(),
  thumbnail: co.Map<{
    original: import("/vercel/path0/packages/jazz-tools/dist/tools/internal").FileStreamSchema;
    originalSize: ZodTuple<[ZodNumber, ZodNumber], null>;
    placeholderDataURL: ZodOptional<ZodString>;
    progressive: ZodBoolean;
}, co.FileStream, Account | Group>thumbnail: import coco.function image(): co.Image
export imageimage(),
});

const const mainImage: {
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & {
    [key: string]: FileStream | null;
} & CoMapmainImage = await function createImage(imageBlobOrFile: SourceType, options?: CreateImageOptions): Promise<ImageDefinition>Creates an ImageDefinition from an image file or blob with built-in UX features.

This function creates a specialized CoValue for managing images in Jazz applications.
It supports blurry placeholders, built-in resizing, and progressive loading patterns.
@returnsPromise that resolves to an ImageDefinition@example```ts
import { createImage } from "jazz-tools/media";

// Create an image from a file input
async function handleFileUpload(event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
  const file = event.target.files?.[0];
  if (file) {
    // Creates ImageDefinition with a blurry placeholder, limited to 1024px
    // on the longest side, and multiple resolutions automatically
    const image = await createImage(file, {
      owner: me._owner,
      maxSize: 1024,
      placeholder: "blur",
      progressive: true,
    });

    // Store the image in your application data
    me.profile.image = image;
  }
}
```@example```ts
// React Native example
import { createImage } from "jazz-tools/media";

async function uploadImageFromCamera(imagePath: string) {
  const image = await createImage(imagePath, {
    maxSize: 800,
    placeholder: "blur",
    progressive: false,
  });

  return image;
}
```createImage(const myBlob: BlobmyBlob);
const const thumbnail: {
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & {
    [key: string]: FileStream | null;
} & CoMapthumbnail = await function createImage(imageBlobOrFile: SourceType, options?: CreateImageOptions): Promise<ImageDefinition>Creates an ImageDefinition from an image file or blob with built-in UX features.

This function creates a specialized CoValue for managing images in Jazz applications.
It supports blurry placeholders, built-in resizing, and progressive loading patterns.
@returnsPromise that resolves to an ImageDefinition@example```ts
import { createImage } from "jazz-tools/media";

// Create an image from a file input
async function handleFileUpload(event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
  const file = event.target.files?.[0];
  if (file) {
    // Creates ImageDefinition with a blurry placeholder, limited to 1024px
    // on the longest side, and multiple resolutions automatically
    const image = await createImage(file, {
      owner: me._owner,
      maxSize: 1024,
      placeholder: "blur",
      progressive: true,
    });

    // Store the image in your application data
    me.profile.image = image;
  }
}
```@example```ts
// React Native example
import { createImage } from "jazz-tools/media";

async function uploadImageFromCamera(imagePath: string) {
  const image = await createImage(imagePath, {
    maxSize: 800,
    placeholder: "blur",
    progressive: false,
  });

  return image;
}
```createImage(const myBlob: BlobmyBlob, {
  maxSize?: number | undefinedMaximum size constraint for the image. The image will be resized to fit within this size while maintaining aspect ratio.
If the image is smaller than maxSize in both dimensions, no resizing occurs.
@example1024 // Resizes image to fit within 1024px in the largest dimensionmaxSize: 100,
});

// or, in case of migration, you can use the original stored image.
const const newThumb: {
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & {
    [key: string]: FileStream | null;
} & CoMapnewThumb = await function createImage(imageBlobOrFile: SourceType, options?: CreateImageOptions): Promise<ImageDefinition>Creates an ImageDefinition from an image file or blob with built-in UX features.

This function creates a specialized CoValue for managing images in Jazz applications.
It supports blurry placeholders, built-in resizing, and progressive loading patterns.
@returnsPromise that resolves to an ImageDefinition@example```ts
import { createImage } from "jazz-tools/media";

// Create an image from a file input
async function handleFileUpload(event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
  const file = event.target.files?.[0];
  if (file) {
    // Creates ImageDefinition with a blurry placeholder, limited to 1024px
    // on the longest side, and multiple resolutions automatically
    const image = await createImage(file, {
      owner: me._owner,
      maxSize: 1024,
      placeholder: "blur",
      progressive: true,
    });

    // Store the image in your application data
    me.profile.image = image;
  }
}
```@example```ts
// React Native example
import { createImage } from "jazz-tools/media";

async function uploadImageFromCamera(imagePath: string) {
  const image = await createImage(imagePath, {
    maxSize: 800,
    placeholder: "blur",
    progressive: false,
  });

  return image;
}
```createImage(const mainImage: {
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & {
    [key: string]: FileStream | null;
} & CoMapmainImage!.original: FileStream | nulloriginal!.FileStream.toBlob(options?: {
    allowUnfinished?: boolean;
}): Blob | undefinedtoBlob()!, {
  maxSize?: number | undefinedMaximum size constraint for the image. The image will be resized to fit within this size while maintaining aspect ratio.
If the image is smaller than maxSize in both dimensions, no resizing occurs.
@example1024 // Resizes image to fit within 1024px in the largest dimensionmaxSize: 100,
});

const const imageSet: {
    image: {
        original: FileStream;
        originalSize: [number, number];
        placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
        progressive: boolean;
    } & {
        [key: string]: FileStream;
    } & CoMap;
    thumbnail: {
        original: FileStream;
        originalSize: [number, number];
        placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
        progressive: boolean;
    } & ... 1 more ... & CoMap;
} & CoMapimageSet = const ProductImage: co.Map<{
    image: co.Map<{
        original: import("/vercel/path0/packages/jazz-tools/dist/tools/internal").FileStreamSchema;
        originalSize: ZodTuple<[ZodNumber, ZodNumber], null>;
        placeholderDataURL: ZodOptional<ZodString>;
        progressive: ZodBoolean;
    }, co.FileStream, Account | Group>;
    thumbnail: co.Map<...>;
}, unknown, Account | Group>ProductImage.CoMapSchema<{ image: CoMapSchema<{ original: import("/vercel/path0/packages/jazz-tools/dist/tools/internal").FileStreamSchema; originalSize: ZodTuple<[ZodNumber, ZodNumber], null>; placeholderDataURL: ZodOptional<ZodString>; progressive: ZodBoolean; }, FileStreamSchema, Account | Group>; thumbnail: CoMapSchema<...>; }, unknown, Account | Group>.create: (init: {
    image: ({
        original: FileStream | null;
        originalSize: [number, number];
        placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
        progressive: boolean;
    } & {
        [key: string]: FileStream | null;
    } & CoMap) | {
        ...;
    };
    thumbnail: ({
        original: FileStream | null;
        originalSize: [number, number];
        placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
        progressive: boolean;
    } & ... 1 more ... & CoMap) | {
        ...;
    };
}, options?: Account | ... 2 more ... | undefined) => {
    ...;
} & CoMapcreate({
  image: ({
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & {
    [key: string]: FileStream | null;
} & CoMap) | {
    ...;
}image: const mainImage: {
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & {
    [key: string]: FileStream | null;
} & CoMapmainImage,
  thumbnail: ({
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & {
    [key: string]: FileStream | null;
} & CoMap) | {
    ...;
}thumbnail,
});

Displaying Images

Like other CoValues, ImageDefinition can be used to load the object.

import { type ImageDefinition = {
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & {
    [key: string]: FileStream | null;
} & CoMap
const ImageDefinition: CoMapSchema<{
    original: import("/vercel/path0/packages/jazz-tools/dist/tools/internal").FileStreamSchema;
    originalSize: ZodTuple<[ZodNumber, ZodNumber], null>;
    placeholderDataURL: ZodOptional<ZodString>;
    progressive: ZodBoolean;
}, FileStreamSchema, Account | Group>@categoryMediaImageDefinition } from "jazz-tools";

const const image: CoMapLikeLoaded<{
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & CoMap, {
    original: true;
}, 10, []> | nullimage = await const ImageDefinition: CoMapSchema<{
    original: import("/vercel/path0/packages/jazz-tools/dist/tools/internal").FileStreamSchema;
    originalSize: ZodTuple<[ZodNumber, ZodNumber], null>;
    placeholderDataURL: ZodOptional<ZodString>;
    progressive: ZodBoolean;
}, FileStreamSchema, Account | Group>@categoryMediaImageDefinition.CoMapSchema<{ original: import("/vercel/path0/packages/jazz-tools/dist/tools/internal").FileStreamSchema; originalSize: ZodTuple<[ZodNumber, ZodNumber], null>; placeholderDataURL: ZodOptional<ZodString>; progressive: ZodBoolean; }, FileStreamSchema, Account | Group>.load<{
    original: true;
}>(id: string, options?: {
    resolve?: RefsToResolve<{
        original: FileStream | null;
        originalSize: [number, number];
        placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
        progressive: boolean;
    } & CoMap, 10, []> | undefined;
    loadAs?: Account | AnonymousJazzAgent;
    skipRetry?: boolean;
} | undefined): Promise<...>load("123", {
  resolve?: RefsToResolve<{
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & CoMap, 10, []> | undefinedresolve: {
    original?: RefsToResolve<FileStream, 10, [0]> | undefinedoriginal: true,
  },
});

if(const image: CoMapLikeLoaded<{
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & CoMap, {
    original: true;
}, 10, []> | nullimage) {
  var console: ConsoleThe `console` module provides a simple debugging console that is similar to the
JavaScript console mechanism provided by web browsers.

The module exports two specific components:

* A `Console` class with methods such as `console.log()`, `console.error()` and `console.warn()` that can be used to write to any Node.js stream.
* A global `console` instance configured to write to [`process.stdout`](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v20.x/api/process.html#processstdout) and
[`process.stderr`](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v20.x/api/process.html#processstderr). The global `console` can be used without importing the `node:console` module.

_**Warning**_: The global console object's methods are neither consistently
synchronous like the browser APIs they resemble, nor are they consistently
asynchronous like all other Node.js streams. See the [`note on process I/O`](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v20.x/api/process.html#a-note-on-process-io) for
more information.

Example using the global `console`:

```js
console.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints error message and stack trace to stderr:
//   Error: Whoops, something bad happened
//     at [eval]:5:15
//     at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18)
//     at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38)
//     at node:internal/process/execution:77:19
//     at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
//     at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60)
//     at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3

const name = 'Will Robinson';
console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
// Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to stderr
```

Example using the `Console` class:

```js
const out = getStreamSomehow();
const err = getStreamSomehow();
const myConsole = new console.Console(out, err);

myConsole.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to err

const name = 'Will Robinson';
myConsole.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
// Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to err
```
@see[source](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v20.11.1/lib/console.js)console.Console.log(message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]): void (+2 overloads)[MDN Reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/console/log_static)log({
    originalSize: [number, number]originalSize: const image: CoMapLikeLoaded<{
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & CoMap, {
    original: true;
}, 10, []>image.originalSize: [number, number]originalSize,
    placeholderDataUrl: string | undefinedplaceholderDataUrl: const image: CoMapLikeLoaded<{
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & CoMap, {
    original: true;
}, 10, []>image.placeholderDataURL: string | undefinedplaceholderDataURL,
    original: FileStreamoriginal: const image: CoMapLikeLoaded<{
    original: FileStream | null;
    originalSize: [number, number];
    placeholderDataURL: string | undefined;
    progressive: boolean;
} & CoMap, {
    original: true;
}, 10, []>image.original: FileStreamoriginal, // this FileStream may be not loaded yet
  });
}

image.original is a FileStream and its content can be read as described in the FileStream documentation.

Since FileStream objects are also CoValues, they must be loaded before use. To simplify loading, if you want to load the binary data saved as Original, you can use the loadImage function.

import { function loadImage(imageOrId: ImageDefinition | string): Promise<{
    width: number;
    height: number;
    image: FileStream;
} | null>loadImage } from "jazz-tools/media";

const const image: {
    width: number;
    height: number;
    image: FileStream;
} | nullimage = await function loadImage(imageOrId: ImageDefinition | string): Promise<{
    width: number;
    height: number;
    image: FileStream;
} | null>loadImage(const imageDefinitionOrId: stringimageDefinitionOrId);
if(const image: {
    width: number;
    height: number;
    image: FileStream;
} | nullimage === null) {
  throw new var Error: ErrorConstructor
new (message?: string, options?: ErrorOptions) => Error (+1 overload)Error("Image not found");
}

const const img: HTMLImageElementimg = var document: Document[MDN Reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Window/document)document.Document.createElement<"img">(tagName: "img", options?: ElementCreationOptions): HTMLImageElement (+2 overloads)Creates an instance of the element for the specified tag.
@paramtagName The name of an element.

[MDN Reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Document/createElement)createElement("img");
const img: HTMLImageElementimg.HTMLImageElement.width: numberSets or retrieves the width of the object.

[MDN Reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/HTMLImageElement/width)width = const image: {
    width: number;
    height: number;
    image: FileStream;
}image.width: numberwidth;
const img: HTMLImageElementimg.HTMLImageElement.height: numberSets or retrieves the height of the object.

[MDN Reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/HTMLImageElement/height)height = const image: {
    width: number;
    height: number;
    image: FileStream;
}image.height: numberheight;
const img: HTMLImageElementimg.HTMLImageElement.src: stringThe address or URL of the a media resource that is to be considered.

[MDN Reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/HTMLImageElement/src)src = var URL: {
    new (url: string | URL, base?: string | URL): URL;
    prototype: URL;
    canParse(url: string | URL, base?: string | URL): boolean;
    createObjectURL(obj: Blob | MediaSource): string;
    parse(url: string | URL, base?: string | URL): URL | null;
    revokeObjectURL(url: string): void;
}The URL interface represents an object providing static methods used for creating object URLs.

[MDN Reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/URL)


`URL` class is a global reference for `import { URL } from 'node:url'`
https://nodejs.org/api/url.html#the-whatwg-url-api
@sincev10.0.0URL.function createObjectURL(obj: Blob | MediaSource): string[MDN Reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/URL/createObjectURL_static)createObjectURL(const image: {
    width: number;
    height: number;
    image: FileStream;
}image.image: FileStreamimage.FileStream.toBlob(options?: {
    allowUnfinished?: boolean;
}): Blob | undefinedtoBlob()!);
const img: HTMLImageElementimg.GlobalEventHandlers.onload: ((this: GlobalEventHandlers, ev: Event) => any) | nullFires immediately after the browser loads the object.
@paramev The event.

[MDN Reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/SVGElement/load_event)onload = () => var URL: {
    new (url: string | URL, base?: string | URL): URL;
    prototype: URL;
    canParse(url: string | URL, base?: string | URL): boolean;
    createObjectURL(obj: Blob | MediaSource): string;
    parse(url: string | URL, base?: string | URL): URL | null;
    revokeObjectURL(url: string): void;
}The URL interface represents an object providing static methods used for creating object URLs.

[MDN Reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/URL)


`URL` class is a global reference for `import { URL } from 'node:url'`
https://nodejs.org/api/url.html#the-whatwg-url-api
@sincev10.0.0URL.function revokeObjectURL(url: string): void[MDN Reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/URL/revokeObjectURL_static)revokeObjectURL(const img: HTMLImageElementimg.HTMLImageElement.src: stringThe address or URL of the a media resource that is to be considered.

[MDN Reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/HTMLImageElement/src)src);

If the image was generated with progressive loading, and you want to access the best-fit resolution, use loadImageBySize. It will load the image of the best resolution that fits the wanted width and height.

import { function loadImageBySize(imageOrId: ImageDefinition | string, wantedWidth: number, wantedHeight: number): Promise<{
    width: number;
    height: number;
    image: FileStream;
} | null>loadImageBySize } from "jazz-tools/media";

const const image: {
    width: number;
    height: number;
    image: FileStream;
} | nullimage = await function loadImageBySize(imageOrId: ImageDefinition | string, wantedWidth: number, wantedHeight: number): Promise<{
    width: number;
    height: number;
    image: FileStream;
} | null>loadImageBySize(const imageDefinitionOrId: stringimageDefinitionOrId, 600, 600); // 600x600

if(const image: {
    width: number;
    height: number;
    image: FileStream;
} | nullimage) {
  var console: ConsoleThe `console` module provides a simple debugging console that is similar to the
JavaScript console mechanism provided by web browsers.

The module exports two specific components:

* A `Console` class with methods such as `console.log()`, `console.error()` and `console.warn()` that can be used to write to any Node.js stream.
* A global `console` instance configured to write to [`process.stdout`](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v20.x/api/process.html#processstdout) and
[`process.stderr`](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v20.x/api/process.html#processstderr). The global `console` can be used without importing the `node:console` module.

_**Warning**_: The global console object's methods are neither consistently
synchronous like the browser APIs they resemble, nor are they consistently
asynchronous like all other Node.js streams. See the [`note on process I/O`](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v20.x/api/process.html#a-note-on-process-io) for
more information.

Example using the global `console`:

```js
console.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to stdout
console.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints error message and stack trace to stderr:
//   Error: Whoops, something bad happened
//     at [eval]:5:15
//     at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18)
//     at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38)
//     at node:internal/process/execution:77:19
//     at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
//     at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60)
//     at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3

const name = 'Will Robinson';
console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
// Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to stderr
```

Example using the `Console` class:

```js
const out = getStreamSomehow();
const err = getStreamSomehow();
const myConsole = new console.Console(out, err);

myConsole.log('hello world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.log('hello %s', 'world');
// Prints: hello world, to out
myConsole.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
// Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to err

const name = 'Will Robinson';
myConsole.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
// Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to err
```
@see[source](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v20.11.1/lib/console.js)console.Console.log(message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]): void (+2 overloads)[MDN Reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/console/log_static)log({
    width: numberwidth: const image: {
    width: number;
    height: number;
    image: FileStream;
}image.width: numberwidth,
    height: numberheight: const image: {
    width: number;
    height: number;
    image: FileStream;
}image.height: numberheight,
    image: FileStreamimage: const image: {
    width: number;
    height: number;
    image: FileStream;
}image.image: FileStreamimage,
  });
}

If want to dynamically listen to the loaded resolution that best fits the wanted width and height, you can use the subscribe and the highestResAvailable function.

import { ImageDefinition } from "jazz-tools";
// function highestResAvailable(image: ImageDefinition, wantedWidth: number, wantedHeight: number): FileStream | null
import { highestResAvailable } from "jazz-tools/media";

const image = await ImageDefinition.load(imageId);

if(image === null) {
  throw new Error("Image not found");
}

const img = document.createElement("img");
img.width = 600;
img.height = 600;

// start with the placeholder
if(image.placeholderDataURL) {
  img.src = image.placeholderDataURL;
}

// then listen to the image changes
image.subscribe({}, (image) => {
  const bestImage = highestResAvailable(image, 600, 600);

  if(bestImage) {
    // bestImage is again a FileStream
    const blob = bestImage.image.toBlob();
    if(blob) {
      const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
      img.src = url;
      img.onload = () => URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
    }
  }
});

Best Practices

Set image sizes when possible to avoid layout shifts
Use placeholders (like LQIP - Low Quality Image Placeholders) for instant rendering
Prioritize loading the resolution appropriate for the current viewport
Consider device pixel ratio (window.devicePixelRatio) for high-DPI displays
Always call URL.revokeObjectURL after the image loads to prevent memory leaks

Image manipulation custom implementation

To manipulate the images (like placeholders, resizing, etc.), createImage() uses different implementations depending on the environment. Currently, the image manipulation is supported on browser and react-native environments.

On the browser, the image manipulation is done using the canvas API. If you want to use a custom implementation, you can use the createImageFactory function in order create your own createImage function and use your preferred image manipulation library.

import { createImageFactory } from "jazz-tools/media";

const createImage = createImageFactory({
    createFileStreamFromSource: async (source, owner) => {
        // ...
    },
    getImageSize: async (image) => {
        // ...
    },
    getPlaceholderBase64: async (image) => {
        // ...
    },
    resize: async (image, width, height) => {
        // ...
    },
});

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#Image manipulation custom implementation