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Initial Avatar

Create Gmail like text avatars.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'initial_avatar'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install initial_avatar

Usage

CarrierWave example:

class ProfileImageUploader < CarrierWave::Uploader::Base
  include CarrierWave::MiniMagick

  def store_dir
    "uploads/#{model.class.to_s.underscore}/#{mounted_as}/#{model.id}"
  end

  def default_url
    InitialAvatar.avatar_data_uri(model.name[0], size: 100, font_size: 70)
  end

  version :thumb do
    process resize_to_fill: [100, 100]
  end
end

Configuration

In config/initializers/initial_avatar.rb, you can configure the following values.

InitialAvatar.configure do |config|
#   config.colors = %w[
#     #1abc9c #16a085 #f1c40f #f39c12 #2ecc71 #27ae60 #e67e22 #d35400 #3498db
#     #2980b9 #e74c3c #c0392b #9b59b6 #8e44ad #bdc3c7 #34495e #2c3e50 #95a5a6
#     #7f8c8d #ec87bf #d870ad #f69785 #9ba37e #b49255 #b49255 #a94136
#   ]
#   config.text_color = '#ffffff'
#   config.size = 100
#   config.font_weight = 400
#   config.font_family = 'HelveticaNeue-Light,Helvetica Neue Light,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica, Arial,Lucida Grande, sans-serif'
#   config.seed = 0
end

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/aki77/initial_avatar. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

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