ZarcoGreeter

ZarcoGreeter makes creating greeting card images in Node.js effortless and fully customizable.

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🌟 Features

• Multiple Styles: Choose from several pre-designed card styles.
• Customizable: Easily change colors, text, and background images.
• High Performance: Built with @napi-rs/canvas for optimal speed.
• Easy to Use: Simple, intuitive API for generating cards programmatically.
• ESM & CJS Support: Use with both import and require.

🎨 Style Showcase

🟢 Background, colors, and text are customizable.

Style 1	Style 2
Style 3	Style 4

Fully Customized

📦 Installation

npm install zarcogreeter

🚀 Usage & Examples

Below are some examples of how to use ZarcoGreeter. You can use either ES Modules (ESM) or CommonJS (CJS).

Basic Usage (Style 1)

ESM

import { style1 } from 'zarcogreeter';
import fs from 'fs';

async function generateCard() {
    const user = {
        username: 'ZarCodeX',
        avatarURL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter/refs/heads/main/assets/images/ZarCodeX%20(original).png',
    };
    const guild = 'My Awesome Server';

    const buffer = await style1(user, guild);
    fs.writeFileSync('welcome-style1-basic.png', buffer);
}

generateCard();

CJS

const { style1 } = require('zarcogreeter');
const fs = require('fs');

async function generateCard() {
    const user = {
        username: 'ZarCodeX',
        avatarURL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarCodeX/refs/heads/main/assets/images/ZarCodeX%20(original).png',
    };
    const guild = 'My Awesome Server';

    const buffer = await style1(user, guild);
    fs.writeFileSync('welcome-style1-basic.png', buffer);
}

generateCard();

Result:

Custom Background (Style 1)

ESM

import { style1 } from 'zarcogreeter';
import fs from 'fs';

async function generateCard() {
    const user = {
        username: 'ZarCodeX',
        avatarURL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter/refs/heads/main/assets/images/ZarCodeX%20(original).png',
    };
    const guild = 'My Awesome Server';

    const buffer = await style1(user, guild, {
        backgroundImage: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter/refs/heads/main/assets/images/bg.png',
    });
    fs.writeFileSync('welcome-style1-custom-bg.png', buffer);
}

generateCard();

CJS

const { style1 } = require('zarcogreeter');
const fs = require('fs');

async function generateCard() {
    const user = {
        username: 'ZarCodeX',
        avatarURL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarCodeX/refs/heads/main/assets/images/ZarCodeX%20(original).png',
    };
    const guild = 'My Awesome Server';

    const buffer = await style1(user, guild, {
        backgroundImage: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter/refs/heads/main/assets/images/bg.png',
    });
    fs.writeFileSync('welcome-style1-custom-bg.png', buffer);
}

generateCard();

Result:

Custom Background (Style 2)

ESM

import { style2 } from 'zarcogreeter';
import fs from 'fs';

async function generateCard() {
    const user = {
        username: 'ZarCodeX',
        avatarURL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter/refs/heads/main/images/ZarCodeX%20(original).png',
    };
    const guild = 'My Awesome Server';

    const buffer = await style2(user, guild, {
        backgroundImage: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter/refs/heads/main/assets/images/bg.png',
    });
    fs.writeFileSync('welcome-style2-custom-bg.png', buffer);
}

generateCard();

CJS

const { style2 } = require('zarcogreeter');
const fs = require('fs');

async function generateCard() {
    const user = {
        username: 'ZarCodeX',
        avatarURL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarCodeX/refs/heads/main/images/ZarCodeX%20(original).png',
    };
    const guild = 'My Awesome Server';

    const buffer = await style2(user, guild, {
        backgroundImage: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter/refs/heads/main/assets/images/bg.png',
    });
    fs.writeFileSync('welcome-style2-custom-bg.png', buffer);
}

generateCard();

Result:

Custom Background (Style 3)

ESM

import { style3 } from 'zarcogreeter';
import fs from 'fs';

async function generateCard() {
    const user = {
        username: 'ZarCodeX',
        avatarURL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter/refs/heads/main/images/ZarCodeX%20(original).png',
    };
    const guild = 'My Awesome Server';

    const buffer = await style3(user, guild, {
        backgroundImage: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter/refs/heads/main/assets/images/bg.png',
    });
    fs.writeFileSync('welcome-style3-custom-bg.png', buffer);
}

generateCard();

CJS

const { style3 } = require('zarcogreeter');
const fs = require('fs');

async function generateCard() {
    const user = {
        username: 'ZarCodeX',
        avatarURL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter/refs/heads/main/images/ZarCodeX%20(original).png',
    };
    const guild = 'My Awesome Server';

    const buffer = await style3(user, guild, {
        backgroundImage: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter/refs/heads/main/assets/images/bg.png',
    });
    fs.writeFileSync('welcome-style3-custom-bg.png', buffer);
}

generateCard();

Result:

Custom Background (Style 4)

ESM

import { style4 } from 'zarcogreeter';
import fs from 'fs';

async function generateCard() {
    const user = {
        username: 'ZarCodeX',
        avatarURL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarCodeX/refs/heads/main/images/ZarCodeX%20(original).png',
    };
    const guild = 'My Awesome Server';

    const buffer = await style4(user, guild, {
        backgroundImage: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter/refs/heads/main/assets/images/bg.png',
    });
    fs.writeFileSync('welcome-style4-custom-bg.png', buffer);
}

generateCard();

CJS

const { style4 } = require('zarcogreeter');
const fs = require('fs');

async function generateCard() {
    const user = {
        username: 'ZarCodeX',
        avatarURL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarCodeX/refs/heads/main/images/ZarCodeX%20(original).png',
    };
    const guild = 'My Awesome Server';

    const buffer = await style4(user, guild, {
        backgroundImage: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter/refs/heads/main/assets/images/bg.png',
    });
    fs.writeFileSync('welcome-style4-custom-bg.png', buffer);
}

generateCard();

Result:

Custom Welcome Text (Style 2)

ESM

import { style2 } from 'zarcogreeter';
import fs from 'fs';

async function generateCard() {
    const user = {
        username: 'ZarCodeX',
        avatarURL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter/refs/heads/main/images/ZarCodeX%20(original).png',
    };
    const guild = 'My Awesome Server';

    const buffer = await style2(user, guild, {
        text: 'Greetings',
    });
    fs.writeFileSync('welcome-style2-custom-text.png', buffer);
}

generateCard();

CJS

const { style2 } = require('zarcogreeter');
const fs = require('fs');

async function generateCard() {
    const user = {
        username: 'ZarCodeX',
        avatarURL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarCodeX/refs/heads/main/images/ZarCodeX%20(original).png',
    };
    const guild = 'My Awesome Server';

    const buffer = await style2(user, guild, {
        text: 'Greetings',
    });
    fs.writeFileSync('welcome-style2-custom-text.png', buffer);
}

generateCard();

Result:

Fully Customized (Style 3)

ESM

import { style3 } from 'zarcogreeter';
import fs from 'fs';

async function generateCard() {
    const user = {
        username: 'ZarCodeX',
        avatarURL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarCodeX/refs/heads/main/images/ZarCodeX%20(original).png',
    };
    const guild = 'My Awesome Server';

    const buffer = await style3(user, guild, {
        backgroundImage: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter/refs/heads/main/assets/images/bg.png',
        welcomeColor: '#69ffffff',
        usernameColor: '#FFFFFF',
        guildColor: '#ade4e6ff',
    });
    fs.writeFileSync('welcome-style3-fully-custom.png', buffer);
}

generateCard();

CJS

const { style3 } = require('zarcogreeter');
const fs = require('fs');

async function generateCard() {
    const user = {
        username: 'ZarCodeX',
        avatarURL: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarCodeX/refs/heads/main/images/ZarCodeX%20(original).png',
    };
    const guild = 'My Awesome Server';

    const buffer = await style3(user, guild, {
        backgroundImage: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter/refs/heads/main/assets/images/bg.png',
        welcomeColor: '#69ffffff',
        usernameColor: '#FFFFFF',
        guildColor: '#ade4e6ff',
    });
    fs.writeFileSync('welcome-style3-fully-custom.png', buffer);
}

generateCard();

Result:

📚 API

The following style functions are available:

• style1(user, guild, options)
• style2(user, guild, options)
• style3(user, guild, options)
• style4(user, guild, options)

All functions return a Promise that resolves to a Buffer containing the PNG image data.

user object

The user object must contain the following properties:

• username (string): The user's username.
• avatarURL (string): A URL to the user's avatar image.

guild string

The guild string is the name of the server or community.

options object

The options object is optional and can contain the following properties:

Option	Type	Description	Default
backgroundImage	string	Path or URL to a custom background image.	Varies by style
welcomeColor	string	Hex color code for the welcome text.	#FFFFFF
usernameColor	string	Hex color code for the username text.	#FFFFFF
guildColor	string	Hex color code for the guild text.	Varies by style
avatarBorderColor	string	Hex color code for the avatar border.	#00A8FF (style1 only)
text	string	Custom welcome text.	"WELCOME" or "Welcome"

Each style has a different character limit for the custom text:

• style1: 15 characters
• style2: 15 characters
• style3: 20 characters

🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check the issues page.

📝 License

This project is MIT licensed.

👤 About the Author

• Author: ZarCodeX
• Website: https://zarcodex.github.io
• Discord: https://discord.gg/6YVmxA4Qsf
• X (Twitter): https://x.com/ZarCodeX
• GitHub Repo: https://github.com/ZarCodeX/ZarcoGreeter