getemoji

getemoji 🎨😀

getemoji is a command-line interface (CLI) tool that allows you to generate emoji images in SVG or PNG format. It downloads the emoji from twemoji and can optionally resize it to a specified size.

✨ Features

• Generate emoji images in SVG or PNG format
• Resize emojis to a specific size (for PNG output)
• Support for emoji shortcodes and Unicode characters
• Configurable via command-line flags, environment variables, or a YAML config file

🚀 Installation

There are two ways to install getemoji:

1. Using Go: To install getemoji, you need to have Go installed on your system. Then, you can use the following command:

   go install github.com/igolaizola/getemoji@latest
   

2. Downloading pre-built binaries: You can download pre-built binaries for your operating system from the Releases page of the GitHub repository.

🛠 Usage

The basic syntax for using getemoji is:

getemoji --emoji <emoji> --size <size> --output <output>

🚩 Flags

• -emoji: The emoji to generate (required)
• -size: The size of the output image in pixels (required for PNG output)
• -output: The output file name (optional, defaults to icon.svg or icon<size>.png)
• -config: Path to a YAML configuration file (optional)

🌿 Environment Variables

You can also use environment variables to set the flags. Prefix the flag name with GETEMOJI_. For example:

GETEMOJI_EMOJI="smile" GETEMOJI_SIZE=64 GETEMOJI_OUTPUT="smile.png" getemoji

📚 Examples

1. Generate an SVG of a smiley face emoji:

   getemoji -emoji "smile" -output smile.svg
   

2. Generate a 64x64 PNG of a heart emoji:

   getemoji -emoji "❤️" -size 64 -output heart.png
   

3. Use a configuration file:

   getemoji -config config.yaml
   

   Example config.yaml:

   emoji: "rocket"
   size: 128
   output: rocket.png
   

🔢 Version Information

You can check the version of getemoji by running:

getemoji version

This will display the version number, commit hash, and build date (if available).

🔗 Dependencies

getemoji uses the following open-source libraries:

• github.com/kyokomi/emoji/v2
• github.com/srwiley/oksvg
• github.com/srwiley/rasterx
• github.com/peterbourgon/ff/v3

📜 License

getemoji is licensed under the MIT License.

The emoji graphics are from twemoji and are downloaded using https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/jdecked/twemoji. These graphics are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY-4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions to getemoji are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

💬 Support

If you encounter any problems or have any questions about getemoji, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.