NAME

Catalyst::View::GD::Thumbnail - Catalyst view to resize images for thumbnails

SYNOPSIS

Create a thumbnail view:

script/myapp_create view Thumbnail Thumbnail

Then in your controller:

sub thumbnail :Local :Args(1) {
    my ($self, $c, $image_file_path) = @_;

    $c->stash->{thumbnail}{x}     = 100;
    # Create a 100px wide thumbnail

    #or

    $c->stash->{thumbnail}{y}     = 100;
    # Create a 100px tall thumbnail

    $c->stash->{thumbnail}{image} = $image_file_path;
    $c->forward('View::Thumbnail');
}

DESCRIPTION

Catalyst::View::GD::Thumbnail resizes images to produce thumbnails, with options to set the desired x or y dimensions. Uses the GD image library for those who are already using something more advanced than Imager.

Options

The view is controlled by setting the following values in the stash:

image

Contains the file path for the full-size source image.

This is a mandatory option.

x

The width (in pixels) of the thumbnail.

This is optional, but at least one of the x or y parameters must be set.

y

The height (in pixels) of the thumbnail.

This is optional, but at least one of the x or y parameters must be set.

Image formats

The generated thumbnails will always be produced in the same format (PNG, JPG, etc) as the source image.

Catalyst::View::GD::Thumbnail uses the Image::Resize module to crop and resize images, so it accept any image format supported by Image::Resize: bmp, gif, jpeg, png, xbm, xpm.

Please see the Image::Resize documentation for more details and installation notes.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-catalyst-view-thumbnail at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Catalyst-View-GD-Thumbnail. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

AUTHOR

Nick Logan (ugexe) <nlogan@gmail.com>

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.