# aarty: A simple CLI tool to convert images to ASCII art with Rust 🦀

![srceenshots/anime_2_colored_scale_4.gif](./srceenshots/anime_2_colored_scale_4.gif)
![money mouth face colored scale 2](./srceenshots/money_mouth_face_colored_scale_2.png)
![money mouth face normal scale 2](./srceenshots/money_mouth_face_normal_scale_2.png)

<details>
<summary>More screenshots</summary>

![crab colored scale 1](./srceenshots/crap_colored_scale_1.png)
[Original image](./images/crab.png)
![crap colored scale](./srceenshots/crap_colored_scale_2.png)
[Original image](./images/crab.png)
![nerd face colored scale](./srceenshots/nerd_face_colored_scale_2.png)
[Original image](./images/nerd_face.png)
![nerd face normal scale](./srceenshots/nerd_face_normal_scale_2.png)
[Original image](./images/nerd_face.png)
![srceenshots/anime_2_colored_scale_4.gif](./srceenshots/anime_2_colored_scale_4.gif)
[Original image](./images/anime_2.jpg)
![anime colored scale 3](./srceenshots/anime_colored_scale_3.gif)
[Original image](./images/anime.jpg)

</details>

```
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```

## Install

- from crates.io
    ```bash
    cargo install aarty
    ```
- From aur: 
  ```shell 
  yay -S aarty
  ```

## Options and arguments


```bash
aarty --help
```
```
A simple CLI tool to convert the images to ASCII art

Usage: aarty [OPTIONS] <IMAGE>

Arguments:
  <IMAGE>
          The image to convert to ASCII art

Options:
  -m, --mode <MODE>
          The art mode to use
          
          [default: normal-ascii]

          Possible values:
          - normal-ascii: Normal ASCII art
          - colored:      Colored ASCII art, the colors are based on the terminal colors

      --output-method <OUTPUT_METHOD>
          [default: stdout]

          Possible values:
          - file:   Save the ascii art to a file
          - stdout: Print the ascii art to the terminal

  -c, --characters <CHARACTERS>
          The character to use for drawing the image (lighter to darker) You can user one character if you uses the color mode
          
          [default: " .,-~!;:=*&%$@#"]

  -s, --scale <SCALE>
          The output scale (1 is the original size)
          
          [default: 4]

  -w, --width <WIDTH>
          Width expressed as text-columns, this parameter will calculate the scale factor for you.
          Overrides `scale` parameter even when specified.

          [default: disabled]

  -b, --background <BACKGROUND>
          The background color to use

  -o, --output <OUTPUT>
          The output file to write to (if output_method is file)
          
          [default: ascii_image.txt]

  -h, --help
          Print help information (use `-h` for a summary)

  -V, --version
          Print version information
```

## Examples

```shell
aarty -m images/airplane.png
```
```
                         :=:**    
                        =***:*    
   ~~!!!~~~~~~~ ~~~   =*****=     
         ~~~!!!!!!!!=*****=       
                 ~:*****=         
                :===**:!~         
              ;======~!!~~        
            ;:===::   ~!~         
          ;:;~:::     ~!!~~       
     ~~!!;~~:;         !!~        
        ~~!!~          ~!~        
          ~!~           !~        
           ~~           ~~        
```

```shell
aarty -m colored images/airplane.png
```
![airplane colored scale 4](./srceenshots/airplane_colored_scale_4.png)

```shell
aarty -m colored images/airplane.png -s 2
```
![airplane colored scale 2](./srceenshots/airplane_colored_scale_2.png)

```shell
aarty -c " ~okOK#\$%" images/ok_hand.png
```
```
                                        
                     $$$#               
                     #$$$$#             
                  K#KO#$$$$#            
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                    kK#OK$$$$#K         
                      OKKO#$$$#         
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         K$$$$$$$$$$$$$#OOk#$$$#K       
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          K##$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$##O       
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             OK######$$######KO         
                OOKKKKKKKKOO            
```

```shell
aarty -c " ~okOK#\$%" images/ok_hand.png -m colored
```
![ok hand colored scale 4 custome chars](./srceenshots/ok_hand_colored_scale_4_custome_chars.png)

```shell
aarty -c " ~okOK#\$%" images/ok_hand.png -m colored --output-method file -o ok_ascii.txt
```
![ok hand colored scale 4 custome chars in file](./srceenshots/ok_hand_colored_scale_4_custome_chars_in_file.png)

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