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# Avatar Generator

A simple and customizable avatar generator for PHP that creates PNG images based on user initials. This package uses the Intervention Image library for image manipulation.

## Features

- Generates avatar images with user initials.
- Customizable image size, background color, and text color.
- Uses random dark shades for backgrounds.
- Supports single and double initials.

## Installation

To install the Avatar Generator package, you can include it in your `composer.json` or run the following command:

```bash
composer require mmnijas/avatar
```

Requirements

• PHP 7.2 or higher
• Intervention Image library

You can install the Intervention Image library via Composer:

composer require intervention/image

Usage

Route Definition

First, you need to define a route for generating avatars in your web.php file:

Route::get('/avatar', [AvatarController::class, 'generateAvatar'])->name('avatar');

Controller Function

In your controller (e.g., AvatarController), add the following function:

use Mmnijas\Avatar\Generate;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

public function generateAvatar(Request $request)
{
    return Generate::avatar($request->all());
}

Displaying the Avatar

You can generate and display an avatar image in your Blade view using the following code:

<img
  src="{{ route('avatar', ['name' => 'Nijas M M', 'size' => 200]) }}"
  alt="Avatar"
/>

Customization Options

You can customize the avatar by passing additional parameters:

• name: The full name from which initials will be extracted (default is "John Doe").
• size: The size of the avatar image in pixels (default is 200).
• bg: Background color in hexadecimal format (optional).
• color: Text color in hexadecimal format (optional).

Example with Customization

<img
  src="{{ route('avatar', ['name' => 'Nijas M M', 'size' => 200, 'bg' => '#3498db', 'color' => '#ffffff']) }}"
  alt="Avatar"
/>

Example Code

Here’s a complete example of how to set everything up:

1. Define Route in web.php:

   Route::get('/avatar', [AvatarController::class, 'generateAvatar'])->name('avatar');

2. Controller Function in AvatarController:

   use Mmnijas\Avatar\Generate;
   use Illuminate\Http\Request;
   
   public function generateAvatar(Request $request)
   {
       return Generate::avatar($request->all());
   }

3. Display Avatar in your Blade view:

   <img
     src="{{ route('avatar', ['name' => 'John Doe', 'size' => 150]) }}"
     alt="Avatar"
   />

   <img
     src="{{ route('avatar', [
           'name' => 'Nijas M M',
           'size' => 200,
           'bg' => '#3498db',
           'color' => '#ffffff'
           ]) }}"
     alt="Avatar"
   />

License

This package is open-source software licensed under the MIT License.

Contributing

If you would like to contribute to this package, feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to the Intervention Image library for providing the tools to manipulate images easily.

composer require mmnijas/avatar

use App\Http\Controllers\TestController;

Route::get('/avatar', [TestController::class, 'generateAvatar'])->name('avatar');