Avatarize

Gem to create letter avatars from users name (or any string). It uses HTML canvas to generate the image (base64).

Based on Lee Crossley's gist

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'avatarize'

Add the following to application.js:

  //= require avatarize

  window.addEventListener("turbolinks:load", Avatarizer.processAll);
  // Or this if not uing turbolinks
  window.addEventListener("load", Avatarizer.processAll);

Usage

To create an avatar:

  <%= avatar_tag 'Avatarize' %>

  # Custom size
  <%= avatar_tag 'Avatarize', 200 %>

  # Other html attributes
  <%= avatar_tag 'Avatarize', nil, class: 'rounded-circle', title: 'Avatar' %>

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome.

1. Fork the project https://github.com/rbague/avatarize/fork
2. Run bundle and bundle exec rake
3. Make your feature or bug fix
4. Add tests for it. This is important so that it does not break in a future version.
5. Submit a new Pull Request

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.