lovell/sharp

Feature request: Resize to to Pixel Area Count Limit

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#208 opened on May 1, 2015

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Description

It would be great if sharp could scale images to an number of pixels like imagemagick does

Examples here; http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/resize/#pixel

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Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
backend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Node.jssharp basicsimage resizing conceptslibvips
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Research how ImageMagick implements the pixel area count limit. Look into sharp's current resize API and the underlying libvips library to see if there is an existing mechanism or if a new feature needs to be added. Consider contributing a pull request that adds a new option to the resize method.