llbrowse/scripts/png2c

#!/usr/bin/python
import sys
import os
import os.path
import re
import array
 
USAGE = """png2c - Embed a PNG in a C header file (like XPM)
Usage: png2c [file ..] Convert all the file <file.png> to <file.png.h>"""

if len(sys.argv) < 2:
  print USAGE
  sys.exit(1)

r = re.compile("^([a-zA-Z._][a-zA-Z._0-9]*)[.][pP][nN][gG]$")

for path in sys.argv[1:]:
  filename = os.path.basename(path)
  m = r.match(filename)
  # Allow only filenames that make sense
  # as C variable names
  if not(m):
    print "Skipped file (unsuitable filename): " + filename
    continue

  # Read PNG file as character array
  bytes = array.array('B', open(path, "rb").read())
  count = len(bytes)

  # Create the C header
  text = "/* %s - %d bytes */\n" \
      "static const unsigned char %s_png[] = {\n" % (filename, count, m.group(1))

  # Iterate the characters, we want
  # lines like:
  #   0x01, 0x02, .... (8 values per line maximum)
  i = 0
  count = len(bytes)
  for byte in bytes:
    # Every new line starts with two whitespaces
    if (i % 8) == 0:
      text += "  "
    # Then the hex data (up to 8 values per line)
    text += "0x%02x" % (byte)
    # Separate all but the last values 
    if (i + 1) < count:
      text += ", "
    if (i % 8) == 7:
      text += '\n'
    i += 1

  # Now conclude the C source
  text += "};\n/* End Of File */\n"

  open(filename + ".h", 'w').write(text)