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Laravel Image Cache is a package that provides an easy-to-use caching mechanism for image manipulation in Laravel. It serves as a replacement for the now-abandoned imagecache package by Intervention.

Features

• Cache manipulated images for improved performance.
• Support for multiple image drivers: GD, Imagick, and Libvips.
• Define custom image manipulation templates.
• Configurable cache lifetime and output formats.
• Dynamic routing for serving cached images.

Installation

1. Install the package via Composer:

   composer require flobbos/laravel-image-cache

2. Publish the configuration file:

   php artisan vendor:publish --tag=config --provider="Flobbos\LaravelImageCache\ImageCacheServiceProvider"

3. Configure the config/imagecache.php file as needed.

Usage

Basic Example

To use the package, you can define templates in the configuration file and use the ImageCache facade to generate cached images.

use Flobbos\LaravelImageCache\Facades\ImageCache;

// Example: Apply the "small" template to an image
$cachedImage = ImageCache::template('path/to/image.jpg', 'small');

Dynamic Image Routes

The package provides a dynamic route for serving cached images. For example:

/images/{template}/{path}

• template: The name of the template defined in the configuration file.
• path: The relative path to the image in the public/images directory.

Example URL:

http://your-app.test/images/small/example.jpg

Custom Templates

You can define custom templates by creating a class that implements a build method. For example:

namespace App\ImageTemplates;

use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ImageInterface;

class CustomTemplate
{
    public function build(ImageInterface $image)
    {
        $image->resize(800, 600);
    }
}

Then, register the template in the config/imagecache.php file:

'templates' => [
    'custom' => \App\ImageTemplates\CustomTemplate::class,
],

Configuration

The configuration file config/imagecache.php allows you to customize:

• Cache lifetime
• Image processing driver
• Cache store
• Default output format
• Return object behavior
• Image manipulation templates

Requirements

• PHP 8.1 or higher
• Laravel 10 or higher
• Intervention Image 3.0 or higher

License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

Credits

• Developed by Alexej Krzewitzki (alexej@helloo.it)
• Inspired by the original imagecache package by Intervention

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```markdown
# Laravel Image Cache

Laravel Image Cache is a package that provides an easy-to-use caching mechanism for image manipulation in Laravel. It serves as a replacement for the now-abandoned imagecache package by Intervention.

## Features

- Cache manipulated images for improved performance.
- Support for multiple image drivers: GD, Imagick, and Libvips.
- Define custom image manipulation templates.
- Configurable cache lifetime and output formats.
- Dynamic routing for serving cached images.

## Installation

1. Install the package via Composer:

   ```bash
   composer require flobbos/laravel-image-cache

1. Publish the configuration file:

   php artisan vendor:publish --tag=config --provider="Flobbos\LaravelImageCache\ImageCacheServiceProvider"

2. Configure the config/imagecache.php file as needed.

Usage

Basic Example

To use the package, you can define templates in the configuration file and use the ImageCache facade to generate cached images.

use Flobbos\LaravelImageCache\Facades\ImageCache;

// Example: Apply the "small" template to an image
$cachedImage = ImageCache::template('path/to/image.jpg', 'small');

Dynamic Image Routes

The package provides a dynamic route for serving cached images. For example:

/images/{template}/{path}

• template: The name of the template defined in the configuration file.
• path: The relative path to the image in the public/images directory.

Example URL:

http://your-app.test/images/small/example.jpg

Custom Templates

You can define custom templates by creating a class that implements a build method. For example:

namespace App\ImageTemplates;

use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ImageInterface;

class CustomTemplate
{
    public function build(ImageInterface $image)
    {
        $image->resize(800, 600);
    }
}

Then, register the template in the config/imagecache.php file:

'templates' => [
    'custom' => \App\ImageTemplates\CustomTemplate::class,
],

Configuration

The configuration file config/imagecache.php allows you to customize:

• Cache lifetime
• Image processing driver
• Cache store
• Default output format
• Return object behavior
• Image manipulation templates

Requirements

• PHP 8.1 or higher
• Laravel 10 or higher
• Intervention Image 3.0 or higher

License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

Credits

• Developed by Alexej Krzewitzki (alexej@helloo.it)
• Inspired by the original imagecache package by Intervention

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```markdown
# Laravel Image Cache

Laravel Image Cache is a package that provides an easy-to-use caching mechanism for image manipulation in Laravel. It serves as a replacement for the now-abandoned imagecache package by Intervention.

## Features

- Cache manipulated images for improved performance.
- Support for multiple image drivers: GD, Imagick, and Libvips.
- Define custom image manipulation templates.
- Configurable cache lifetime and output formats.
- Dynamic routing for serving cached images.

## Installation

1. Install the package via Composer:

   ```bash
   composer require flobbos/laravel-image-cache

1. Publish the configuration file:

   php artisan vendor:publish --tag=config --provider="Flobbos\LaravelImageCache\ImageCacheServiceProvider"

2. Configure the config/imagecache.php file as needed.

Usage

Basic Example

To use the package, you can define templates in the configuration file and use the ImageCache facade to generate cached images.

use Flobbos\LaravelImageCache\Facades\ImageCache;

// Example: Apply the "small" template to an image
$cachedImage = ImageCache::template('path/to/image.jpg', 'small');

Dynamic Image Routes

The package provides a dynamic route for serving cached images. For example:

/images/{template}/{path}

• template: The name of the template defined in the configuration file.
• path: The relative path to the image in the public/images directory.

Example URL:

http://your-app.test/images/small/example.jpg

Custom Templates

You can define custom templates by creating a class that implements a build method. For example:

namespace App\ImageTemplates;

use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ImageInterface;

class CustomTemplate
{
    public function build(ImageInterface $image)
    {
        $image->resize(800, 600);
    }
}

Then, register the template in the config/imagecache.php file:

'templates' => [
    'custom' => \App\ImageTemplates\CustomTemplate::class,
],

Configuration

The configuration file config/imagecache.php allows you to customize:

• Cache lifetime
• Image processing driver
• Cache store
• Default output format
• Return object behavior
• Image manipulation templates

Requirements

• PHP 8.1 or higher
• Laravel 10 or higher
• Intervention Image 3.0 or higher

License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

Credits

• Developed by Alexej Krzewitzki (alexej@helloo.it)
• Inspired by the original imagecache package by Oliver Vogel