@neutrinojs/image-loader/README.md

# Neutrino Image Loader Middleware

`@neutrinojs/image-loader` is Neutrino middleware for loading and importing image files from modules.

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## Requirements

- Node.js v6 LTS, v8, v9
- Yarn v1.2.1+, or npm v5.4+
- Neutrino v8

## Installation

`@neutrinojs/image-loader` can be installed via the Yarn or npm clients.

#### Yarn

```bash
❯ yarn add @neutrinojs/image-loader
```

#### npm

```bash
❯ npm install --save @neutrinojs/image-loader
```

## Usage

`@neutrinojs/image-loader` can be consumed from the Neutrino API, middleware, or presets. Require this package
and plug it into Neutrino:

```js
// Using function middleware format
const images = require('@neutrinojs/image-loader');

// Use with default options
neutrino.use(images);

// Usage showing default options
neutrino.use(images, {
  limit: 8192,
  svg: {},
  img: {},
  ico: {}
});
```

```js
// Using object or array middleware format

// Use with default options
module.exports = {
  use: ['@neutrinojs/image-loader']
};

// Usage showing default options
module.exports = {
  use: [
    ['@neutrinojs/image-loader', {
      limit: 8192,
      svg: {},
      img: {},
      ico: {}
    }]
  ]
};
```

- `limit`: Return a Data URL if the file is smaller than a byte limit.
- `svg`: Set options for the url-loader used when loading svg files.
- `img`: Set options for the url-loader used when loading png, jpeg, gif, and webp files.
- `ico`: Set options for the url-loader used when loading ico files.

## Customization

`@neutrinojs/image-loader` creates some conventions to make overriding the configuration easier once you are
ready to make changes.

### Rules

The following is a list of rules and their identifiers which can be overridden:

| Name | Description | Environments and Commands |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `img` | Allows importing JPEG, PNG, GIF, and WEBP files from modules. Contains a single loader named `url`. | all |
| `svg` | Allows importing SVG files from modules. Contains a single loader named `url`. | all |
| `ico` | Allows importing ICO files from modules. Contains a single loader named `url`. | all |

## Contributing

This middleware is part of the [neutrino-dev](https://github.com/mozilla-neutrino/neutrino-dev) repository, a monorepo
containing all resources for developing Neutrino and its core presets and middleware. Follow the
[contributing guide](https://neutrino.js.org/contributing) for details.

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