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swill
swill is a work-in-progress sixel library. I was dissatisfied with the
existing libsixel, which seems primarily
designed not as a general-purpose library, but rather to implement its demo
applications. For example, the sixel_encoder object provided in the public API
actually handles img2sixel's option processing, and is only capable of
outputting to a file or stdout. The lower-level sixel_encode provided in the
public API is also heavily focused on outputting to files. There wasn't any way
provided to get the sixel as a buffer -- or at least not any documented means.
swill therefore has the following priorities:
- Provide essential sixel conversion capabilities, and leave handling the data to the developer.
- Publically provide general-purpose methods, rather than providing "batteries-included" interfaces that might be unsuitable for some uses.
- Be thoroughly and clearly documented.