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Native WebP for Go
This is a native WebP encoder written entirely in Go, with no dependencies on libwebp or other external libraries. Designed for performance and efficiency, this encoder generates smaller files than the standard Go PNG encoder and is approximately 50% faster in execution.
Currently, the encoder supports only WebP lossless images (VP8L).
Benchmark
We conducted a quick benchmark to showcase file size reduction and encoding performance. Using an image from Google’s WebP Lossless and Alpha Gallery, we compared the results of our nativewebp encoder with the standard PNG decoder.
| PNG encoder | nativeWebP encoder | reduction | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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file size | 121kb | 105kb | 13% smaller |
| encoding time | 14170403 ns/op | 5389776 ns/op | 62% faster | |
|
file size | 48kb | 38kb | 21% smaller |
| encoding time | 10662832 ns/op | 3760902 ns/op | 65% faster | |
|
file size | 238 | 215 | 10% smaller |
| encoding time | 30952147 ns/op | 16371708 ns/op | 47% faster | |
|
file size | 53kb | 43kb | 19% smaller |
| encoding time | 4511737 ns/op | 2181801 ns/op | 52% faster | |
|
file size | 140kb | 137kb | 2% smaller |
| encoding time | 11045284 ns/op | 4850678 ns/op | 56% faster |
image source: https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/gallery2
Installation
To install the nativewebp package, use the following command:
go get github.com/HugoSmits86/nativewebp
Usage
Here’s a simple example of how to encode an image:
file, err := os.Create(name)
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Error creating file %s: %v", name, err)
}
defer file.Close()
err = nativewebp.Encode(file, img, nil)
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Error encoding image to WebP: %v", err)
}
Documentation
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func Encode ¶
Encode writes the provided image.Image to the specified io.Writer in WebP VP8L format.
This function supports VP8L (lossless WebP) encoding and can handle color-indexed images when img is provided as image.Paletted.
Parameters:
w - The destination writer where the encoded WebP image will be written.
img - The input image to be encoded.
o - Pointer to Options containing encoding settings; currently unused but reserved
for future enhancements such as adjusting compression levels.
Returns:
An error if encoding fails or writing to the io.Writer encounters an issue.
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