Linux tool to generate picture out of a string

[wlanboy]

I am searching for a little linux tool that I am able to call via Ruby (shell) to generate pictures out of a string.

Hopefully I do not have to work with ImageMagick - it is using too much RAM.


Even if you limit it like:
-limit memory 64 -limit map 128

Any suggestions?

 

[Virtovo]

GD?

 

[Francisco]

GD would probably be best since you aren't dropping to shell.

Francisco

 

[Virtovo]

Just to add a bit of meat to my response.  GD typically comes out on top in performance comparisons.  It also has a Ruby wrapper.

 

[scv]

GD is your best bet in a low memory environment.

 

[nunim]

What kind of pictures are you trying to make?

 

[joepie91]

Just to add a bit of meat to my response.  GD typically comes out on top in performance comparisons.  It also has a Ruby wrapper.

Not exactly.

 

[Virtovo]

Not exactly.

I could throw three other tests that show performance to be different.  For simple images like the OP described I think GD will be faster.  Mileage may vary and the OP was looking for an alternative.

 

[wlanboy]

First of all: Thanks for the suggestions.

Not exactly.

I am not talking about performace but about RAM usage.

Just to add a bit of meat to my response.  GD typically comes out on top in performance comparisons.  It also has a Ruby wrapper.

I found the Ruby wrapper - makes my life easy. Thank you!

GD is your best bet in a low memory environment.

Thanks for the advise.

What kind of pictures are you trying to make?

Someone is currently scraping my Twitter archive.

I have identified the ips.

The RabbitMQ server is currently distributing the generation of the images.

Once finished my frontend will replace the content of the entry with pictures if the user does have one of the bad ips.

 

[Virtovo]

I found the Ruby wrapper - makes my life easy. Thank you!

Thanks for the advise.

Someone is currently scraping my Twitter archive.

I have identified the ips.

The RabbitMQ server is currently distributing the generation of the images.

Once finished my frontend will replace the content of the entry with pictures if the user does have one of the bad ips.

And this is exactly the kind of coding I like