update jimp dependency version

[yuanchieh-cheng]

I notice the jimp version depended by merge-img is quite old (0.2.27). Could you please update to the latest version because it would helpful if I can use img.getBufferAsync("image/jpeg") . Thanks a lot.

[curbol]

I also need the same functionality.

[174n]

is there any other way to use getBufferAsync without waiting until it gets an update?

[preco21]

Hi guys, I am afraid it's going to be non-trivial to fix since I haven't worked on this module almost a decade. A lot of things have been changed like Jimp which is upstream of this module.

It's unfortunate there's no way around to use new Jimp without an update on this module.

I am also looking for a new way to adopt various upstream modules by plugin system. It may take some time to introduce, I will be on it.

[joglr]

@Rundik I did this as a work around:

const buffer = await new Promise((resolve, reject) =>
  image.getBuffer(jimp.MIME_PNG, (error, buffer) => {
    if (error) reject(error)
    else resolve(buffer)
  })
)

It would probably be cleaner to just use util.promisify or something similar.

@preco21 That's awesome to hear! This was the perfect library for my usecase, exactly what I needed. This project deserves to get updated!

If you want, I would happily contribute on migrating the package to the newest Jimp version.

[preco21]

@joglr Hey, that sounds awesome. Although it’s being revamped, it would be very appreciated since I can reuse your contribution!

[alias-rahil]

@preco21 any update on this? This library is awesome btw!!!