badge-maker

Installation

npm install badge-maker

Usage

On the console

npm install -g badge-maker
badge build passed :brightgreen > mybadge.svg

As a library

import { makeBadge, ValidationError } from 'badge-maker'

const format = {
  label: 'build',
  message: 'passed',
  color: 'brightgreen',
}

const svg = makeBadge(format)
console.log(svg) // <svg...

try {
  makeBadge({})
} catch (e) {
  console.log(e) // ValidationError: Field `message` is required
}

Node version support

The latest version of badge-maker supports all currently maintained Node versions. See the Node Release Schedule.

Format

The format is the following:

{
  label: 'build',  // (Optional) Badge label
  message: 'passed',  // (Required) Badge message
  labelColor: '#555',  // (Optional) Label color
  color: '#4c1',  // (Optional) Message color
  logoBase64: 'data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI2NCIgaGVpZ2h0PSI2NCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjY0IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjY0IiByeD0iOCIgZmlsbD0iI2IxY2U1NiIvPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik04IDBoMjR2NjRIOGMtNC40MzIgMC04LTMuNTY4LTgtOFY4YzAtNC40MzIgMy41NjgtOCA4LTh6IiBmaWxsPSIjNWQ1ZDVkIi8+PC9zdmc+', // (Optional) Any custom logo can be passed in a URL parameter by base64 encoding
  links: ['https://example.com', 'https://example.com'], // (Optional) Links array of maximum two links

  // (Optional) One of: 'plastic', 'flat', 'flat-square', 'for-the-badge' or 'social'
  // Each offers a different visual design.
  style: 'flat',

  // (Optional) A string with only letters, numbers, -, and _. This can be used
  // to ensure every element id within the SVG is unique and prevent CSS
  // cross-contamination when the SVG badge is rendered inline in HTML pages.
  idSuffix: 'dd'
}

Colors

There are three ways to specify color and labelColor:

1. One of the Shields named colors:

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• – the default labelColor

• – the default color

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2. A three- or six-character hex color, optionally prefixed with #:

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3. Any valid CSS color, e.g.

• rgb(...), rgba(...)
• hsl(...), hsla(...)
• etc.

Raster Formats

Conversion to raster formats is no longer directly supported. In javascript code, SVG badges can be converted to raster formats using a library like gm. On the console, the output of badge can be piped to a utility like imagemagick e.g: badge build passed :green | magick svg:- gif:-.