Description

svgtracer is a package to trace SVG paths into a list of points. It is intended to be used with typescript and is compatible with node.js and the browser.

Installation

npm install svgtracer

or

yarn add svgtracer

Usage

import traceSVG from 'svgtracer';

const svg = traceSVG('<file content or data uri>');
svg.forEach((path) => {
	path.forEach((point) => {
		console.log(point.position.x, point.position.y);
	});
});

Functions and classes

traceSVG

traceSVG(svg: string, options?: TraceOptions): SVG;

Returns an SVG object containing the traced paths and groups in the original hierarchy.

Parameter	Description
svg	contents of the svg in text form or data uri form
options?	options for the svg tracer, see below

TraceOptions

class TraceOptions {
	resolution: number;
	colors: boolean;
	subpaths: boolean;
	transform: TransformMatrix;
}

Field	Default value	Description
resolution	1	resolution of curves, higher is more accurate.
colors	true	whether to include colors.
subpaths	true	whether to split paths into subpaths (a new subpath starts with a move command).
transform	identity	transformation matrix to apply to the svg.

SVG

class SVG {
	public children: (SVGPath | SVGGroup)[];
	public getAllPaths(): SVGPath[];
}

Field / Function	Description
children	Array containing all direct children of the root element.
getAllPaths()	Returns an array of all paths in the svg.

SVGGroup

class SVGGroup {
	public children: (SVGPath | SVGGroup)[];
}

Field	Description
children	Array containing all direct children of this element.

SVGPath

class SVGPath {
	public points: Point[];
	public boundingBox?: BoundingBox;
	public style: PathStyle;
	public subpaths: SVGSubpath[];
}

Field	Description
points	Array containing all points of the path. Empty, if subpaths are enabled.
boundingBox	Bounding box of the path. undefined if subpaths are enabled.
style	Style element of the path.
subpaths	Array containing all subpaths of the path. Empty, if subpaths are disabled.

SVGSubpath

class SVGSubpath {
	public points: Point[];
	public boundingBox: BoundingBox;
}

Field	Description
points	Array containing all points of the path
boundingBox	Bounding box of the path.

Point

class Point {
	public position: Vector2D;
	public normal: Vector2D;
}

Field	Description
position	Position of the point.
normal	Normal vector of the point.

PathStyle

class PathStyle {
	public fill?: Color;
	public stroke?: Color;
	public strokeWidth?: number;
}

Field	Description
fill?	Fill color of the path. White if the path is not filled.
stroke?	Stroke color of the path. White if the path is not filled.
strokeWidth?	Stroke width of the path. Defaults to 1 if not specified.

Color

class Color {
	public r: number;
	public g: number;
	public b: number;
	public a: number;
}

Field	Description
r	Red channel (0-255)
g	Green channel (0-255)
b	Blue channel (0-255)
a	Alpha channel (0-255)