ascii-art-stylize

Ascii-art-stylize is an extension of the previous ascii-art-web project. It enhances the ASCII Art Generator web application by making the site more appealing, interactive, and user-friendly. This project focuses on improving the user experience through better design and feedback mechanisms.

Authors

• Hasan Ali
• Ahmed Alhamed

Description

Ascii-art-stylize aims to create a more engaging and intuitive web application for generating ASCII art. This project incorporates CSS to enhance the visual appeal, interactivity, and usability of the site. Users can input text, select banners, and generate ASCII art with an improved interface that provides better feedback and responsiveness.

Installation and Setup

Prerequisites

Go (version 1.16 or later)

1. Clone the repository

2. Navigate to the project directory

   cd ascii-art-stylize

3. Run the server

   go run .

   The server runs on port 8080 and has two endpoints:

• GET /: The main endpoint that serves the HTML main page.
• POST /ascii-art: Handles form submissions to generate ASCII art.

Usage

1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080.
2. Enter the text you want to convert into ASCII art.
3. Select a banner from the available options (shadow, standard, thinkertoy).
4. Click the button to generate and display the ASCII art.

Features

• Text Input: Allows users to input the text to be converted into ASCII art.
• Banner Selection: Users can choose between different banners (shadow, standard, thinkertoy).
• Generate Button: Sends a POST request to generate and display the ASCII art on the page.

Implementation Details

The ASCII Art Generator uses a simple algorithm to convert each character of the input string into a corresponding ASCII art. The algorithm works by mapping each character to a predefined ASCII art pattern. The patterns are stored in separate files for each font. The algorithm iterates over each character of the input string, retrieves the corresponding ASCII art pattern from the file of the selected font, and appends it to the output string. The output string is then returned as the final ASCII art.

• The StartLineCalc function calculates the starting line in the file for a specific ASCII art pattern for a given character.
• The ReadLines function reads a specific number of lines from the file starting from a given starting line.
• The AppendAscii function appends two ASCII art patterns.
• The AsciiLine function generates the ASCII art for a single line of the input string using the previously mentioned functions.