# Using ImagePacker to Encode Images

Image encoding refers to the process of encoding a pixel map into an archived image in different formats (only in JPEG, WebP, and PNG currently) for subsequent processing, such as storage and transmission.

## How to Develop

Read [Image API Reference](../../reference/apis-image-kit/js-apis-image.md#imagepacker) for APIs related to image encoding.

### Encoding Images into File Streams

1. Create an **ImagePacker** object.

   ```ts
   // Import the required module.
   import { image } from '@kit.ImageKit';
   
   const imagePackerApi = image.createImagePacker();
   ```

2. Set the encoding output stream and encoding parameters.

-  **format** indicates the image encoding format, and **quality** indicates the image quality. The value ranges from 0 to 100, and the value 100 indicates the optimal quality.

      > **NOTE**
      >
      > According to the MIME protocol, the standard encoding format is image/jpeg. When the APIs provided by the image module are used for encoding, **PackingOption.format** must be set to **image/jpeg**. The file name extension of the encoded image file can be .jpg or .jpeg, and the file can be used on platforms that support image/jpeg decoding.

      ```ts
      let packOpts : image.PackingOption = { format:"image/jpeg", quality:98 };
      ```

-  Encode the content as HDR content. (The resource must be HDR resource and the JPEG format must be supported.)
   
   ```ts
   packOpts.desiredDynamicRange = image.PackingDynamicRange.AUTO;
   ```

3. [Create a PixelMap object or an ImageSource object](image-decoding.md).

4. Encode the image and save the encoded image.

-  Method 1: Use **PixelMap** for encoding.

   ```ts
   import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
   imagePackerApi.packing(pixelMap, packOpts).then( (data : ArrayBuffer) => {
     // data is the file stream obtained after packing. You can write the file and save it to obtain an image.
   }).catch((error : BusinessError) => { 
     console.error('Failed to pack the image. And the error is: ' + error); 
   })
   ```

-  Method 2: Use **ImageSource** for encoding.

   ```ts
   import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
   imagePackerApi.packing(imageSource, packOpts).then( (data : ArrayBuffer) => {
       // data is the file stream obtained after packing. You can write the file and save it to obtain an image.
   }).catch((error : BusinessError) => { 
     console.error('Failed to pack the image. And the error is: ' + error); 
   })
   ```

### Encoding Images into Files

During encoding, you can pass in a file path so that the encoded memory data is directly written to the file.

-  Method 1: Use **PixelMap** to encode the image and pack it into a file.

   ```ts
   import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
   import { fileIo } from '@kit.CoreFileKit';
   const context : Context = getContext(this);
   const path : string = context.cacheDir + "/pixel_map.jpg";
   let file = fileIo.openSync(path, fileIo.OpenMode.CREATE | fileIo.OpenMode.READ_WRITE);
   imagePackerApi.packToFile(pixelMap, file.fd, packOpts).then(() => {
       // Pack the image into the file.
   }).catch((error : BusinessError) => { 
     console.error('Failed to pack the image. And the error is: ' + error); 
   })
   ```

-  Method 2: Use **ImageSource** to encode the image and pack it into a file.

   ```ts
   import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
   import { fileIo } from '@kit.CoreFileKit';
   const context : Context = getContext(this);
   const filePath : string = context.cacheDir + "/image_source.jpg";
   let file = fileIo.openSync(filePath, fileIo.OpenMode.CREATE | fileIo.OpenMode.READ_WRITE);
   imagePackerApi.packToFile(imageSource, file.fd, packOpts).then(() => {
       // Pack the image into the file.
   }).catch((error : BusinessError) => { 
     console.error('Failed to pack the image. And the error is: ' + error); 
   })
   ```