GIMP brush file version 2: JavaScript parsing library

GIMP brush format is native to the GIMP image editor for storing a brush or a texture. It can be used in all Paint Tools, for example Pencil and Paintbrush. It works by repeating the brush bitmap as you move the tool. The Spacing parameter sets the distance between the brush marks as a percentage of brush width. Its default value can be set in the brush file.

You can also use GIMP to create new brushes in this format. Custom brushes can be loaded into GIMP for use in the paint tools by copying them into one of the Brush Folders - select Edit > Preferences in the menu bar, expand the Folders section and choose Brushes to see the recognized Brush Folders or to add new ones.

Application

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)

File extension

gbr

KS implementation details

License: CC0-1.0
Minimal Kaitai Struct required: 0.9

References

This page hosts a formal specification of GIMP brush file version 2 using Kaitai Struct. This specification can be automatically translated into a variety of programming languages to get a parsing library.

Usage

Runtime library

All parsing code for JavaScript generated by Kaitai Struct depends on the JavaScript runtime library. You have to install it before you can parse data.

The JavaScript runtime library is available at npm:

npm install kaitai-struct

Code

See the usage examples in the JavaScript notes.

Parse structure from an ArrayBuffer:

var arrayBuffer = ...;
var data = new GimpBrush(new KaitaiStream(arrayBuffer));

After that, one can get various attributes from the structure by accessing fields or properties like:

data.lenHeader // => get len header

JavaScript source code to parse GIMP brush file version 2

GimpBrush.js

// This is a generated file! Please edit source .ksy file and use kaitai-struct-compiler to rebuild

(function (root, factory) {
  if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
    define(['kaitai-struct/KaitaiStream'], factory);
  } else if (typeof module === 'object' && module.exports) {
    module.exports = factory(require('kaitai-struct/KaitaiStream'));
  } else {
    root.GimpBrush = factory(root.KaitaiStream);
  }
}(typeof self !== 'undefined' ? self : this, function (KaitaiStream) {
/**
 * GIMP brush format is native to the GIMP image editor for storing a brush or a texture.
 * It can be used in all [Paint Tools](https://docs.gimp.org/2.10/en/gimp-tools-paint.html),
 * for example Pencil and Paintbrush. It works by repeating the brush bitmap as you move
 * the tool. The Spacing parameter sets the distance between the brush marks as a percentage
 * of brush width. Its default value can be set in the brush file.
 * 
 * You can also use GIMP to create new brushes in this format. Custom brushes can be loaded
 * into GIMP for use in the paint tools by copying them into one of the Brush Folders -
 * select **Edit** > **Preferences** in the menu bar, expand the **Folders** section
 * and choose **Brushes** to see the recognized Brush Folders or to add new ones.
 * @see {@link https://github.com/GNOME/gimp/blob/441631322b/devel-docs/gbr.txt|Source}
 */

var GimpBrush = (function() {
  GimpBrush.ColorDepth = Object.freeze({
    GRAYSCALE: 1,
    RGBA: 4,

    1: "GRAYSCALE",
    4: "RGBA",
  });

  function GimpBrush(_io, _parent, _root) {
    this._io = _io;
    this._parent = _parent;
    this._root = _root || this;

    this._read();
  }
  GimpBrush.prototype._read = function() {
    this.lenHeader = this._io.readU4be();
    this._raw_header = this._io.readBytes((this.lenHeader - 4));
    var _io__raw_header = new KaitaiStream(this._raw_header);
    this.header = new Header(_io__raw_header, this, this._root);
  }

  var Header = GimpBrush.Header = (function() {
    function Header(_io, _parent, _root) {
      this._io = _io;
      this._parent = _parent;
      this._root = _root || this;

      this._read();
    }
    Header.prototype._read = function() {
      this.version = this._io.readU4be();
      if (!(this.version == 2)) {
        throw new KaitaiStream.ValidationNotEqualError(2, this.version, this._io, "/types/header/seq/0");
      }
      this.width = this._io.readU4be();
      if (!(this.width >= 1)) {
        throw new KaitaiStream.ValidationLessThanError(1, this.width, this._io, "/types/header/seq/1");
      }
      if (!(this.width <= 10000)) {
        throw new KaitaiStream.ValidationGreaterThanError(10000, this.width, this._io, "/types/header/seq/1");
      }
      this.height = this._io.readU4be();
      if (!(this.height >= 1)) {
        throw new KaitaiStream.ValidationLessThanError(1, this.height, this._io, "/types/header/seq/2");
      }
      if (!(this.height <= 10000)) {
        throw new KaitaiStream.ValidationGreaterThanError(10000, this.height, this._io, "/types/header/seq/2");
      }
      this.bytesPerPixel = this._io.readU4be();
      this.magic = this._io.readBytes(4);
      if (!((KaitaiStream.byteArrayCompare(this.magic, [71, 73, 77, 80]) == 0))) {
        throw new KaitaiStream.ValidationNotEqualError([71, 73, 77, 80], this.magic, this._io, "/types/header/seq/4");
      }
      this.spacing = this._io.readU4be();
      this.brushName = KaitaiStream.bytesToStr(KaitaiStream.bytesTerminate(this._io.readBytesFull(), 0, false), "UTF-8");
    }

    /**
     * @see {@link https://github.com/GNOME/gimp/blob/441631322b/app/core/gimpbrush-load.c#L170|Source}
     * @see {@link https://github.com/GNOME/gimp/blob/441631322b/app/core/gimpbrush-header.h#L24|Source}
     */

    /**
     * @see {@link https://github.com/GNOME/gimp/blob/441631322b/app/core/gimpbrush-load.c#L177|Source}
     * @see {@link https://github.com/GNOME/gimp/blob/441631322b/app/core/gimpbrush-header.h#L24|Source}
     */

    /**
     * Default spacing to be used for brush. Percentage of brush width.
     */

    return Header;
  })();

  var Bitmap = GimpBrush.Bitmap = (function() {
    function Bitmap(_io, _parent, _root) {
      this._io = _io;
      this._parent = _parent;
      this._root = _root || this;

      this._read();
    }
    Bitmap.prototype._read = function() {
      this.rows = [];
      for (var i = 0; i < this._root.header.height; i++) {
        this.rows.push(new Row(this._io, this, this._root));
      }
    }

    return Bitmap;
  })();

  var Row = GimpBrush.Row = (function() {
    function Row(_io, _parent, _root) {
      this._io = _io;
      this._parent = _parent;
      this._root = _root || this;

      this._read();
    }
    Row.prototype._read = function() {
      this.pixels = [];
      for (var i = 0; i < this._root.header.width; i++) {
        switch (this._root.header.bytesPerPixel) {
        case GimpBrush.ColorDepth.GRAYSCALE:
          this.pixels.push(new PixelGray(this._io, this, this._root));
          break;
        case GimpBrush.ColorDepth.RGBA:
          this.pixels.push(new PixelRgba(this._io, this, this._root));
          break;
        }
      }
    }

    var PixelGray = Row.PixelGray = (function() {
      function PixelGray(_io, _parent, _root) {
        this._io = _io;
        this._parent = _parent;
        this._root = _root || this;

        this._read();
      }
      PixelGray.prototype._read = function() {
        this.gray = this._io.readU1();
      }
      Object.defineProperty(PixelGray.prototype, 'red', {
        get: function() {
          if (this._m_red !== undefined)
            return this._m_red;
          this._m_red = 0;
          return this._m_red;
        }
      });
      Object.defineProperty(PixelGray.prototype, 'green', {
        get: function() {
          if (this._m_green !== undefined)
            return this._m_green;
          this._m_green = 0;
          return this._m_green;
        }
      });
      Object.defineProperty(PixelGray.prototype, 'blue', {
        get: function() {
          if (this._m_blue !== undefined)
            return this._m_blue;
          this._m_blue = 0;
          return this._m_blue;
        }
      });
      Object.defineProperty(PixelGray.prototype, 'alpha', {
        get: function() {
          if (this._m_alpha !== undefined)
            return this._m_alpha;
          this._m_alpha = this.gray;
          return this._m_alpha;
        }
      });

      return PixelGray;
    })();

    var PixelRgba = Row.PixelRgba = (function() {
      function PixelRgba(_io, _parent, _root) {
        this._io = _io;
        this._parent = _parent;
        this._root = _root || this;

        this._read();
      }
      PixelRgba.prototype._read = function() {
        this.red = this._io.readU1();
        this.green = this._io.readU1();
        this.blue = this._io.readU1();
        this.alpha = this._io.readU1();
      }

      return PixelRgba;
    })();

    return Row;
  })();
  Object.defineProperty(GimpBrush.prototype, 'lenBody', {
    get: function() {
      if (this._m_lenBody !== undefined)
        return this._m_lenBody;
      this._m_lenBody = ((this.header.width * this.header.height) * this.header.bytesPerPixel);
      return this._m_lenBody;
    }
  });
  Object.defineProperty(GimpBrush.prototype, 'body', {
    get: function() {
      if (this._m_body !== undefined)
        return this._m_body;
      var _pos = this._io.pos;
      this._io.seek(this.lenHeader);
      this._m_body = this._io.readBytes(this.lenBody);
      this._io.seek(_pos);
      return this._m_body;
    }
  });

  return GimpBrush;
})();
return GimpBrush;
}));