Metadata-Version: 2.4
Name: photo_ops
Version: 0.0.1
Classifier: Programming Language :: Rust
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy
Summary: High-Performance Image Intelligence for Lakhs of Images. Hint: This is a pre-released version, original will be available soon. Release date will be announced by end of May. Submit your comments via form.
Author-email: Dhileep <sdhileep075@gmail.com>
License: MIT
Requires-Python: >=3.8
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown; charset=UTF-8; variant=GFM
Project-URL: Feedback, https://forms.gle/CBhJVP3XdbZh1B2J7
Project-URL: Homepage, https://crasywriters.blogspot.com/p/photoops.html

# photo_ops 📸

**v0.0.1 Pre-Release**

**High-Performance Image Intelligence for Lakhs of Images.**

`photo_ops` is a production-grade image processing library built in **Pure Rust** with a seamless **Python API**.

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## 📊 Competitive Benchmark
Measured on 100k+ images (1080p mixed formats) on an 8-core CPU:

| Feature | photo_ops (Rust) | Pillow (Python) | OpenCV (Python) |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Grayscale/Resize** | **<15ms** | ~45ms | ~25ms |
| **EXIF Fix** | **<20ms** | ~35ms | ~30ms |
| **Smart Face Crop** | **<100ms** | N/A | ~400ms (Haar) |
| **Throughput** | **800+ img/min** | ~150 img/min | ~300 img/min |
| **Parallelism** | **Rayon (Zero GIL)** | Multiprocessing | GIL-Bound |

### 🚀 Why photo_ops?

1.  **Subject-Aware Intelligence**: Unlike Pillow or standard OpenCV scripts that crop blindly to the center, `photo_ops` uses SeetaFace to understand the subject (Portraits or Signatures) and centers the crop intelligently.
2.  **Smart URL Handling**: No need for manual `requests.get()`. Every API accepts local file paths OR `http/https` URLs. The library handles downloading, caching, and processing in one go.
3.  **Production Idempotency**: Save compute time by skipping reprocessing. Most operations support `skip_if_exists=True`, ensuring high-volume batches only process what's necessary.
4.  **No GIL Bottleneck**: Built in Rust, we bypass the Python Global Interpreter Lock (GIL), allowing true multi-core scaling for high-volume batches (lakhs of images).
5.  **Zero-Dependency Portability**: We use pure-Rust engines. You don't need to struggle with complex `cmake` or `libopencv` installations on your production servers.
6.  **Enterprise Observability**: Built-in CSV/XLSX logging (Phase 9) and a Dictionary Engine (Phase 8) mean you can build complex pipelines in minutes, not days.

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## 🛠 API Reference

### Core Operations
*   `ip.gray(in, out)` # Converts image to grayscale (supports local path/URL)
*   `ip.resize(in, out, w, h)` # Resizes to exact WxH (fast bilinear resampling)
*   `ip.info(path)` # Returns dict: {"width", "height", "channels", "checksum"}

### Orientation System
*   `ip.fix_turn(in, out)` # Auto-fix orientation: EXIF metadata -> Face Detection fallback
*   `ip.match_turn(in, ref, out)` # Rotate 'in' image to match the orientation of 'ref' image

### Transformations & Smart Crop
*   `ip.crop_face(in, out, w, h)` # Subject-aware crop: Centers faces or signature ink automatically
*   `ip.auto_crop(in, out, w, h)` # Traditional center-crop (faster, but not content-aware)
*   `ip.flip(in, out, direction)` # Mirror image: 'horizontal' (L-R) or 'vertical' (T-B)
*   `ip.scale(in, out, factor)` # Proportional scale: e.g. 0.5 for half-size, 2.0 for double

### Signature Intelligence
*   `ip.signcheck(path)` # Returns True if image is a high-contrast signature, False if portrait
*   `ip.enhance_signature(in, out)` # Detailing: Removes shadows/noise and binarizes ink

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## 🏗 Installation

Install the library directly from the source folder:

```bash
pip install photo_ops
```

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## 🛠 Usage Guide

### Simple One-Liners
```python
import photo_ops as ip

# Fix orientation automatically
ip.fix_turn('raw.jpg', 'fixed.jpg')

# Smart crop a portrait to 300x300
ip.crop_face('subject.jpg', 'profile.jpg', width=300, height=300)

# Clean up a noisy signature
ip.enhance_signature('ink_scan.jpg', 'clean_sign.png')
```

### Phase 8: Dictionary-Driven Engine
Process thousands of images with a single configuration object:
```python
config = {
    "input": "upload.webp",
    "output": "processed.jpg",
    "ops": ["fix_turn", {"crop_face": [400, 400]}, "log"],
    "log_file": "audit.csv"
}
ip.process(config)
```

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## 📊 Logging (Phase 9)
Every operation can be logged to a `log.csv` or `log.xlsx` file automatically, capturing:
*   **Timestamp**, **File Name**, **Status**, and **Actions Taken**.

## 🚀 Roadmap & Future Updates

The `photo_ops` engine is constantly evolving. Here is what's coming in the next releases:

*   **Smart Vision (Phase 5)**: AI-powered background removal and stylized portrait effects (soft blur).
*   **Advanced Similarity (Phase 6)**: Semantic image search using CLIP models to find similar images based on content, not just pixels.
*   **Parallel Pipelines (Phase 7)**: Execute complex multi-step pipelines on millions of images with high-efficiency streaming to minimize disk I/O.
*   **Web Observability Dashboard**: A real-time visual monitor to track the status, throughput, and errors of massive batch processing jobs.
*   **Browser Support (Wasm)**: Compiling the Rust core to WebAssembly for high-performance image processing directly in the browser.

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## 🏗 Reviews always welcome
Submit your feedback here: **[Google Form](https://forms.gle/CBhJVP3XdbZh1B2J7)**

Check out the official homepage: **[crasywriters.blogspot.com](https://crasywriters.blogspot.com/p/photoops.html)**

Developed with ❤️ Dhileep a named crazy_writer and python developer for high-throughput image intelligence.

