p5play-render

Server side image rendering demo. Demonstrates how p5play can be used with the jsdom and skia-canvas packages to make an image.

Requirements

Install node.js. Then in a Terminal, open this folder and run node install, to install the necessary packages (dependencies) needed to run the server program.

Files Overview

• package.json : contains info about the project and its dependencies.
• jsconfig.json : a config file for VSCode that enables autocompletion for p5play.
• render-node.js : renders art using Node.js.

Running the Server

In a Terminal, open this folder and run:

node render.js

The program should finish in under a second and you should see a new sketch.png file added to this folder.

Why did I make this demo? Being able to render server-side physics simulations could be helpful for debugging.