raed667/microimg

Micro-img

Tiny image previews for everyone

V0 : proposed scenario

Here are some diagarams proposing a simplified scenario:

Uploading an image

When the user uploads an image, the backend saves the full-resolution copy the way it usually does.

However it also queries, the microIMG server for the microIMG. The response should be a JSON string, that contains a "header" and a "body".

For the same configuration, the "header" value should always be the same. This can be used to error-check the set-up.

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Displaying an image

When the user required the content, the content gets sent with the microIMG-header pre-attached.

The microIMG is the requested, and when it gets to the browser, it gets reconstructed as a base64 image.

Once the content is ready, it can request the full resolution image, to replace the microIMG.