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ayushmishra07
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Adding Text to the Image using Java OSGi Service

  • September 27, 2023
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I'm generating images at runtime using the zxing library and need to append text at the bottom of each image within an OSGi service environment. I attempted to leverage the java.awt packages, but encountered a Null Exception with the drawString() method.

Has anyone successfully integrated text onto images using Java in an OSGi service? Any insights or guidance would be greatly appreciated!

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Best answer by B_Sravan

Unless any API provides these fonts, we can't directly refer them.
You might need to create the font files(ttf or otf) with the source in your repo.

File customFontFile = new File("custom-font.ttf path in your repo"); Font customFont = Font.createFont(Font.TRUETYPE_FONT, customFontFile);

 and then you can derive it may be something like this:

g2d.setFont(customFont.deriveFont(Font.PLAIN, 24)); // Adjust font style and size

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B_Sravan
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September 27, 2023

Hi @ayushmishra07 ,

Maybe you can try something like this.
Interface:

package com.example.image.service; import java.awt.image.BufferedImage; public interface ImageTextService { BufferedImage addTextToImage(BufferedImage image, String text); }

 

Implementation:

package com.example.image.service.impl; import com.example.image.service.ImageTextService; import javax.media.jai.JAI; import javax.media.jai.RenderedOp; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.image.BufferedImage; public class ImageTextServiceImpl implements ImageTextService { @Override public BufferedImage addTextToImage(BufferedImage image, String text) { RenderedOp renderedImage = JAI.create("awtimage", image); Graphics2D g2d = renderedImage.createGraphics(); g2d.setColor(Color.RED); g2d.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 36)); g2d.drawString(text, 50, 50); // Adjust coordinates as needed g2d.dispose(); return renderedImage.getAsBufferedImage(); } }

you can register and consume this service in a component or servlet as per your requirement.
you may need this dependency:

<dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>javax.media</groupId> <artifactId>jai_core</artifactId> <version>1.1.3</version> <!-- Use the latest version --> </dependency> </dependencies>


I hope this helps.

Thanks,

Sravan

    ayushmishra07
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    ayushmishra07Adobe EmployeeAuthor
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    September 27, 2023

    Hi @b_sravan , Thanks for sharing the solution,

    Can you please also share how this font can be added on the server side. The issue in our case is 

    g2d.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 36))

    Graphics2d is not able to find the font.

      B_Sravan
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      B_SravanCommunity AdvisorAccepted solution
      Community Advisor
      September 27, 2023

      Unless any API provides these fonts, we can't directly refer them.
      You might need to create the font files(ttf or otf) with the source in your repo.

      File customFontFile = new File("custom-font.ttf path in your repo"); Font customFont = Font.createFont(Font.TRUETYPE_FONT, customFontFile);

       and then you can derive it may be something like this:

      g2d.setFont(customFont.deriveFont(Font.PLAIN, 24)); // Adjust font style and size
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