https://github.com/svgpp/svgpp

C++ SVG library
https://github.com/svgpp/svgpp

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C++ SVG library

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/svgpp/svgpp
• Owner: svgpp
• License: bsl-1.0
• Created: 2014-02-18T19:23:21.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-02-29T13:56:10.000Z (7 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-02T16:09:14.756Z (5 months ago)
• Language: C++
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• Size: 8.49 MB
• Stars: 524
• Watchers: 36
• Forks: 100
• Open Issues: 23
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE_1_0.txt

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README

        
SVG++ library 1.3.0

=======================

Please visit http://svgpp.org/ for description, tutorial and reference.

#### About

SVG++ library can be thought of as a framework, containing parsers for various SVG syntaxes, adapters that simplify

handling of parsed data and a lot of other utilities and helpers for the most common tasks.

Take a look at [Tutorial](http://svgpp.org/lesson01.html) to get the idea about what it is.

#### SVG++ features

* Is a header-only library

* Can be used with any XML parser

* Compile time configured - no virtual functions

* Minimal runtime overhead - you pay only for what you get

* Has wide range of possible uses:

  * Fully functional, conforming SVG viewers

  * Simple in-app SVG rasterizers

  * Import modules of vector editing software

  * Implementing path-only input of SVG format with minimal efforts in any graphics or math software

* Requires only Boost library itself (demo, tests and sample have their own requirements)

* Compatible with C++11, but requires conforming implementation, due to heavy usage of templates

* Supports any character type (`char` and `wchar_t`). Other (Unicode from C++11) were not tested, but should be ok.

#### SVG 1.1 features covered by SVG++

* Path data - parsing, simplification

* Transform list - parsing, simplification

* Color, including ICC color - parsing

* Lengths - highly configurable handling of SVG lengths, full support of all SVG length units

* Basic shapes - optional conversion to path

* Style attribute - parsing, taking in account differences in parsing presentation attributes and style properties

* Automatic marker positions calculation

* Viewport and viewbox handling

#### SVG++ is NOT

* An SVG viewer or library that produces raster image from SVG

  (though C++ demo app included, which renders SVG with [AGG](http://antigrain.com), GDI+ or [Skia](https://code.google.com/p/skia/) graphics library)

* Renders anything itself

#### What's new

* SVG++ update 1.2.1 fixes handling text content inside `` element that is a child of `` element.

* SVG++ update 1.2 focuses on reducing compiler memory usage by allowing separation

  of template heavy Boost.Spirit code to other compilation unit.


#### How to Help

* *CSS Processor.* Processing CSS is outside of SVG++ scope, but it'll be nice to have some generic implementation of CSS

selectors to use at preprocessing stage.

* *SVG Filter Effects.* Some filters are already implemented in demo application but the complete solution requires more efforts.

Generic enough parts may fit in SVG++ source base. Usage of Boost.GIL may make the code more reusable.

* *Animation.* Implementation of animation in the demo application. Probably some utilities may get to SVG++.

* Try to reduce compiler memory usage by switching to some C++11 metaprogramming library (brigand?).

Evaluate upgrade to Boost.Spirit 3.0.

* Extend demo with Cairo support?

* More wrappers for XML parsers?

* Evolve demo to fully functional SVG rendering component for one of the graphic engines.

A major gap in demo's SVG implementation is text and font support. It'll be too complex to make it cross-engine, but

for the single engine chosen and probably with third-party libraries like FreeType it's pretty feasible.