/// <summary>
/// Generates a single image made up of a number of collection images arranged as tiles
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parameters">The object containing bitmaps and other values that define how the generation will take place</param>
static void CombineImagesAsTiles(CombineParameters parameters)
{
// Now that we have all the time bitmaps and the dimensions of the output image, we can
// generate the output image
using (Bitmap output = new Bitmap(parameters.tileWidth * parameters.tilesPerRow, parameters.tileHeight * parameters.tilesPerColumn))
{
using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(output))
{
int renderedTileCount = 0;
foreach (Bitmap tile in parameters.tiles)
{
int x = (renderedTileCount % parameters.tilesPerRow) * parameters.tileWidth;
int y = (renderedTileCount / parameters.tilesPerRow) * parameters.tileHeight;
// Render the base tile
g.DrawImage(tile, parameters.GetTilePosition(renderedTileCount++));
// Render a 90, 180 and 270 degree rotated version if necessary
if (parameters.buildCardinals)
{
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
{
tile.RotateFlip(RotateFlipType.Rotate90FlipNone);
g.DrawImage(tile, parameters.GetTilePosition(renderedTileCount++));
}
}
}
}
output.Save(parameters.outputPathName);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Entry point
/// </summary>
/// <param name="args">Command-line arguments</param>
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
// Ensure we have two arguments:
//
// 1. File mask (e.g. *.png)
// 2. Output file (e.g. output.png)
//
if (args.Length < 2)
{
Console.WriteLine(@"
Usage: combineimagesastiles filemask outputfile [options]
Options:
-buildcardinals Renders four versions of each tile rotated 90 degrees apart
Examples:
combineimagesastiles *.png output.png
combineimagesastiles ""d:\tiles\grass*.png"" ""d:\tiles\cmb\grass.png"" -buildcardinals
");
}
else
{
// Do the conversion
CombineParameters parameters = new CombineParameters(args);
CombineImagesAsTiles(parameters);
// All done
Console.WriteLine("Done!");
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
}
}