/// <summary>
/// Serializes the given bitmap into a string that will visually look like the given bitmap, with color information
/// included in the output
/// </summary>
/// <param name="bmp">the image to serialize</param>
/// <returns>the serialized image as a string</returns>
public static string Serialize(ConsoleBitmap bmp)
{
var pallate = ColorPallate.FromBitmap(bmp);
var ret = "";
// horizontal line of hashes
var bar = "";
for (var x = 0; x < bmp.Width + 2; x++)
{
bar += "#";
}
ret += $"{bar}\n";
for (var y = 0; y < bmp.Height; y++)
{
var visuals = "#";
var colors = "# ";
for (var x = 0; x < bmp.Width; x++)
{
var pix = bmp.GetPixel(x, y);
var fg = pix.ForegroundColor;
var bg = pix.BackgroundColor;
var val = pix.Value;
visuals += val;
colors += pallate.LookupFormatted(fg, bg);
if (x < bmp.Width - 1)
{
colors += " ";
}
}
ret += visuals + colors + "\n";
}
// horizontal line of hashes
ret += $"{bar}\n";
ret += pallate.Serialize();
return(ret);
}
