Provides batch resizing and zip file creation, with asynchronous support. Great for generating customized user downloads.

This plugin isn't actually a plugin - in fact, it wraps the ImageResizer instead of the other way around.

Installation

Either run Install-Package ImageResizer.Plugins.BatchZipper in the NuGet package manager, or:

1. Add ImageResizer.Plugins.BatchZipper.dll to your project

Usage

Reference Image

Create a job specification with the BatchResizeSettings class:

var s = new BatchResizeSettings(string destinationFile, Guid jobId, IList files);

Start it with this:

ImageResizer.Plugins.BatchZipper.BatchResizeManager.BeginBatchResize(s)

You can attach event handlers to s.ItemEvent and s.JobEvent to monitor progress and provide user notification when the process is complete.

Please refer to the excellent XML documentation for further details - it is very comprehensive.

Example

public partial class BatchResizeAndZip : System.Web.UI.Page {
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        Response.ContentType = "text/plain";
        Guid job = Guid.NewGuid();
        BatchResizeSettings s = new BatchResizeSettings(MapPath("~/Results/" + job.ToString() + ".zip"), job, new List<BatchResizeItem>());

        string[] sourceImages = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(Path.GetFullPath(MapPath("~/").TrimEnd('\\') + "\\..\\Images"), "*");
        foreach (string img in sourceImages) {
            s.files.Add(new BatchResizeItem(img, null, "?width=100"));
        }
        s.ItemEvent += new ItemCallback(s_ItemEvent);
        s.JobEvent += new JobCallback(s_JobEvent);

        //Executes on a thread pool thread
        BatchResizeManager.BeginBatchResize(s);

        ///Executes synchronously. Use  BatchResizeManager.BeginBatchResize(s) for async execution.
        //new BatchResizeWorker(s).Work();
    }

    void s_JobEvent(JobEventArgs e) {
        //If you throw an exception here, you will kill the asp.net worker process and it will have to restart. Don't.
        try {
            if (HttpContext.Current == null) return; //When using async mode, there is no session, no request, nothing. You can send e-mails and hit the database using web.config settings.

            Response.Write("\n\n" + e.ToString());
            //This is normally where you would e-mail the user about the result of the job. Job stats and individual item results are available in the args.
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            //Log the exception somehow, but don't throw another exception.
        }
    }

    void s_ItemEvent(ItemEventArgs e) {
        //If you throw an exception here, the job will fail. It's probably better to set e.Cancel.

        if (HttpContext.Current == null) return; //When using async mode, there is no session, no request, nothing. You can send e-mails and hit the database using web.config settings.

        Response.Write("\n\n" + e.ToString());
        //This is normally where you would update the database on the job progress. You can also use this to cancel the job by setting e.Cancel= true;
        double percentComplete = (e.Stats.FailedItems + e.Stats.SuccessfulItems) / e.Stats.RequestedItems * 100;
        Response.Write("\n" + Math.Round(percentComplete) + "% complete");
        //Note, however, on a live server, that opening a file for writing may take much longer than reading, thus
        //even 90% of elapsed time could occur before the first item is resized. This is very much an I/O bound process, and 
        //calculting a percentage complete is nearly worthless on a live server.
    }
}

This plugin (BatchZipper plugin) is part of the Elite Edition

Where is the plugins section?

The <plugins> section is located in Web.config, and is nested inside the <resizer> element, which is nested inside <configuration>. For examples, see this sample Web.config file.

Where can I find the dll?

We prefer that you install via NuGet, but you can also find the plugin DLL files in the /dlls/release folder of your download.

How do I typically install a plugin via Web.Config?

1. In Visual Studio, right click on your project and choose "Add reference". Browse to the plugin DLL and click "OK".
2. In the <plugins> section of Web.config, insert <add name="PluginName" />
3. Look at the plugin documentation to see what configuration options (if any) are available.

How do I typically install a plugin via code?