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Visual cryptography using JavaScript
const fs = require('fs');
const PNG = require('pngjs').PNG;
/*
Utilities
=========
*/
const PNG_OPTIONS = {
GRAYSCALE_AND_ALPHA: 4,
FILTER: 4
}
function Pixel(red, green, blue, alpha) {
this.red = red;
this.green = green;
this.blue = blue;
this.alpha = alpha;
return this;
};
// Turn each raw pixel into a keyed RGBA object.
PNG.prototype.toNamedPixels = function() {
const named = [];
for (var y = 0; y < this.height; y++) {
for (var x = 0; x < this.width; x++) {
var idx = (this.width * y + x) << 2;
named.push(new Pixel(
this.data[idx],
this.data[idx + 1],
this.data[idx + 2],
this.data[idx + 3])
);
}
}
return named;
};
// Transform our patterns into coordinates for the output share png.
// This code looks hard but really isn't that important to understand.
// It just copies each pattern into place in the share png.
PNG.prototype.fillFromPatterns = function(patterns) {
var png = this;
for (var y = 0; y < png.height; y++) {
for (var x = 0; x < png.width; x++) {
// Find the pattern for this pixel.
const row = Math.floor(y / 2);
const column = Math.floor(x / 2);
const patternsPerRow = png.width / 2;
const pattern = patterns[row * patternsPerRow + column]
// Now copy the relevant part of the pattern for this subpixel.
const top = y % 2 === 0;
const left = x % 2 === 0;
let part;
if (top && left) {
part = pattern[0];
} else if (top && !left) {
part = pattern[1];
} else if (!top && left) {
part = pattern[2];
} else {
part = pattern[3];
}
const idx = (png.width * y + x) << 2;
png.data[idx] = part.red;
png.data[idx+1] = part.green;
png.data[idx+2] = part.blue;
png.data[idx+3] = part.alpha;
}
}
};
/*
Implementation
==============
*/
const secretStream = fs.createReadStream('burst-secret.png');
const shareOneStream = fs.createWriteStream('burst-share-1.png');
const shareTwoStream = fs.createWriteStream('burst-share-2.png');
const patternA = [
/*
Pattern A
B W
W B
*/
new Pixel(0, 0, 0, 255),
new Pixel(0, 0, 0, 0),
new Pixel(0, 0, 0, 0),
new Pixel(0, 0, 0, 255)
];
const patternB = [
/*
Pattern B
W B
B W
*/
new Pixel(0, 0, 0, 0),
new Pixel(0, 0, 0, 255),
new Pixel(0, 0, 0, 255),
new Pixel(0, 0, 0, 0)
];
// This is the important function -- it's how we encode our shares.
// Given a secret pixel, subdivide it into four subpixels with a set pattern.
const subdivideSecretPixel = (pixel) => {
const redPill = Math.random() > 0.5;
if (pixel.alpha > 0) {
// The pixel is coloured in the secret.
// When overlaid, all four subdivisions in the shares need to be black.
if (redPill) return [ patternA, patternB ];
return [ patternB, patternA ];
}
// The pixel in the secret was not coloured.
// When overlaid, only two of the four subdivisions should be black.
if (redPill) return [patternA, patternA];
return [patternB, patternB];
};
secretStream.pipe(new PNG({
filterType: PNG_OPTIONS.FILTER,
colorType: PNG_OPTIONS.GRAYSCALE_AND_ALPHA
}))
.on('parsed', function() {
const secret = this;
const shareOptions = {
filterType: PNG_OPTIONS.FILTER,
colorType: PNG_OPTIONS.GRAYSCALE_AND_ALPHA,
// We will subdivide each pixel in the secret image into four components.
width: secret.width * 2,
height: secret.height * 2
};
const shareOnePng = new PNG(shareOptions);
const shareTwoPng = new PNG(shareOptions);
const pixels = secret.toNamedPixels();
// This is the key step. Split and encode each pixel into its subdivided components.
const subdivided = pixels.map(subdivideSecretPixel);
const shareOnePatterns = subdivided.map(s => s[0]);
const shareTwoPatterns = subdivided.map(s => s[1]);
// Each pixel in the secret image has been split into four parts for each share.
// Perfecto 👌.
shareOnePng.fillFromPatterns(shareOnePatterns)
shareTwoPng.fillFromPatterns(shareTwoPatterns)
shareOnePng.pack().pipe(shareOneStream);
shareTwoPng.pack().pipe(shareTwoStream);
});
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can you share your fs.js file too

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