# Image

A hard-fork of Adafruit's widespread graphics library with modifications to
allow a frame buffer, and/or function as a software-only bitmap library.

Adafruit's original [license](src/Image/LICENSE.md).

#### Changes from Adafruit's baseline at time of fork:

* Added a frame buffer and associated handling logic.
* Consolidated the original device abstractions into this API, and opted for extension by inheritance.
* Added some drawing features.
* Removed print extension.
* Added serialization functions.
* Cleaned up class members. Booleans are now integer masks.

#### Time/memory/capability trade-offs

The addition of the framebuffer means this class's memory cost is several orders of magnitude larger than
Adafruit's original. But it allows us to perform visual tricks like transparency and scrolling.

Many of the SSD-specific hardware optimizations have been removed, but might be re-added in their respective drivers.

#### Buffer-to-pixel relationship

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## Usage example as a frame buffer


#### Dependencies

This class uses StringBuilder as an optional buffer interchange class.