BytesIO support

adafruit_imageload/__init__.py

@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ def load(filename, *, bitmap=None, palette=None):
             # meh, we tried
             pass
 
-    with open(filename, "rb") as file:
+    file_or_filename = filename
+    if isinstance(file_or_filename, str):
+        file_or_filename = open(filename, "rb")
+
+    with file_or_filename as file:
         header = file.read(3)
         file.seek(0)
         if header.startswith(b"BM"):

docs/examples.rst

@@ -6,3 +6,12 @@ Ensure your image loads with this simple test.
 .. literalinclude:: ../examples/imageload_simpletest.py
     :caption: examples/imageload_simpletest.py
     :linenos:
+
+Requests test
+-------------
+
+Loads image that is fetched using adafruit_request
+
+.. literalinclude:: ../examples/imageload_from_web.py
+    :caption: examples/imageload_from_web.py
+    :linenos:

examples/imageload_from_web.py

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Tim C for Adafruit Industries
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+"""
+imageload example for esp32s2 that loads an image fetched via
+adafruit_requests using BytesIO
+"""
+from io import BytesIO
+import ssl
+import wifi
+import socketpool
+
+import board
+import displayio
+import adafruit_requests as requests
+import adafruit_imageload
+
+# Get wifi details and more from a secrets.py file
+try:
+    from secrets import secrets
+except ImportError:
+    print("WiFi secrets are kept in secrets.py, please add them there!")
+    raise
+
+wifi.radio.connect(secrets["ssid"], secrets["password"])
+
+print("My IP address is", wifi.radio.ipv4_address)
+
+socket = socketpool.SocketPool(wifi.radio)
+https = requests.Session(socket, ssl.create_default_context())
+
+# pylint: disable=line-too-long
+url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_ImageLoad/main/examples/images/4bit.bmp"
+
+print("Fetching text from %s" % url)
+response = https.get(url)
+print("GET complete")
+
+bytes_img = BytesIO(response.content)
+image, palette = adafruit_imageload.load(bytes_img)
+tile_grid = displayio.TileGrid(image, pixel_shader=palette)
+
+group = displayio.Group(scale=1)
+group.append(tile_grid)
+board.DISPLAY.show(group)
+
+response.close()
+
+while True:
+    pass