Exiftool-kit

This is a package is [exiftool] nodejs wrapped version. With this wrapped version, you can read / create / edit / remove image exif / iptc settings very easy.

This package don't depend on any other npm packages, and you may also set your own exiftool binary file as you wish.

installation

``bash
$ npm install --save exiftool-kit
`

how to use

$3

`javascript
const ExifTool = require('exiftool-kit')
const exiftool = new ExifTool(pathToYourOwnExifTool)
`

or

`javascript
const ExifTool = require('exiftool-kit')
const exiftool = new ExifTool()

exiftool.setBin(pathToYourOwnExifTool)
`

$3

#### read a single file

`javascript
const ExifTool = require('exiftool-kit')
const exiftool = new ExifTool()

exiftool.getTags({
source: file
})
`

#### read files

`javascript
const ExifTool = require('exiftool-kit')
const exiftool = new ExifTool()

exiftool.getTags({
source: [file1, file2]
})
`

#### read buffer

`javascript
const ExifTool = require('exiftool-kit')
const exiftool = new ExifTool()

exiftool.getTags({
source: buffer
})
`

$3

#### write / update tags

`javascript
const ExifTool = require('exiftool-kit')
const exiftool = new ExifTool()

exiftool.setTags({
source: image,
tags: [
{ tag: 'iptc:By-line', value: 'Kim Hsiao' }
]
})
`
#### remove tags

`javascript
const ExifTool = require('exiftool-kit')
const exiftool = new ExifTool()

exiftool.setTags({
source: imageBuffer,
tags: [
{ tag: 'Model', value: '' }
]
})
`

#### remove all tags

`javascript
const ExifTool = require('exiftool-kit')
const exiftool = new ExifTool()

exiftool.setTags({
source: imageBuffer,
tags: [
{ tag: 'all', value: '' }
]
})
``

$3

You may check [example], to get more detail example code

Note

When you edit tags to a file, this will return the given file name. If you edit tags from a buffer, it will return a updated buffer.

[exiftool]: https://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/
[example]: https://github.com/poyhsiao/exiftool-kit/tree/master/example