Modern API

Introduction

Historically, Aspose Slides has a dependency on java.awt and has in the public API the following classes from there:

As of version 24.4, this public API is declared deprecated.

In order to get rid of dependencies on these classes, we added the so-called “Modern API” - i.e. the API that should be used instead of the deprecated one, whose signatures contain dependencies on BufferedImage. Graphics2D is declared deprecated and its support is removed from the public Slides API.

Removal of the deprecated public API with dependencies on System.Drawing will be in release 24.8.

Modern API

Added the following classes and enums to the public API:

  • IImage - represents the raster or vector image.
  • ImageFormat - represents the file format of the image.
  • Images - methods to instantiate and work with the IImage interface.

Please note that IImage is disposable (it implements the IDisposable interface and its use should be wrapped in using or dispose-it in another convenient way).

A typical scenario of using the new API may look as follows:

Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    IPPImage ppImage;
    // instantiate a disposable instance of IImage from the file on the disk.
    IImage image = Images.fromFile("image.png");
    try {
        // create a PowerPoint image by adding an instance of IImage to the presentation's images.
        ppImage = pres.getImages().addImage(image);
    } finally {
        if (image != null) image.dispose();
    }

    // add a picture shape on the slide #1
    pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addPictureFrame(ShapeType.Rectangle, 10, 10, 100, 100, ppImage);

    // get an instance of the IImage representing slide #1.
    IImage slideImage = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getImage(new Dimension(1920, 1080));
    try {
        // save the image on the disk.
        slideImage.save("slide1.jpeg", ImageFormat.Jpeg);
    } finally {
        if (slideImage != null) slideImage.dispose();
    }
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Replacing old code with Modern API

In general, you will need to replace the call to the old method using ImageIO with the new one.

Old:

BufferedImage slideImage = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getThumbnail(new Dimension(1920, 1080));
try {
    ImageIO.write(slideImage, "PNG", new File("image.png"));
} catch (IOException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}

New:

IImage slideImage = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getImage(new Dimension(1920, 1080));
try {
    slideImage.save("image.png", ImageFormat.Png);
} finally {
    if (slideImage != null) slideImage.dispose();
}

Getting a slide thumbnail

Code using a deprecated API:

Presentation pres = new Presentation("pres.pptx");
try {
    BufferedImage slideImage = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getThumbnail();
    try {
        ImageIO.write(slideImage, "PNG", new File("slide1.png"));
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Modern API:

Presentation pres = new Presentation("pres.pptx");
try {
    IImage slideImage = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getImage();
    try {
        slideImage.save("slide1.png", ImageFormat.Png);
    } finally {
        if (slideImage != null) slideImage.dispose();
    }
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Getting a shape thumbnail

Code using a deprecated API:

Presentation pres = new Presentation("pres.pptx");
try {
    BufferedImage shapeImage = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().get_Item(0).getThumbnail();
    try {
        ImageIO.write(shapeImage, "PNG", new File("shape.png"));
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Modern API:

Presentation pres = new Presentation("pres.pptx");
try {
    IImage shapeImage = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().get_Item(0).getImage();
    try {
        shapeImage.save("shape.png");
    } finally {
        if (shapeImage != null) shapeImage.dispose();
    }
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Getting a presentation thumbnail

Code using a deprecated API:

Presentation pres = new Presentation("pres.pptx");
try {
    BufferedImage[] bitmaps = pres.getThumbnails(new RenderingOptions(), new Dimension(1980, 1028));
    for (int index = 0; index < bitmaps.length; index++)
    {
        try 
        {
            BufferedImage thumbnail = bitmaps[index];
            ImageIO.write(thumbnail, "PNG", new File("slide" + index + ".png"));
        } 
        catch (IOException e) 
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Modern API:

Presentation pres = new Presentation("pres.pptx");
try {
    IImage[] images = pres.getImages(new RenderingOptions(), new Dimension(1980, 1028));
    try
    {
        for (int index = 0; index < images.length; index++)
        {
            IImage thumbnail = images[index];
            thumbnail.save("slide" + index + ".png", ImageFormat.Png);
        }
    }
    finally
    {
        for (IImage image : images)
        {
            image.dispose();
        }
    }
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Adding a picture to a presentation

Code using a deprecated API:

Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    IPPImage ppImage = null;
    try {
        BufferedImage bufferedImages = ImageIO.read(new File("image.png"));
        ppImage = pres.getImages().addImage(bufferedImages);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addPictureFrame(ShapeType.Rectangle, 10, 10, 100, 100, ppImage);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Modern API:

Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    IPPImage ppImage;
    IImage image = Images.fromFile("image.png");
    try {
        ppImage = pres.getImages().addImage(image);
    } finally {
        if (image != null) image.dispose();
    }

    pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addPictureFrame(ShapeType.Rectangle, 10, 10, 100, 100, ppImage);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Methods to be removed and their replacement in Modern API

Presentation

Method Signature Replacement Method Signature
public final BufferedImage[] getThumbnails(IRenderingOptions options) public final IImage[] getImages(IRenderingOptions options)
public final BufferedImage[] getThumbnails(IRenderingOptions options, float scaleX, float scaleY) public final IImage[] getImages(IRenderingOptions options, float scaleX, float scaleY)
public final BufferedImage[] getThumbnails(IRenderingOptions options, int[] slides) public final IImage[] getImages(IRenderingOptions options, int[] slides)
public final BufferedImage[] getThumbnails(IRenderingOptions options, int[] slides, float scaleX, float scaleY) public final IImage[] getImages(IRenderingOptions options, int[] slides, float scaleX, float scaleY)
public final BufferedImage[] getThumbnails(IRenderingOptions options, int[] slides, Dimension imageSize) public final IImage[] getImages(IRenderingOptions options, int[] slides, Dimension imageSize)
public final BufferedImage[] getThumbnails(IRenderingOptions options, Dimension imageSize) public final IImage[] getImages(IRenderingOptions options, Dimension imageSize)

Shape

Method Signature Replacement Method Signature
public final BufferedImage getThumbnail() public final IImage getImage()
public final BufferedImage getThumbnail(int bounds, float scaleX, float scaleY) public final IImage getImage(int bounds, float scaleX, float scaleY)

Slide

Method Signature Replacement Method Signature
public final BufferedImage getThumbnail() public final IImage getImage()
public final BufferedImage getThumbnail(float scaleX, float scaleY) public final IImage getImage(float scaleX, float scaleY)
public final BufferedImage getThumbnail(IRenderingOptions options) public final IImage getImage(IRenderingOptions options)
public final BufferedImage getThumbnail(IRenderingOptions options, float scaleX, float scaleY) public final IImage getImage(IRenderingOptions options)
public final BufferedImage getThumbnail(IRenderingOptions options, Dimension imageSize) public final IImage getImage(IRenderingOptions options, Dimension imageSize)
public final BufferedImage getThumbnail(ITiffOptions options) public final IImage getImage(ITiffOptions options)
public final BufferedImage getThumbnail(Dimension imageSize) public final IImage getImage(Dimension imageSize)
public final void renderToGraphics(IRenderingOptions options, Graphics2D graphics) Will be deleted completely
public final void renderToGraphics(IRenderingOptions options, Graphics2D graphics, float scaleX, float scaleY) Will be deleted completely
public final void renderToGraphics(IRenderingOptions options, Graphics2D graphics, Dimension renderingSize) Will be deleted completely

Output

Method Signature Replacement Method Signature
public final IOutputFile add(String path, BufferedImage image) public final IOutputFile add(String path, IImage image)

ImageCollection

Method Signature Replacement Method Signature
public final IPPImage addImage(BufferedImage image) public final IPPImage addImage(IImage image)

PPImage

Method Signature Replacement Method Signature
public final BufferedImage getSystemImage() public final IImage getImage()

PatternFormat

Method Signature Replacement Method Signature
public final BufferedImage getTileImage(Color styleColor) public final IImage getTile(Color styleColor)
public final BufferedImage getTileImage(Color background, Color foreground) public final IImage getTile(Color background, Color foreground)

PatternFormatEffectiveData

Method Signature Replacement Method Signature
public final java.awt.image.BufferedImage getTileImage(Color background, Color foreground) public final IImage getTileIImage(Color background, Color foreground)

API support for Graphics2D will be discontinued

Methods with Graphics2D are declared deprecated and their support will be removed from the public API.

The part of the API that uses it will be removed:

Slide

3D Presentation Presentation via VBA