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canvas-aws-prebuilt

##Adapted version of node-canvas to use with AWS and Serverless.

Important note: currently this module is using `node-canvas v1.6.7`. Support of `v2` may be added later.

Installation

Download the package:

npm install --save canvas-aws-prebuilt

Serverless

If you're using serverless-webpack, you'll need node-loader to load canvas.node. (Isn't needed if you're also using webpack-node-externals).

Usage

Replace require('canvas') with require('canvas-aws-prebuilt').

API

See node-canvas API.

FAQ

Can I use this in other environments (Windows, MacOS etc.)?

No, you're probably looking for node-canvas-prebuilt.

The Reason

I spent some time (a week, actually) trying to deploy a Serverless application with node-canvas, so I decided to make life easier for those who try to do the same.

Thanks

Automattic for making such a wonderful library;
WebSeed for his node-canvas-aws-lambda-example which gave me the inspiration;
anandanand84 for his how-dependencies-were-created (I slightly modified it and used to build the libs);
mankins for his guide (really helped me to find the solution);
eonarheim for this comment from which I learned how to make the executable to search for libs in its current folder.