nativeImage.createFromURL(url)

[whitecrownclown]

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Problem Description

I would like to be able to implement a Copy Image feature in my app.

Right now, i cannot do this without first downloading the image and doing
nativeImage.createFromBuffer(buffer) or doing nativeImage.createFromPath(path) if the image is on the filesystem. Ideally this would also work with the file protocol.

Adding support for webp would be great since right now you'd have to convert the downloaded image into a format supported by nativeImage in order to copy it to the clipboard.

Proposed Solution

Add a new nativeImage method, nativeImage.createFromURL(url) that downloads the image from the provided url and returns a NativeImage.

Alternatives Considered

None.

Additional Information

This can be done in app code, however having it in electron would greatly simplify this process.
More details: sindresorhus/electron-context-menu#79

Thank you!

[MarshallOfSound]

For context menus you definitely don't need to download the image and create a nativeImage.

Just use https://electronjs.org/docs/api/web-contents#contentscopyimageatx-y to copy the image where the context menu was triggered

[xadamxk]

Running into a scenario where I could use this.
Instead I have to download an image, convert to buffer, and load the native image that way...

[redspider926]

MarshallOfSound, I am interested in your suggestion.
Can I use the webcontent for touchbar button icon?