[cgiapp] RFC: Thumbnail Image Server

["Jesse Erlbaum" <suppressed>]

Hi All --

I'm working on a CGI-App based module for CPAN, and I'm looking for
feedback in three areas:

  1. Is there anything similar?
  2. Is this useful / what features would make it more useful to you?
  3. What should it be called?

This application will dynamically create and cache image thumbnails at
request time, among other things.  The ultimate goal is a Perl-based
implementation approaching Amazon's image server:

  http://aaugh.com/imageabuse.html

Essentially, given a particular request's parameters and a source
directory containing high resolution images, images will be manipulated
and returned to the user.  This will obviate the need for laborious
graphic production and re-production every time the high-res versions
change.

For example:

  http://foo.com/images/bigimage.jpg  <-- Returns high-res image
  http://foo.com/images/640/480/bigimage.jpg  <-- Returns 640x480
version of same image


Exact URL structure TBD.  When the request comes in the high-res version
and the cached thumbnail will be stat'd.  If the thumbnail does not
exist or is older than the high-res version, a thumbnail will be
re-created.

First goal is thumbnails, but ultimately this should be extensible to
all variety of auto-manipulation.


My thoughts about the name (in loose order of preference):

   WWW::ImageServer
   Apache::ImageServer
   CGI::Application::ImageServer

Any other suggestions?  (I'm open to changing "ImageServer" to something
else.)


Thanks,

-Jesse-


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Jesse Erlbaum
The Erlbaum Group
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