lorempixel_rails

lorempixel_rails is a Ruby Gem for custom image placeholders for views in Ruby on Rails. The images are provided by lorempixel.

Ruby on Rails ( >= Version 4.0.0 )

Usage with Gemfile:

gem "lorempixel_rails"

$ bundle

Installation by hand:

gem install lorempixel_rails

The Gem offers a simple helper method named lorempixel_img_tag which can be used, similar to the standard image_tag helper, in all Ruby on Rails views.

Following things can be configured and change the shape of the images:

• The size (height and width)
• Colored [default] or gray images
• Category (abstract,animals, business, cats, city, food, nightlife, fashion, people, nature, sports, technics & transport) [default: nature] (http://lorempixel.com/images.php)
• Text can be added

For more information about formation and options for lorempixel images check: http://lorempixel.com/

All pictures have some default and maximums. These are:

• 1920px as maximum for heigth and width of images
• 100px as default value for height and width

Default picture without any options:

<%= lorempixel_img_tag %>

Picture with size of 500x300 and without category:

<%= lorempixel_img_tag(:size => {:width => 500, :height => 300}) %>

Picture with size of 600x280 and with type 'technics':

<%= lorempixel_img_tag(:size => {:width => 600, :height => 280}, :type => "technics") %>

Picture with random type:

<%= lorempixel_img_tag(:size => {:width => 600, :height => 320}, :type => "random") %>

Picture with text:

  lorempixel_img_tag(
    :size => {:width => 500, :height => 200},
    :type => "people",
    :text => "Hello People"
  )
%>

• Specific category list pictures
• Support Caching

See LICENSE file

Copyright © 2014 Florian Nitschmann (f.nitschmann@googlemail.com)