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space-image

v2.0.0

Published

Fetch NASA space images by date, birthday, or randomly. Includes today's image, save-to-file helpers, and multi-language support.

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Space Image API 🚀

Free to use!
🔭 Fetch stunning NASA space images by date, birthday, or randomly! Includes save-to-file helpers and multi-language support.

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🆕 What's New in v2.0.0

🔥 Today's Image – Get today's space image with one call
🔥 Random Image – Discover a random NASA space image
🔥 Birthday Image – See what NASA captured on your birthday (by month number)
🔥 Save to File – Built-in saveImageToFile() and fetchAndSave() helpers
🔥 Input Validation – Better error messages
🔥 Auto Directory Creation – Saves create missing folders automatically


📦 Installation

npm install space-image

🚀 Quick Start

const { getTodayImage, getRandomImage, getBirthdayImage, fetchAndSave } = require("space-image");

// 🌟 Today's space image
const today = await getTodayImage();
console.log(today.description);

// 🎲 Random space image
const random = await getRandomImage();
console.log(random.date);

// 🎂 Your birthday space image (day 15, month 6 = June)
const birthday = await getBirthdayImage(15, 6);
console.log(birthday.description);

// 💾 Fetch and save in one call
const { savedPath } = await fetchAndSave(25, "december", "xmas_space.jpg");
console.log(`Saved to: ${savedPath}`);

📌 API Methods

| Method | Description | |---|---| | getSpaceImage(day, month, lang?) | Fetch by day and month name | | getTodayImage(lang?) | Get today's space image | | getRandomImage(lang?) | Get a random space image | | getBirthdayImage(day, month, lang?) | Get image by birthday (month as number 1-12) | | saveImageToFile(imageData, path?, format?) | Save Base64 image to file | | fetchAndSave(day, month, path?, lang?) | Fetch + save in one call |


💾 Saving Images

const { getSpaceImage, saveImageToFile } = require("space-image");

const data = await getSpaceImage(15, "january", "en");

// Auto-named file
const path1 = await saveImageToFile(data);
console.log(`Saved: ${path1}`); // "15_January.jpg"

// Custom path
const path2 = await saveImageToFile(data, "images/space.png", "png");
console.log(`Saved: ${path2}`);

🌍 Language Support

Supports "en" (English) and "tr" (Turkish):

const trImage = await getTodayImage("tr");

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.


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