Summary

Creates a small 42x42 pixel BASE64 image that can be used to generate placeholder images

This loader does not require ImageMagick. Instead this loader makes use of LWIP, a Node.js based image processor.

Installation

Install LWIP

npm install lwip --save-dev

Install webpack-image-placeholder

npm install webpack-image-placeholder --save-dev

Usage

var placeholder = require("webpack-image-placeholder!./image.jpeg");
var placeHolderImageElement = document.createElement('img');
placeHolderImageElement.setAttribute('src', placeHolder.dataUri);
document.body.appendChild(placeHolderImageElement);

Demo

https://code.facebook.com/posts/991252547593574/the-technology-behind-preview-photos

License

MIT (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)