build(experimental): replace node-canvas
with @napi-rs/canvas
#1782
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Description
This PR is an experiment to replace
node-canvas
with an alternative.node-canvas
requires native dependencies and specific Python versions to install, bloating the setup experience for Penrose contributors.The candidates are:
@napi-rs/canvas
: currently tested on this branch.measureText
returning errors due to missingtextBaseline
, possibly related to Variable fonts Brooooooklyn/canvas#495.canvaskit-wasm
: not tested. https://www.npmjs.com/package/canvaskit-wasm says...which is not promising
Implementation strategy and design decisions
Include a high-level summary of the implementation strategy and list important design decisions made, if any.
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Open questions
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