const Aseprite = require('ase-parser');
const fs = require('fs');

const buff = fs.readFileSync('./somefile.aseprite');
const aseFile = new Aseprite(buff, 'somefile.aseprite');

aseFile.parse();
console.log(aseFile.numFrames);

const Aseprite = require('ase-parser');
const fs = require('fs');
const sharp = require('sharp');

async function makePNG() {
  const buff = fs.readFileSync('./my_chocobo.aseprite');
  const ase = new Aseprite(buff, 'my_chocobo.aseprite');
  
  ase.parse();
  // Create a blank png image buffer that's the same size as the Aseprite sprite (only make the promise because we'll use Promise.all a little later)
  const bgPromise = sharp({create: {
    width: ase.width,
    height: ase.height,
    channels: 4,
    background: {r: 0, g: 0, b: 0, alpha: 0}
  }}).png().toBuffer();
  
  // Get the cels for the first frame
  const cels = ase.frames[0].cels
    // copy the array
    .map(a => a)
    .sort((a, b) => {
      const orderA = a.layerIndex + a.zIndex;
      const orderB = b.layerIndex + b.zIndex;
      // sort by order, then by zIndex
      return orderA - orderB || a.zIndex - b.zIndex;
    })
  
  // Create png image buffers per cel to create an image of the first frame (creating the Promises to be used)
  const otherPromises = cels.map(cel => {
    return sharp(cel.rawCelData, {raw: {width: cel.w, height: cel.h, channels: 4}}).png().toBuffer();
  });
  
  // Run the promises all at once to get the buffers for the base image and the cels to combine
  const [ bg, ...others ] = await Promise.all([bgPromise, ...otherPromises]).catch(console.log);
  
  // take the first image and add on the png buffers on top of it (the cels should be in order from bottom to top from the parse)
  const finalBuff = await sharp(bg)
    .composite(others.map((img, index) => ({
      input: img,
      top: cels[index].ypos,
      left: cels[index].xpos
    })))
    .png()
    .toBuffer();
  // saves the file as a png with the buffer from sharp.composite
  fs.writeFileSync(ase.name.replace('.aseprite', '.png'), finalBuff);
}

makePNG();

const Aseprite = require('ase-parser');
const fs = require('fs');

const buff = fs.readFileSync('./somefile.aseprite');
const aseFile = new Aseprite(buff, 'somefile.aseprite');

const Aseprite = require('ase-parser');
const fs = require('fs');

const buff = fs.readFileSync('./somefile.aseprite');
const aseFile = new Aseprite(buff, 'somefile.aseprite');

aseFile.parse();