About
Samila is an open-source python library that enables users to create generative art. When I discovered this library on Github, I was immediately mesmerized by the geometric patterns it can create. After reviewing the codebase and reading over the open issues, I submitted a few pull requests to add new functionality and improve documentation.
After playing around with the functionality in a few Jupyter Notebooks, I set out to create a web application that would allow users to create images from their browser without ever having to download and install the library.
SamilaUI
SamilaUI is the result of an interactive React frontend and FastAPI backend that exposes Samila’s functionality directly in the browser.
The backend is a simple FastAPI application with one main endpoint that accepts a variety of query parameters. Each of the query parameters corresponds to an input to Samila’s generator API for customizing the image. The endpoint returns a streamed buffer constituting the generated image.
The frontend is a Next.js application utilizing typescript and custom hooks to allow the user to easily customize the generator equation, projection, primary and background colors, spot size, and seed. In addition to generating images, users can also easily download their creations.