require 'tempfile' require 'jpeg.so' class Jpeg def self.open_buffer(str) tmp = Tempfile::new("ruby-jpeg") tmp.set_encoding Encoding::BINARY if tmp.respond_to?(:set_encoding) tmp.puts str tmp.rewind jpeg = Jpeg.open(tmp.path) tmp.close jpeg end def rgb? color_info == :rgb end def gray? color_info == :gray end end