require 'base64' module Compass::SassExtensions::Functions::InlineImage def inline_image(path, mime_type = nil) path = path.value real_path = File.join(Compass.configuration.project_path, Compass.configuration.images_dir, path) url = "url('data:#{compute_mime_type(path,mime_type)};base64,#{data(real_path)}')" Sass::Script::String.new(url) end private def compute_mime_type(path, mime_type) return mime_type if mime_type case path when /\.png$/i 'image/png' when /\.jpe?g$/i 'image/jpeg' when /\.gif$/i 'image/gif' when /\.([a-zA-Z]+)$/ "image/#{Regexp.last_match(1).downcase}" else raise Compass::Error, "A mime type could not be determined for #{path}, please specify one explicitly." end end def data(real_path) if File.readable?(real_path) Base64.encode64(File.read(real_path)).gsub("\n","") else raise Compass::Error, "File not found or cannot be read: #{real_path}" end end end