there is now both , for the raw file data, and for the raw pixel data…

… (with the width and height)

README.md

@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ This should output something like this:
 | Property | Type | Description | Default Value | CLI Flag |
 |-|-|-|-|-|
 | `path` | string | The path or URL of the input image. | No default | `--file` or `-f` |
-| `raw` | UintArray | The raw data of the input image. (You can use this instead of `path`) | No default | [No CLI flag] |
+| `rawFile` | UintArray | The raw data of the input image. (You can use this instead of `path`) | No default | [No CLI flag] |
+| `rawPixels` | {data: UintArray, width: number, height: number} | The rgb(a) data (as well as the height and width) of the input image. (You can use this instead of `path` or `rawFile`) | No default | [No CLI flag] |
 | `color` | boolean | Whether the output should be in color. | `false` | `--color` or `-c` |
 | `characterMap` | string \| string[] | See the section on character maps for more information. | By default a character map isn't used, and high-res mode is used instead. | `--character-map` or `-m` |
 | `inverted` | boolean | Whether the character map should be mapped from light to dark instead of dark to light. Normally you will want to set this to true if your terminal is in a dark theme. | `false` | `--inverted` or `-i` |
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ If you are using the module, you can set the character map to an array of string
 | `--allow-net` | _ | To fetch images from the web |
 | `--allow-read` | _ | To use images stored locally |
 
-Either `--allow-net` or `--allow-read` is needed when using `path` (`--file` in the CLI tool). When using `raw`, only the `--unstable` flag is needed.
+Either `--allow-net` or `--allow-read` is needed when using `path` (`--file` in the CLI tool). When using `rawFile` or `rawPixels`, only the `--unstable` flag is needed.
 
 ## Examples
 

mod.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ interface imageSettings {
   /** The local file path or URL of the image */
   path?: string;
   /** The raw data of a PNG or JPG image */
-  raw?: Uint8Array;
+  rawFile?: Uint8Array;
+  /** The raw data for the image: the rgb(a) array as well as the height and width */
+  rawPixels?: {data: Uint8Array, width: number, height: number};
   /** The character map to use when outputting the image */
   characterMap?: string | string[];
   /** The number of characters wide the output image is */
@@ -47,13 +49,16 @@ async function getImageString(settings: imageSettings): Promise<string> {
       raw = await Deno.readFile(path);
     }
 
-  }else if(typeof settings.raw !== "undefined"){
-    raw = settings.raw;
+  }else if(typeof settings.rawFile !== "undefined"){
+    raw = settings.rawFile;
+  }else if(typeof settings.rawPixels !== "undefined"){
+    raw = settings.rawPixels;
   } else{
     throw new Error("No file path or raw data specified.")
   }
 
-  const imageFileType = getFileType(raw);
+  //@ts-ignore
+  let imageFileType = typeof settings.rawPixels !== "undefined" ? "raw" : getFileType(raw);
   if (imageFileType === "unknown") {
     if(settings.path){
       const fileExtension = settings.path.substr(
@@ -285,16 +290,22 @@ async function printImageString(settings: imageSettings): Promise<void> {
   console.log(await getImageString(settings));
 }
 
-function decodeImage(raw: Uint8Array, format: string) {
+function decodeImage(raw: Uint8Array | {data: Uint8Array, width: number, height: number}, format: string) {
   let decodedImage;
   switch (format) {
     case "jpg":
+      //@ts-ignore
       decodedImage = decodeJpeg(raw);
       break;
 
     case "png":
+      //@ts-ignore
       decodedImage = decodePng(raw);
       break;
+
+    case "raw":
+      decodedImage = raw;
+      break;
 
     default:
       throw `Image format ${format} not supported. Also, this error message should be unreachable. :/`;