index.d.ts

export interface IFontDescriptor {
    readonly path: string;
    readonly style: string;
    readonly width: number;
    readonly family: string;
    readonly weight: number;
    readonly italic: boolean;
    readonly monospace: boolean;
    readonly postscriptName: string;
}

export interface IQueryFontDescriptor {
    readonly path?: string;
    readonly style?: string;
    readonly width?: number;
    readonly family?: string;
    readonly weight?: number;
    readonly italic?: boolean;
    readonly monospace?: boolean;
    readonly postscriptName?: string;
}

/**
 * Fetches fonts in the system
 * 
 * @example
 * getAvailableFontsSync();
 * @returns All fonts descriptors available
 */
export function getAvailableFontsSync(): IFontDescriptor[];

/**
 * Returns trough a callback all fonts descriptors available on the system
 * 
 * @param callback Contains the font data
 * @example
 * getAvailableFonts((fonts) => { ... });
 */
export function getAvailableFonts(callback: (fonts: IFontDescriptor[]) => void): void;

/**
 * Queries all the fonts in the system matching the given parameters
 *
 * @param fontDescriptor Query parameters
 * @example
 * findFontsSync({ family: 'Arial' });
 * findFontsSync();
 * @returns All fonts descriptors matching query parameters
 */
export function findFontsSync(fontDescriptor: IQueryFontDescriptor | undefined): IFontDescriptor[];

/**
 * Queries all the fonts in the system matching the given parameters
 * 
 * @param fontDescriptor Query parameters
 * @param callback Contains the font data
 * @example
 * findFonts({ family: 'Arial' }, (fonts) => { ... });
 * findFonts((fonts) => { ... });
 */
export function findFonts(fontDescriptor: IQueryFontDescriptor | undefined, callback: (fonts: IFontDescriptor[]) => void);

/**
 * Find only one font matching the given query. This function always returns
 * a result (never null), so sometimes the output will not exactly match the
 * input font descriptor if not all input parameters could be met
 * 
 * @param fontDescriptor Query parameters
 * @example
 * findFontSync({ family: 'Arial', weight: 700 });
 * findFontSync();
 * @returns Only one font description matching those query parameters
 */
export function findFontSync(fontDescriptor: IQueryFontDescriptor): IFontDescriptor;

/**
 * Find only one font matching the given query. This function always returns
 * a result (never null), so sometimes the output will not exactly match the
 * input font descriptor if not all input parameters could be met
 *
 * @param fontDescriptor Query parameters
 * @example
 * findFont({ family: 'Arial', weight: 700 }, (font) => { ... });
 * findFont((font) => { ... });
 * @returns Only one font description matching those query parameters
 */
export function findFont(fontDescriptor: IQueryFontDescriptor | undefined, callback: (font: IFontDescriptor) => void);

/**
 * Substitutes the font with the given post script name with another font
 * that contains the characters in text. If a font matching post script
 * name is not found, a fount containing the given characters is still
 * returned. If a font matching post script name is found, its
 * characteristics (bold, italic, etc) are used to find a suitable
 * replacement. If the font already contains the characters in text, it is
 * not replaced and the font descriptor for the original font is returned
 * 
 * @param postscriptName Name of the font to be replaced
 * @param text Characters for matching
 * @returns Only one font description matching the function description
 */
export function substituteFontSync(postscriptName: string, text: string): IFontDescriptor;

/**
 * Substitutes the font with the given post script name with another font
 * that contains the characters in text. If a font matching post script
 * name is not found, a fount containing the given characters is still
 * returned. If a font matching post script name is found, its
 * characteristics (bold, italic, etc) are used to find a suitable
 * replacement. If the font already contains the characters in text, it is
 * not replaced and the font descriptor for the original font is returned
 *
 * @param postscriptName Name of the font to be replaced
 * @param text Characters for matching
 */
export function substituteFont(postscriptName: string, text: string, callback: (font: IFontDescriptor) => void);