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Dev tools · September 18, 2022

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iq – jq for images (using rust, LALRPOP)

I wanted to share an experimental side project I have been working on for some time. I constantly use commands like `jq` and `yq` for processing structured data in my day job and I was curious if a similar idea could be applied to images. Another goal of mine was to get some exposure to with rust. I discovered the LALRPOP parser generator which really helped moved the project along (https://github.com/lalrpop/lalrpop)

In plain words

iq is a command-line tool that applies jq-like query operations to images instead of structured data. Built in Rust using the LALRPOP parser generator, it lets developers process and transform images through a familiar query syntax. The project began as an experimental exploration of whether data processing patterns could be adapted for image manipulation.

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