Merge pull request #37 from adafruit/default-params

Set bitmap and palette to have default values

Author: FoamyGuy

adafruit_imageload/__init__.py

@@ -43,6 +43,19 @@ def load(filename, *, bitmap=None, palette=None):
        palette is the desired pallete type. The constructor should take the number of colors and
        support assignment to indices via [].
     """
+    if not bitmap or not palette:
+        try:
+            # use displayio if available
+            import displayio
+
+            if not bitmap:
+                bitmap = displayio.Bitmap
+            if not palette:
+                palette = displayio.Palette
+        except ModuleNotFoundError:
+            # meh, we tried
+            pass
+
     with open(filename, "rb") as file:
         header = file.read(3)
         file.seek(0)

examples/imageload_simpletest.py

@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 import displayio
 import adafruit_imageload
 
-image, palette = adafruit_imageload.load(
-    "images/4bit.bmp", bitmap=displayio.Bitmap, palette=displayio.Palette
-)
+image, palette = adafruit_imageload.load("images/4bit.bmp")
+
 tile_grid = displayio.TileGrid(image, pixel_shader=palette)
 
 group = displayio.Group()