Flutter + Rust Image Compression Toolkit

Features

  • Multi-threaded batch processing with dynamic thread pooling
  • 📊 Resource-aware scheduling based on available memory and CPU cores
  • 🔄 Automatic error recovery for corrupted image files
  • 📈 Detailed analytics with compression ratios and space savings
  • 🌐 Cross-platform support (Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS)

Install Flutter dependencies:

rust_image_compress: ^0.0.2

Usage

Basic Compression

import 'package:image_compressor/api.dart';

void compressSingleImage() async {
  final file = File('/path/to/image.jpg');
  
  final result = await compressSingle(
    filePath: file.path,
    quality: 75,
    format: 'jpeg'
  );

  print('''
  Compression Result:
  Original: ${result.originalSize} bytes
  Compressed: ${result.compressedSize} bytes
  Saved: ${result.originalSize - result.compressedSize} bytes
  ''');
}

Batch Processing

void processImageBatch() async {
  final images = [
    File('/path/to/image1.jpg'),
    File('/path/to/image2.png'),
    File('/path/to/image3.heic'),
  ];

  final results = await compressBatch(
    filePaths: images.map((f) => f.path).toList(),
    quality: 70,
    format: 'jpeg'
  );

  for (final r in results) {
    if (r.isSuccessful) {
      print('Compressed ${r.result!.originalPath}');
    } else {
      print('Error: ${r.error}');
    }
  }
}

Custom Configuration

CompressionConfig config = CompressionConfig(
  quality: 85,          // 0-100 (higher = better quality)
  targetSizeKb: 500,     // Optional target file size
  format: ImageFormat.jpg,
  adaptiveSampling: true // Enable smart downscaling
);

System Architecture

graph LR
  A[Flutter UI] --> B[FFI Binding]
  B --> C[Rust Core]
  C --> D[Image Decoding]
  C --> E[Parallel Processing]
  C --> F[Format Conversion]
  D --> G[Error Recovery]
  E --> H[Resource Monitor]
  F --> I[Quality Optimization]
  G --> J[Byte-level Repair]
  H --> K[Dynamic Thread Allocation]

Memory Optimization

For low-memory devices, add to AndroidManifest.xml:

<application
  android:largeHeap="true"
  android:hardwareAccelerated="false">

License

MIT License

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Roadmap

  • x Baseline JPEG/PNG compression
  • x Dynamic resource allocation
  • WebP/AVIF format support (Q3 2025)
  • AI-based compression (Q4 2025)
  • Video compression pipeline (2025)