Rust ASCII Art Generator

This Rust project is a simple yet fun application that generates ASCII art from images. It uses the OpenAI API to generate images based on text prompts and then converts these images into ASCII art.

Features

• Image Generation: Utilizes OpenAI's image generation capabilities to create images based on user-provided prompts.
• ASCII Art Conversion: Converts the generated images into ASCII art.

Prerequisites

• Rust programming environment.
• openai_api_rs crate for OpenAI API integration.
• image crate for image processing.
• reqwest crate for HTTP requests.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/leoforney/dalle-ascii
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd dalle-ascii
   

3. Build the project:

   cargo build --release
   

Usage

1. Set your OpenAI API key as an environment variable:

   export OPENAI_API_KEY=[Your OpenAI API Key]
   

2. Run the program with a prompt:

   ./target/release/dalle-ascii "Your image prompt"
   

   Ensure to enclose the prompt in double quotes if it contains spaces.

3. The program will output ASCII art based on the given prompt.

Contributing

Feel free to fork the repository and submit pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• OpenAI for their image generation API.
• Creators of the openai_api_rs, image, and reqwest crates.