Render byte[] template placeholders as images - #1018
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Template placeholders that resolve to image byte[] values (root, nested or
inside collections) are now emitted as embedded images, consistently with
the SaveAs pipeline and reusing ImageHelper, FileDto and ExcelXml.
- Resolve nested scalar paths such as {{Company.Logo}}.
- Stop treating byte[] as an IEnumerable during template resolution.
- Emit media, drawing and relationship parts, and declare the drawing
content type so Excel does not repair the workbook.
- Merge into a pre-existing drawing and worksheet rels instead of
dropping them.
Refs mini-software#604, mini-software#972.
Explain how byte[] template placeholders are rendered as embedded images (root, nested and collections), consistently with SaveAs, and how to opt out via EnableConvertByteArray. Refs mini-software#604, mini-software#972.
Scale template images to the height of the row they are anchored to, preserving their aspect ratio, by reading the natural dimensions from the image header (PNG, JPEG, GIF, BMP and TIFF). Rows without an explicit height keep the previous default anchor size. Refs mini-software#604, mini-software#972.
Base the picture id assigned to generated anchors on the highest id already present in the reused drawing instead of on the number of existing anchors, so merged images no longer clash with the template's own pictures.
Two images captured on the same template cell, for example {{Image1}} {{Image2}},
derived the same media part, relationship id and r:embed from their sheet, row and
column coordinates. The second image overwrote the first and the drawing ended up
with duplicate relationship ids, which Excel repairs by dropping the picture.
Give every template image a unique suffix for its derived identifiers. The SaveAs
id scheme is left untouched.
Refs mini-software#604, mini-software#972.
Pending images kept every resolved byte[] alive until the next template run, including values that were never rendered and every image produced by a collection. Transfer ownership of the bytes to the emitted file on first capture, reuse them for repeated captures through a lightweight reference, and drop the per-sheet and per-run bookkeeping as soon as it is no longer needed. Refs mini-software#604, mini-software#972.
Drop the claim that template image support has existed since v2.0.0, and describe the IdSuffix property by its actual purpose: disambiguating generated media and relationship ids when multiple image values share one anchor cell. Refs mini-software#604, mini-software#972.
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughTemplate rendering now embeds recognized PNG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, and TIFF byte arrays as workbook pictures. It supports nested and collection placeholders, sizes images from row height when available, and creates or extends drawing parts and relationships. ChangesTemplate image embedding
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes Change: Feature Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Template as Template values
participant OpenXmlTemplate
participant ImageHelper
participant Workbook as Workbook package
Template->>OpenXmlTemplate: Provide byte array placeholder value
OpenXmlTemplate->>ImageHelper: Detect format and read dimensions
ImageHelper-->>OpenXmlTemplate: Return format and dimensions or null
OpenXmlTemplate->>OpenXmlTemplate: Format marker and capture cell position
OpenXmlTemplate->>Workbook: Write image parts, anchors, and relationships
Suggested reviewers: Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Templates that combine an image placeholder with cell text can lose the picture or the surrounding text. Fix marker capture before merging. Security Architecture ReviewSecurity architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to The reviewed flow confines image bytes to generated workbook parts and creates a fresh renderer for ordinary public calls. No introduced security vulnerability was established. Remaining uncertainty concerns text-marker provenance and behavior during interrupted package generation. Retained concerns Security review detailsSecurity Blast Radius
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In `@src/MiniExcel.Core/Helpers/ImageHelper.cs`:
- Around line 166-168: Update the TIFF IFD bounds checks that use ifdOffset and
entryOffset so they validate offsets without addition overflow; return null for
a truncated header and stop scanning when an entry does not fit in the byte
array. Keep the ReadInt32 and ReadUInt16 parsing flow unchanged for valid
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In `@src/MiniExcel.OpenXml/Templates/OpenXmlTemplate.Images.cs`:
- Around line 240-241: Update IsDrawingPrecedingElement to recognize every
worksheet element that must follow drawing: legacyDrawing, legacyDrawingHF,
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- Around line 322-346: Update the drawing creation flow around
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any parts already created, then use that name for the emitted drawing and
worksheet relationship target. Keep the relationship ID keyed to sheetIndex in
EnsureDrawingRelationship and the DefaultSheetRelXml fallback so the worksheet
reference remains valid.
- Around line 244-248: Update WriteDrawingReferenceAsync to declare the
relationships namespace for the r prefix on the emitted drawing element, using
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…bounds - Allocate generated drawing part names independently from the worksheet relationship id, so a drawing part owned by another template sheet is never reused. - Insert the generated <drawing> before the CT_Worksheet suffix elements, including the legacyDrawing used by comments. - Write the <drawing r:id> through XmlWriter so the r namespace is declared whenever the worksheet does not already declare it. - Make the TIFF bounds checks overflow-safe so malformed offsets return null instead of aborting the export. Refs mini-software#604, mini-software#972.
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tests/MiniExcel.OpenXml.Tests/Templates/TemplateImageTests.cs (1)
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OpenXmlTemplatealive through the byte-release assertion.
ImageBytes_AreCollectableAfterTheCallCompletesreceives only aWeakReference, soOpenXmlTemplatecan be collected before the assertion. The test can then pass because the template and its image state were collected, not becauseSaveAsByTemplatereleased the bytes. Return the template with the weak reference, keep it strongly referenced through the assertion, and callGC.KeepAlive(openXmlTemplate)afterward.This is an optional test-coverage improvement, not a production failure or broken test workflow.
ImageState_IsReleasedWhenTheCallCompletesalready detects retention through the current_pendingImages,_capturedImages, and_filescollections, so this adds a direct lifetime assertion for the same current regression.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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Adding a reference to the full MiniExcel project just for testing a single facade method is a bit out of place. If in the future we create a separate test project exclusively for facade methods this will be included there.
Refactored byte manipulation operations into `BinaryPrimitives` method calls for clarity
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The expressions were used to filter the rows containing cells with image markers, extrapolate their height, map the cell references to the relative images and finally remove the markers using named capture groups. This approach was not very readable so I changed in favor of a clearer one: parsing the xml string into a `XElement` and manipulating it to obtain the same result.
- Slightly simplified image marker processing - Removed unused OpenXmlValueExtractorHook.cs file - Changed magic string data types to corresponding strong type constants where appropriate
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Reintroduced a more contained regex expression to make sure only the image markers and the relative image ids are replaced with empty strings
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Summary
Template placeholders that resolve to a
byte[]containing a recognised image are now inserted as pictures anchored to their template cells. This brings the template pipeline in line with the existingSaveAsbehaviour, while keeping datasources independent of MiniExcel-specific image types.Related issues
Motivation
SaveAsalready detects image bytes and emits pictures, but the template pipeline previously treatedbyte[]values as regular values. This meant the same datasource could produce different output depending on which API was used.Usage
Nested paths are supported:
Collection placeholders are also supported. Each generated row gets its corresponding image:
Behaviour
byte[]that is not a recognised image keeps the previous value behaviour.EnableConvertByteArray = falseopts out of byte-array image conversion and preserves regularbyte[]value handling.Example:
Compatibility
SaveAsoutput.byte[]value behaviour is preserved for non-image byte arrays.EnableConvertByteArraysemantics are preserved.Implementation
ImageHelper.GetImageSize, a header-only image dimension decoder inMiniExcel.Core(new public API, alongside the existingGetImageFormat).Tests
Coverage includes:
EnableConvertByteArray = false;The full
MiniExcel.OpenXml.Testssuite passes on:Known limitations
Pre-existing static pictures in the template are not shifted when a collection expands rows above them. For images that should follow generated collection rows, use an image placeholder in the corresponding template row.
Documentation
README_V2.mdnow documents template image support, supported formats, row-height sizing and theEnableConvertByteArrayopt-out.Summary by CodeRabbit
New Features
EnableConvertByteArray.Bug Fixes