image-js/src/image/morphology/topHat.js

Image processing and manipulation in JavaScript

/**
 * This function is the white top hat (also called top hat). In mathematical morphology and digital image processing,
 * top-hat transform is an operation that extracts small elements and details from given images.
 * The white top-hat transform is defined as the difference between the input image and its opening by some structuring element.
 * Top-hat transforms are used for various image processing tasks, such as feature extraction, background equalization, image enhancement, and others. (Wikipedia)
 * http://docs.opencv.org/2.4/doc/tutorials/imgproc/opening_closing_hats/opening_closing_hats.html
 * @memberof Image
 * @instance
 * @param {object} [options]
 * @param {Array<Array<number>>} [options.kernel] - The kernel can only have ones and zeros. Default: [[1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1]]
 * @param {number} [options.iterations=1] - Number of iterations of the morphological transform
 * @return {Image}
 */
export default function topHat(options = {}) {
  let {
    kernel = [
      [1, 1, 1],
      [1, 1, 1],
      [1, 1, 1],
    ],
    iterations = 1,
  } = options;

  this.checkProcessable('topHat', {
    bitDepth: [8, 16],
    components: 1,
    alpha: 0,
  });
  if (kernel.length % 2 === 0 || kernel[0].length % 2 === 0) {
    throw new TypeError(
      'topHat: The number of rows and columns of the kernel must be odd',
    );
  }

  let newImage = this;
  for (let i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
    let openImage = newImage.open({ kernel });
    newImage = openImage.subtractImage(newImage, { absolute: true });
  }
  return newImage;
}