Explain the purpose of the `ImageSource::Bytes` URI (#3402)

Closes https://github.com/emilk/egui/issues/3363

crates/egui/src/lib.rs

@@ -458,10 +458,10 @@ pub fn warn_if_debug_build(ui: &mut crate::Ui) {
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! include_image {
     ($path: literal) => {
-        $crate::ImageSource::Bytes(
-            ::std::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(concat!("bytes://", $path)), // uri
-            $crate::load::Bytes::Static(include_bytes!($path)),
-        )
+        $crate::ImageSource::Bytes {
+            uri: ::std::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(concat!("bytes://", $path)),
+            bytes: $crate::load::Bytes::Static(include_bytes!($path)),
+        }
     };
 }
 

crates/egui/src/load.rs

@@ -79,15 +79,15 @@ pub enum LoadError {
     /// Programmer error: There are no image loaders installed.
     NoImageLoaders,
 
-    /// A specific loader does not support this schema, protocol or image format.
+    /// A specific loader does not support this scheme, protocol or image format.
     NotSupported,
 
     /// Programmer error: Failed to find the bytes for this image because
-    /// there was no [`BytesLoader`] supporting the schema.
+    /// there was no [`BytesLoader`] supporting the scheme.
     NoMatchingBytesLoader,
 
     /// Programmer error: Failed to parse the bytes as an image because
-    /// there was no [`ImageLoader`] supporting the schema.
+    /// there was no [`ImageLoader`] supporting the scheme.
     NoMatchingImageLoader,
 
     /// Programmer error: no matching [`TextureLoader`].
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ impl Display for LoadError {
 
             Self::NoMatchingTextureLoader => f.write_str("No matching TextureLoader. Did you remove the default one?"),
 
-            Self::NotSupported => f.write_str("Iagge schema or URI not supported by this loader"),
+            Self::NotSupported => f.write_str("Image scheme or URI not supported by this loader"),
 
             Self::Loading(message) => f.write_str(message),
         }

crates/egui/src/widgets/image.rs

@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ impl<'a> Image<'a> {
     ///
     /// See [`ImageSource::Bytes`].
     pub fn from_bytes(uri: impl Into<Cow<'static, str>>, bytes: impl Into<Bytes>) -> Self {
-        Self::new(ImageSource::Bytes(uri.into(), bytes.into()))
+        Self::new(ImageSource::Bytes {
+            uri: uri.into(),
+            bytes: bytes.into(),
+        })
     }
 
     /// Texture options used when creating the texture.
@@ -275,7 +278,7 @@ impl<'a> Image<'a> {
     pub fn size(&self) -> Option<Vec2> {
         match &self.source {
             ImageSource::Texture(texture) => Some(texture.size),
-            ImageSource::Uri(_) | ImageSource::Bytes(_, _) => None,
+            ImageSource::Uri(_) | ImageSource::Bytes { .. } => None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -478,9 +481,10 @@ impl Default for ImageSize {
 /// This is used by [`Image::new`] and [`Ui::image`].
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum ImageSource<'a> {
-    /// Load the image from a URI.
+    /// Load the image from a URI, e.g. `https://example.com/image.png`.
+    ///
+    /// This could be a `file://` path, `https://` url, `bytes://` identifier, or some other scheme.
     ///
-    /// This could be a `file://` url, `http(s)?://` url, or a `bare` identifier.
     /// How the URI will be turned into a texture for rendering purposes is
     /// up to the registered loaders to handle.
     ///
@@ -495,8 +499,6 @@ pub enum ImageSource<'a> {
 
     /// Load the image from some raw bytes.
     ///
-    /// For better error messages, use the `bytes://` prefix for the URI.
-    ///
     /// The [`Bytes`] may be:
     /// - `'static`, obtained from `include_bytes!` or similar
     /// - Anything that can be converted to `Arc<[u8]>`
@@ -506,13 +508,22 @@ pub enum ImageSource<'a> {
     /// See also [`include_image`] for an easy way to load and display static images.
     ///
     /// See [`crate::load`] for more information.
-    Bytes(Cow<'static, str>, Bytes),
+    Bytes {
+        /// The unique identifier for this image, e.g. `bytes://my_logo.png`.
+        ///
+        /// You should use a proper extension (`.jpg`, `.png`, `.svg`, etc) for the image to load properly.
+        ///
+        /// Use the `bytes://` scheme for the URI for better error messages.
+        uri: Cow<'static, str>,
+
+        bytes: Bytes,
+    },
 }
 
 impl<'a> std::fmt::Debug for ImageSource<'a> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         match self {
-            ImageSource::Bytes(uri, _) | ImageSource::Uri(uri) => uri.as_ref().fmt(f),
+            ImageSource::Bytes { uri, .. } | ImageSource::Uri(uri) => uri.as_ref().fmt(f),
             ImageSource::Texture(st) => st.id.fmt(f),
         }
     }
@@ -524,7 +535,7 @@ impl<'a> ImageSource<'a> {
     pub fn texture_size(&self) -> Option<Vec2> {
         match self {
             ImageSource::Texture(texture) => Some(texture.size),
-            ImageSource::Uri(_) | ImageSource::Bytes(_, _) => None,
+            ImageSource::Uri(_) | ImageSource::Bytes { .. } => None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -539,7 +550,7 @@ impl<'a> ImageSource<'a> {
         match self {
             Self::Texture(texture) => Ok(TexturePoll::Ready { texture }),
             Self::Uri(uri) => ctx.try_load_texture(uri.as_ref(), texture_options, size_hint),
-            Self::Bytes(uri, bytes) => {
+            Self::Bytes { uri, bytes } => {
                 ctx.include_bytes(uri.clone(), bytes);
                 ctx.try_load_texture(uri.as_ref(), texture_options, size_hint)
             }
@@ -551,7 +562,7 @@ impl<'a> ImageSource<'a> {
     /// This will return `None` for [`Self::Texture`].
     pub fn uri(&self) -> Option<&str> {
         match self {
-            ImageSource::Bytes(uri, _) | ImageSource::Uri(uri) => Some(uri),
+            ImageSource::Bytes { uri, .. } | ImageSource::Uri(uri) => Some(uri),
             ImageSource::Texture(_) => None,
         }
     }
@@ -644,21 +655,30 @@ impl<'a> From<Cow<'a, str>> for ImageSource<'a> {
 impl<T: Into<Bytes>> From<(&'static str, T)> for ImageSource<'static> {
     #[inline]
     fn from((uri, bytes): (&'static str, T)) -> Self {
-        Self::Bytes(uri.into(), bytes.into())
+        Self::Bytes {
+            uri: uri.into(),
+            bytes: bytes.into(),
+        }
     }
 }
 
 impl<T: Into<Bytes>> From<(Cow<'static, str>, T)> for ImageSource<'static> {
     #[inline]
     fn from((uri, bytes): (Cow<'static, str>, T)) -> Self {
-        Self::Bytes(uri, bytes.into())
+        Self::Bytes {
+            uri,
+            bytes: bytes.into(),
+        }
     }
 }
 
 impl<T: Into<Bytes>> From<(String, T)> for ImageSource<'static> {
     #[inline]
     fn from((uri, bytes): (String, T)) -> Self {
-        Self::Bytes(uri.into(), bytes.into())
+        Self::Bytes {
+            uri: uri.into(),
+            bytes: bytes.into(),
+        }
     }
 }