install with
npm i canvas_ascii-art --save --global
and then run
(async () => {
const SuperCanvas = require('canvas_ascii-art'),
superCanvas = new SuperCanvas(),
url = './node_modules/canvas_ascii-art/image.png' //'YOUR LOCAL IMAGE URL'
await superCanvas.setImage(url);
/*You can let module auto reshape or do this manually :
auto : superCanvas.autoAscii();
manually : superCanvas.zoom(zoom size);
superCanvas.toLowerQuality(quality size);
let ascii = superCanvas.toAscii();
*/
//here we will do that manually :
superCanvas.zoom(2);
superCanvas.toLowerQuality(10);
let ascii = superCanvas.toAscii();
console.log(ascii);
})()