[NEW] Accept GIFs and SVGs for Avatars converting them to PNG and keep transparency of PNGs (#11385)

app/file-upload/server/lib/FileUpload.js

@@ -162,43 +162,42 @@ export const FileUpload = {
 		const tempFilePath = UploadFS.getTempFilePath(file._id);
 
 		const height = settings.get('Accounts_AvatarSize');
+		const width = height;
 		const future = new Future();
 
 		const s = sharp(tempFilePath);
 		s.rotate();
-		// Get metadata to resize the image the first time to keep "inside" the dimensions
-		// then resize again to create the canvas around
 
 		s.metadata(Meteor.bindEnvironment((err, metadata) => {
 			if (!metadata) {
 				metadata = {};
 			}
 
-			s.flatten({ background: '#FFFFFF' })
-				.jpeg()
-				.resize({
-					width: Math.min(height || 0, metadata.width || Infinity),
-					height: Math.min(height || 0, metadata.height || Infinity),
-					fit: sharp.fit.cover,
-				})
-				.pipe(sharp()
-					.resize({
+			s.resize({
+				width,
 				height,
-						width: height,
-						fit: sharp.fit.contain,
-						background: '#FFFFFF',
+				fit: metadata.hasAlpha ? sharp.fit.contain : sharp.fit.cover,
+				background: { r: 255, g: 255, b: 255, alpha: metadata.hasAlpha ? 0 : 1 },
 			})
-				)
 				// Use buffer to get the result in memory then replace the existing file
 				// There is no option to override a file using this library
-				.toBuffer()
-				.then(Meteor.bindEnvironment((outputBuffer) => {
-					fs.writeFile(tempFilePath, outputBuffer, Meteor.bindEnvironment((err) => {
+				//
+				// BY THE SHARP DOCUMENTATION:
+				// toBuffer: Write output to a Buffer. JPEG, PNG, WebP, TIFF and RAW output are supported.
+				// By default, the format will match the input image, except GIF and SVG input which become PNG output.
+				.toBuffer({ resolveWithObject: true })
+				.then(Meteor.bindEnvironment(({ data, info }) => {
+					fs.writeFile(tempFilePath, data, Meteor.bindEnvironment((err) => {
 						if (err != null) {
 							console.error(err);
 						}
-						const { size } = fs.lstatSync(tempFilePath);
-						this.getCollection().direct.update({ _id: file._id }, { $set: { size } });
+
+						this.getCollection().direct.update({ _id: file._id }, {
+							$set: {
+								size: info.size,
+								...['gif', 'svg'].includes(metadata.format) ? { type: 'image/png' } : {},
+							},
+						});
 						future.return();
 					}));
 				}));

app/theme/client/imports/forms/select-avatar.css

@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
 		width: var(--select-avatar-preview-size);
 		height: var(--select-avatar-preview-size);
 		margin-right: 1rem;
+
+		background-color: transparent;
+		background-image:
+			linear-gradient(45deg, var(--color-gray) 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 75%, var(--color-gray) 75%, var(--color-gray)),
+			linear-gradient(45deg, var(--color-gray) 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 75%, var(--color-gray) 75%, var(--color-gray));
+		background-position: 0 0, 5px 5px;
+		background-size: 10px 10px;
 	}
 
 	&__loading::after {

app/ui-account/client/accountProfile.html

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 												<label class="rc-select-avatar__upload-label avatar" for="upload-avatar">
 													{{> icon block="rc-select-avatar__upload-icon" icon="upload"}}
 												</label>
-												<input type="file" name="" value="" id="upload-avatar" style="display:none;" accept="image/x-png,image/gif,image/jpeg">
+												<input type="file" name="" value="" id="upload-avatar" style="display:none;" accept="image/x-png,image/gif,image/jpeg,image/svg+xml">
 											</div>
 											<div class="rc-select-avatar__list-item rc-tooltip js-select-avatar-url {{selectUrl}}"	aria-label="{{_ "Use_url_for_avatar" }}">
 												<label class="rc-select-avatar__upload-label avatar">