Convert SVG text to paths via fontTools; drop embedded font

k8s/deployment.yaml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: m1730-generator
-          image: git.baumann.gr/adebaumann/m1730-generator:0.5
+          image: git.baumann.gr/adebaumann/m1730-generator:0.6
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           ports:
             - containerPort: 5000

web/app.py

@@ -1,37 +1,35 @@
 import base64
 import pathlib
 from flask import Flask, render_template, request, Response
-from html import escape
+from fontTools.ttLib import TTFont
+from fontTools.pens.svgPathPen import SVGPathPen
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
+VERSION = "0.6"
+
 _LOGO_PATH = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / 'static' / 'logo.png'
 _LOGO_B64 = base64.b64encode(_LOGO_PATH.read_bytes()).decode()
 
 _FONT_PATH = pathlib.Path('/usr/local/share/fonts/г/ГОСТ_тип_А.ttf')
-_FONT_B64 = base64.b64encode(_FONT_PATH.read_bytes()).decode()
+_FONT_OBJ  = TTFont(str(_FONT_PATH))
-_FONT_FACE = (
+_GLYPH_SET = _FONT_OBJ.getGlyphSet()
-    '<defs><style>'
+_CMAP      = _FONT_OBJ.getBestCmap()
-    '@font-face {'
+_HMTX      = _FONT_OBJ['hmtx'].metrics
-    'font-family:"ГОСТ тип А";'
+_UPM       = _FONT_OBJ['head'].unitsPerEm
-    f'src:url("data:font/truetype;base64,{_FONT_B64}") format("truetype");'
-    '}'
-    '</style></defs>'
-)
 
 # SVG absolute coordinate constants (1 user unit = 1 mm)
-ZERO_X = 60.844130   # x of the zero/left tick
+ZERO_X     = 60.844130
-MAX_X = 180.251230   # x of the full-scale/right tick
+MAX_X      = 180.251230
-BAR_Y = 107.54670    # y at the top of the scale bar (tick baseline)
+BAR_Y      = 107.54670
 SCALE_LEN  = MAX_X - ZERO_X   # 119.4071 mm
 
-BIG_H = 5.0895    # major tick height
+BIG_H   = 5.0895
-SMALL_H = 2.6683  # minor tick height
+SMALL_H = 2.6683
 
-
+_UNIT_AREA_WIDTH = 18.445
-_UNIT_AREA_WIDTH = 18.445  # canvas mm available for the unit label
 _UNIT_SCALE_X    = 0.96486402
-_UNIT_CHAR_EM = 0.65       # approximate advance-width ratio for GOST typ A
+_UNIT_CHAR_EM    = 0.65
 
 
 def _unit_font_size(unit: str) -> float:
@@ -45,6 +43,38 @@ def _fmt(v: float) -> str:
     return f"{v:.4g}"
 
 
+def _text_to_paths(text, x, y, font_size, anchor='start', fill='#1a1a1a', wrap_transform=None):
+    """Convert a text string to SVG <path> elements using glyph outlines."""
+    s = font_size / _UPM
+
+    # Compute total advance width for centering
+    if anchor == 'middle':
+        total_w = sum(
+            _HMTX.get(_CMAP.get(ord(ch)), (0, 0))[0] * s
+            for ch in text if _CMAP.get(ord(ch))
+        )
+        x -= total_w / 2
+
+    parts = []
+    cx = x
+    for ch in text:
+        gn = _CMAP.get(ord(ch))
+        if gn is None:
+            continue
+        pen = SVGPathPen(_GLYPH_SET)
+        _GLYPH_SET[gn].draw(pen)
+        d = pen.getCommands()
+        if d:
+            t = f'translate({cx:.5f},{y:.5f}) scale({s:.8f},{-s:.8f})'
+            parts.append(f'<path style="fill:{fill}" transform="{t}" d="{d}"/>')
+        cx += _HMTX.get(gn, (0, 0))[0] * s
+
+    inner = '\n'.join(parts)
+    if wrap_transform:
+        return f'<g transform="{wrap_transform}">{inner}</g>'
+    return inner
+
+
 def generate_svg(unit, min_val, max_val, range_label, big_ticks, small_ticks, label_count):
     big_interval = SCALE_LEN / big_ticks
     big_xs = [ZERO_X + i * big_interval for i in range(big_ticks + 1)]
@@ -57,7 +87,6 @@ def generate_svg(unit, min_val, max_val, range_label, big_ticks, small_ticks, la
         '<svg width="157.18373mm" height="26.683672mm"'
         ' viewBox="0 0 157.18373 26.683672" version="1.1"'
         ' xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">',
-        _FONT_FACE,
         '  <g transform="translate(-37.352226,-90.454928)">',
 
         # Background rect with scale-bar cutout
@@ -66,14 +95,14 @@ def generate_svg(unit, min_val, max_val, range_label, big_ticks, small_ticks, la
         ' d="M 37.444226,90.546928 V 117.0466 H 194.44395 V 90.546928 Z'
         ' M 58.443978,107.54692 H 183.64409 v 6.19963 H 58.443978 Z" />',
 
-        # Unit label (large letter in left panel)
+        # Unit label — paths in local coordinate space, wrapped in the same scale transform
-        f'    <text style="font-size:{_unit_font_size(unit):.4f}px;font-family:\'ГОСТ тип А\',monospace;fill:#1a1a1a"'
+        '    ' + _text_to_paths(
-        f' x="41.455711" y="109.03796"'
+            unit, 41.455711, 109.03796, _unit_font_size(unit),
-        f' transform="scale(0.96486402,1.0364155)">{escape(unit)}</text>',
+            wrap_transform=f'scale({_UNIT_SCALE_X},1.0364155)'
+        ),
 
         # Range label inside the strip on the right
-        f'    <text style="font-size:3.60539px;font-family:\'ГОСТ тип А\',monospace;fill:#1a1a1a"'
+        '    ' + _text_to_paths(range_label, 184.79707, 113.6755, 3.60539),
-        f' x="184.79707" y="113.6755">{escape(range_label)}</text>',
     ]
 
     # Major ticks
@@ -94,13 +123,14 @@ def generate_svg(unit, min_val, max_val, range_label, big_ticks, small_ticks, la
                     f' style="stroke:#1a1a1a;stroke-width:0.302;stroke-linecap:butt" />'
                 )
 
-    # Numeric labels (centered on their tick, above the tick area)
+    # Numeric labels centered on their tick
     for idx in label_indices:
         x = big_xs[idx]
         val = min_val + (max_val - min_val) * idx / big_ticks
         parts.append(
-            f'    <text style="font-size:8.89194px;font-family:\'ГОСТ тип А\',monospace;fill:#1a1a1a"'
+            '    ' + _text_to_paths(
-            f' text-anchor="middle" x="{x:.5f}" y="101.49598">{escape(_fmt(val))}</text>'
+                _fmt(val), x, 101.49598, 8.89194, anchor='middle'
+            )
         )
 
     parts += ['  </g>', '</svg>']
@@ -109,7 +139,7 @@ def generate_svg(unit, min_val, max_val, range_label, big_ticks, small_ticks, la
 
 @app.route('/')
 def index():
-    return render_template('index.html', logo_b64=_LOGO_B64)
+    return render_template('index.html', logo_b64=_LOGO_B64, version=VERSION)
 
 
 @app.route('/generate', methods=['POST'])

web/requirements.txt

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 flask
 gunicorn
+fonttools