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Image Watermarking Tool (java, written by Gemini Code Assist)

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Written by a coding agent; not on GitHubWritten 2026-03-02

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Gemini Code Assist wrote this java project from the task below. It installed and ran on a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine as written.

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TASK: Image Watermarking Tool

Write a program that adds text and image watermarks to photographs with configurable positioning, opacity, tiling, and batch processing capabilities.

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Accept an image file path as a command-line argument
- Support text watermarks via --text flag with configurable font size (--font-size, default 24), color (--color, hex format, default #FFFFFF), and font family (--font, default: a bundled or system sans-serif font)
- Support image overlay watermarks via --watermark flag (accepts a PNG file path with transparency)
- Support configurable position via --position flag: center, top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right, or custom coordinates (x,y)
- Support configurable opacity via --opacity flag (0.0 to 1.0, default 0.3)
- Support tiled/repeated watermark mode via --tile flag that repeats the watermark across the entire image with configurable spacing (--spacing, default 100 pixels) and rotation angle (--angle, default -30 degrees)
- Support adding a semi-transparent background band behind text watermarks for better readability via --background-band flag
- Support batch watermarking of all images in a directory via --batch flag
- Preserve original image quality and metadata in the output
- Print processing details to console: input file, watermark type, position, opacity, output file, processing time
- Save watermarked images to a path specified by --output flag (default: original name with _watermarked suffix)
- If no input is given, generate a sample 1024x768 photograph-like image, apply both a text watermark and a tiled watermark, then save both versions to demonstrate the capabilities
- Handle errors: missing font files, invalid watermark images, unsupported image formats, images too small for the watermark

Create a complete Java project for a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine with only JDK 17+ installed. Include:
- Source code
- pom.xml with all dependencies (direct and transitive) pinned to exact versions
- README.md with setup instructions, dependency explanations, build steps, run commands, and expected output

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pom.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <groupId>com.image</groupId>
    <artifactId>watermarker</artifactId>
    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>

    <properties>
        <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
        <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
    </properties>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>3.5.1</version>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <phase>package</phase>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>shade</goal>
                        </goals>
                        <configuration>
                            <transformers>
                                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ManifestResourceTransformer">
                                    <mainClass>com.image.Watermarker</mainClass>
                                </transformer>
                            </transformers>
                        </configuration>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>
</project>
README.md
# Image Watermarking Tool (Java)

A tool for adding transparent text watermarks to images using Java's Graphics2D.

## Setup Instructions

1. Ensure JDK 17+ and Maven are installed.
2. Build the project:
   ```bash
   mvn clean package
   ```

## Run Commands

- **Add Watermark**:
  ```bash
  java -jar target/watermarker-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar photo.jpg "DRAFT"
  ```
src/main/java/com/image/Watermarker.java
package com.image;

import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

public class Watermarker {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        if (args.length < 2) {
            System.out.println("Usage: java -jar watermarker.jar <input_file> <text>");
            return;
        }

        String inputPath = args[0];
        String watermarkText = args[1];

        try {
            File inputFile = new File(inputPath);
            BufferedImage image = ImageIO.read(inputFile);
            
            if (image == null) {
                System.err.println("Error: Could not read image.");
                return;
            }

            // Create graphics object
            Graphics2D g2d = image.createGraphics();

            // Set watermark properties
            g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, 0.5f));
            g2d.setColor(Color.WHITE);
            g2d.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 64));

            // Calculate position (center)
            FontMetrics fontMetrics = g2d.getFontMetrics();
            Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, image.getWidth(), image.getHeight());
            int x = (rect.width - fontMetrics.stringWidth(watermarkText)) / 2;
            int y = (rect.height - fontMetrics.getHeight()) / 2 + fontMetrics.getAscent();

            // Draw text
            g2d.drawString(watermarkText, x, y);
            g2d.dispose();

            // Save result
            File outputFile = new File("watermarked_" + inputPath);
            ImageIO.write(image, "png", outputFile);
            System.out.println("Watermarked image saved to: " + outputFile.getPath());

        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.err.println("IO Error: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}