It's been a while since I've last played League of Legends. In my return, I noticed that I struggle to see the damage indicator shown when getting hit in-game. It looks like this:

Well, looking at it like this it's actually quite visible right? Now try again while playing super locked into the game and possibly looking through the shop for your next item. At least for myself and how easily distracted I get and occupied with something else It became a problem.

I took this as a chance to experiment with Computer Vision and learn about color theory. The idea is simple: Read pixels from a corner of the game window and play a sound when we detect a red damage vignette.

Let's start by capturing frames. For this, we'll be using python-MSS, an "ultra fast cross-platform multiple screenshots module in pure python using ctypes". Their handy examples section provides us with the snippets we need to…

In the realm of front-end development, managing dependencies has long been a challenge, particularly with JavaScript's lack of a standardized approach to importing and exporting dependencies. To address this, bundlers like Webpack and Vite have emerged as crucial tools for consolidating your front-end code and its dependencies into a single file. Esbuild, a relatively new entrant in the bundler landscape, has garnered attention for its exceptional speed and performance. In this article, we'll explore Esbuild's capabilities and delve into the process of creating a custom plugin to handle image bundling.

Before embarking on our journey, let's establish the groundwork. To illustrate the fundamental aspects of Esbuild, we'll dive into the process of bundling a React application. For this endeavor, we'll utilize a very simple setup of React and npm, a powerful tool that ensures the seamless…