Added "justify" align for multiline text

Tests/test_imagefont.py

@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ def test_render_multiline_text(font: ImageFont.FreeTypeFont) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "align, ext", (("left", ""), ("center", "_center"), ("right", "_right"))
+    "align, ext",
+    (("left", ""), ("center", "_center"), ("right", "_right"), ("justify", "_justify")),
 )
 def test_render_multiline_text_align(
     font: ImageFont.FreeTypeFont, align: str, ext: str

docs/reference/ImageDraw.rst

@@ -387,8 +387,11 @@ Methods
                     the number of pixels between lines.
     :param align: If the text is passed on to
                   :py:meth:`~PIL.ImageDraw.ImageDraw.multiline_text`,
-                  ``"left"``, ``"center"`` or ``"right"``. Determines the relative alignment of lines.
-                  Use the ``anchor`` parameter to specify the alignment to ``xy``.
+                  ``"left"``, ``"center"``, ``"right"`` or ``"justify"``. Determines
+                  the relative alignment of lines. Use the ``anchor`` parameter to
+                  specify the alignment to ``xy``.
+
+                  .. versionadded:: 11.2.0 ``"justify"``
     :param direction: Direction of the text. It can be ``"rtl"`` (right to
                       left), ``"ltr"`` (left to right) or ``"ttb"`` (top to bottom).
                       Requires libraqm.
@@ -455,8 +458,11 @@ Methods
                               of Pillow, but implemented only in version 8.0.0.
 
     :param spacing: The number of pixels between lines.
-    :param align: ``"left"``, ``"center"`` or ``"right"``. Determines the relative alignment of lines.
-                  Use the ``anchor`` parameter to specify the alignment to ``xy``.
+    :param align: ``"left"``, ``"center"``, ``"right"`` or ``"justify"``. Determines
+                  the relative alignment of lines. Use the ``anchor`` parameter to
+                  specify the alignment to ``xy``.
+
+                  .. versionadded:: 11.2.0 ``"justify"``
     :param direction: Direction of the text. It can be ``"rtl"`` (right to
                       left), ``"ltr"`` (left to right) or ``"ttb"`` (top to bottom).
                       Requires libraqm.
@@ -599,8 +605,11 @@ Methods
                     the number of pixels between lines.
     :param align: If the text is passed on to
                   :py:meth:`~PIL.ImageDraw.ImageDraw.multiline_textbbox`,
-                  ``"left"``, ``"center"`` or ``"right"``. Determines the relative alignment of lines.
-                  Use the ``anchor`` parameter to specify the alignment to ``xy``.
+                  ``"left"``, ``"center"``, ``"right"`` or ``"justify"``. Determines
+                  the relative alignment of lines. Use the ``anchor`` parameter to
+                  specify the alignment to ``xy``.
+
+                  .. versionadded:: 11.2.0 ``"justify"``
     :param direction: Direction of the text. It can be ``"rtl"`` (right to
                       left), ``"ltr"`` (left to right) or ``"ttb"`` (top to bottom).
                       Requires libraqm.
@@ -650,8 +659,11 @@ Methods
                    vertical text. See :ref:`text-anchors` for details.
                    This parameter is ignored for non-TrueType fonts.
     :param spacing: The number of pixels between lines.
-    :param align: ``"left"``, ``"center"`` or ``"right"``. Determines the relative alignment of lines.
-                  Use the ``anchor`` parameter to specify the alignment to ``xy``.
+    :param align: ``"left"``, ``"center"``, ``"right"`` or ``"justify"``. Determines
+                  the relative alignment of lines. Use the ``anchor`` parameter to
+                  specify the alignment to ``xy``.
+
+                  .. versionadded:: 11.2.0 ``"justify"``
     :param direction: Direction of the text. It can be ``"rtl"`` (right to
                       left), ``"ltr"`` (left to right) or ``"ttb"`` (top to bottom).
                       Requires libraqm.

docs/releasenotes/11.2.0.rst

@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ TODO
 API Additions
 =============
 
+"justify" multiline text alignment
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+In addition to "left", "center" and "right", multiline text can also be aligned using
+"justify"::
+
+    from PIL import Image, ImageDraw
+    im = Image.new("RGB", (50, 25))
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(im)
+    draw.multiline_text((0, 0), "Multiline\ntext 1", align="justify")
+    draw.multiline_textbbox((0, 0), "Multiline\ntext 2", align="justify")
+
 Check for MozJPEG
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 

src/PIL/ImageDraw.py

@@ -557,21 +557,6 @@ def _multiline_check(self, text: AnyStr) -> bool:
 
         return split_character in text
 
-    def _multiline_split(self, text: AnyStr) -> list[AnyStr]:
-        return text.split("\n" if isinstance(text, str) else b"\n")
-
-    def _multiline_spacing(
-        self,
-        font: ImageFont.ImageFont | ImageFont.FreeTypeFont | ImageFont.TransposedFont,
-        spacing: float,
-        stroke_width: float,
-    ) -> float:
-        return (
-            self.textbbox((0, 0), "A", font, stroke_width=stroke_width)[3]
-            + stroke_width
-            + spacing
-        )
-
     def text(
         self,
         xy: tuple[float, float],
@@ -697,29 +682,30 @@ def draw_text(ink: int, stroke_width: float = 0) -> None:
                 # Only draw normal text
                 draw_text(ink)
 
-    def multiline_text(
+    def _prepare_multiline_text(
         self,
         xy: tuple[float, float],
         text: AnyStr,
-        fill: _Ink | None = None,
         font: (
             ImageFont.ImageFont
             | ImageFont.FreeTypeFont
             | ImageFont.TransposedFont
             | None
-        ) = None,
-        anchor: str | None = None,
-        spacing: float = 4,
-        align: str = "left",
-        direction: str | None = None,
-        features: list[str] | None = None,
-        language: str | None = None,
-        stroke_width: float = 0,
-        stroke_fill: _Ink | None = None,
-        embedded_color: bool = False,
-        *,
-        font_size: float | None = None,
-    ) -> None:
+        ),
+        anchor: str | None,
+        spacing: float,
+        align: str,
+        direction: str | None,
+        features: list[str] | None,
+        language: str | None,
+        stroke_width: float,
+        embedded_color: bool,
+        font_size: float | None,
+    ) -> tuple[
+        ImageFont.ImageFont | ImageFont.FreeTypeFont | ImageFont.TransposedFont,
+        str,
+        list[tuple[tuple[float, float], AnyStr]],
+    ]:
         if direction == "ttb":
             msg = "ttb direction is unsupported for multiline text"
             raise ValueError(msg)
@@ -738,11 +724,21 @@ def multiline_text(
 
         widths = []
         max_width: float = 0
-        lines = self._multiline_split(text)
-        line_spacing = self._multiline_spacing(font, spacing, stroke_width)
+        lines = text.split("\n" if isinstance(text, str) else b"\n")
+        line_spacing = (
+            self.textbbox((0, 0), "A", font, stroke_width=stroke_width)[3]
+            + stroke_width
+            + spacing
+        )
+
         for line in lines:
             line_width = self.textlength(
-                line, font, direction=direction, features=features, language=language
+                line,
+                font,
+                direction=direction,
+                features=features,
+                language=language,
+                embedded_color=embedded_color,
             )
             widths.append(line_width)
             max_width = max(max_width, line_width)
@@ -753,6 +749,7 @@ def multiline_text(
         elif anchor[1] == "d":
             top -= (len(lines) - 1) * line_spacing
 
+        parts = []
         for idx, line in enumerate(lines):
             left = xy[0]
             width_difference = max_width - widths[idx]
@@ -764,18 +761,81 @@ def multiline_text(
                 left -= width_difference
 
             # then align by align parameter
-            if align == "left":
+            if align in ("left", "justify"):
                 pass
             elif align == "center":
                 left += width_difference / 2.0
             elif align == "right":
                 left += width_difference
             else:
-                msg = 'align must be "left", "center" or "right"'
+                msg = 'align must be "left", "center", "right" or "justify"'
                 raise ValueError(msg)
 
+            if align == "justify" and width_difference != 0:
+                words = line.split(" " if isinstance(text, str) else b" ")
+                word_widths = [
+                    self.textlength(
+                        word,
+                        font,
+                        direction=direction,
+                        features=features,
+                        language=language,
+                        embedded_color=embedded_color,
+                    )
+                    for word in words
+                ]
+                width_difference = max_width - sum(word_widths)
+                for i, word in enumerate(words):
+                    parts.append(((left, top), word))
+                    left += word_widths[i] + width_difference / (len(words) - 1)
+            else:
+                parts.append(((left, top), line))
+
+            top += line_spacing
+
+        return font, anchor, parts
+
+    def multiline_text(
+        self,
+        xy: tuple[float, float],
+        text: AnyStr,
+        fill: _Ink | None = None,
+        font: (
+            ImageFont.ImageFont
+            | ImageFont.FreeTypeFont
+            | ImageFont.TransposedFont
+            | None
+        ) = None,
+        anchor: str | None = None,
+        spacing: float = 4,
+        align: str = "left",
+        direction: str | None = None,
+        features: list[str] | None = None,
+        language: str | None = None,
+        stroke_width: float = 0,
+        stroke_fill: _Ink | None = None,
+        embedded_color: bool = False,
+        *,
+        font_size: float | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        font, anchor, lines = self._prepare_multiline_text(
+            xy,
+            text,
+            font,
+            anchor,
+            spacing,
+            align,
+            direction,
+            features,
+            language,
+            stroke_width,
+            embedded_color,
+            font_size,
+        )
+
+        for xy, line in lines:
             self.text(
-                (left, top),
+                xy,
                 line,
                 fill,
                 font,
@@ -787,7 +847,6 @@ def multiline_text(
                 stroke_fill=stroke_fill,
                 embedded_color=embedded_color,
             )
-            top += line_spacing
 
     def textlength(
         self,
@@ -889,69 +948,26 @@ def multiline_textbbox(
         *,
         font_size: float | None = None,
     ) -> tuple[float, float, float, float]:
-        if direction == "ttb":
-            msg = "ttb direction is unsupported for multiline text"
-            raise ValueError(msg)
-
-        if anchor is None:
-            anchor = "la"
-        elif len(anchor) != 2:
-            msg = "anchor must be a 2 character string"
-            raise ValueError(msg)
-        elif anchor[1] in "tb":
-            msg = "anchor not supported for multiline text"
-            raise ValueError(msg)
-
-        if font is None:
-            font = self._getfont(font_size)
-
-        widths = []
-        max_width: float = 0
-        lines = self._multiline_split(text)
-        line_spacing = self._multiline_spacing(font, spacing, stroke_width)
-        for line in lines:
-            line_width = self.textlength(
-                line,
-                font,
-                direction=direction,
-                features=features,
-                language=language,
-                embedded_color=embedded_color,
-            )
-            widths.append(line_width)
-            max_width = max(max_width, line_width)
-
-        top = xy[1]
-        if anchor[1] == "m":
-            top -= (len(lines) - 1) * line_spacing / 2.0
-        elif anchor[1] == "d":
-            top -= (len(lines) - 1) * line_spacing
+        font, anchor, lines = self._prepare_multiline_text(
+            xy,
+            text,
+            font,
+            anchor,
+            spacing,
+            align,
+            direction,
+            features,
+            language,
+            stroke_width,
+            embedded_color,
+            font_size,
+        )
 
         bbox: tuple[float, float, float, float] | None = None
 
-        for idx, line in enumerate(lines):
-            left = xy[0]
-            width_difference = max_width - widths[idx]
-
-            # first align left by anchor
-            if anchor[0] == "m":
-                left -= width_difference / 2.0
-            elif anchor[0] == "r":
-                left -= width_difference
-
-            # then align by align parameter
-            if align == "left":
-                pass
-            elif align == "center":
-                left += width_difference / 2.0
-            elif align == "right":
-                left += width_difference
-            else:
-                msg = 'align must be "left", "center" or "right"'
-                raise ValueError(msg)
-
+        for xy, line in lines:
             bbox_line = self.textbbox(
-                (left, top),
+                xy,
                 line,
                 font,
                 anchor,
@@ -971,8 +987,6 @@ def multiline_textbbox(
                     max(bbox[3], bbox_line[3]),
                 )
 
-            top += line_spacing
-
         if bbox is None:
             return xy[0], xy[1], xy[0], xy[1]
         return bbox