Silverstripe module for creation of webp images in SS4?

Hi,

I’m trying to convert jpg to webp in SS4. How to get this code running?

<?php
class WebPGDBackend extends GDBackend
{
    private static $webp_default_quality = 80;

    public function __construct($filename = null, $args = array())
    {
        parent::__construct($filename, $args);
        $this->webp_quality = $this->config()->webp_default_quality;
    }

    public function writeTo($filename)
    {
        parent::writeTo($filename);

        if (function_exists('imagewebp')) {
            list($width, $height, $type, $attr) = getimagesize($filename);
            switch ($type) {
              case 2:
                  if (function_exists('imagecreatefromjpeg')) {
                      $img = imagecreatefromjpeg($filename);
                      $webp = imagewebp($img, $this->createWebPName($filename), $this->webp_quality);
                  }
                  break;
              case 3:
                  if (function_exists('imagecreatefrompng')) {
                      $img = imagecreatefrompng($filename);
                      imagesavealpha($img, true); // save alphablending setting (important)
                      $webp = imagewebp($img, $this->createWebPName($filename), $this->webp_quality);
                  }
            }
        }
    }

    public function createWebPName($filename)
    {
        $picname = pathinfo($filename, PATHINFO_FILENAME);
        $directory = pathinfo($filename, PATHINFO_DIRNAME);
        $extension = pathinfo($filename, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
        return $directory.'/'.$picname.'_'.$extension.'.webp';
    }
}

It looks like there are plans to upgrade that module so maybe it’s on the way soon, but if you’re willing to help with the work to make it happen faster it might be worth reaching out to the developer on that github issue.