Grid Selected Images

/*

This script arranges selected images into compact grid view, removing gaps in-between, resizing when necessary and breaking into multiple rows/columns.

*/
 
try {
  let els = ea.getViewSelectedElements().filter(el => el.type == 'image');
 
  new Notice(els.length);
 
  if (els.length == 0) throw new Error('No image elements selected');
 
  const bounds = ea.getBoundingBox(els);
  const { topX, topY, width, height } = bounds;
  
  els.sort((a, b) => a.x + a.y < b.x + b.y);
 
  const areaAvailable = width * height;
 
  let elWidth = els[0].width;
  let elHeight = els[0].height;
 
  if (elWidth * elHeight > areaAvailable) {
    while (elWidth * elHeight > areaAvailable) {
      elWidth /= 1.1;
      elHeight /= 1.1;
    }  
  } else if (elWidth * elHeight < areaAvailable) {
    while (elWidth * elHeight < areaAvailable) {
      elWidth *= 1.1;
      elHeight *= 1.1;
    }
  }
 
  const rows = (width - elWidth) / elWidth;
  
  let row = 0, column = 0;
  for (const element of els) {    
    element.x = topX + (elWidth * row);
    element.y = topY + (elHeight * column);
    
    if (element.width > elWidth) {
      while (element.width >= elWidth) {
        element.width /= 1.1;
        element.height /= 1.1;
      }  
    } else if (element.width < elWidth) {
      while (element.width <= elWidth) {
        element.width *= 1.1;
        element.height *= 1.1;  
      }
    }
 
    row++;
    if (row > rows) {
      row = 0;
      column++;
    }
  }
 
  ea.addElementsToView(false, true, true);
} catch (err) {
  _ = new Notice(err.toString())
}