Rename Generate -> Clone

samples/AvatarWithRoundedCorner/Program.cs

@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ namespace AvatarWithRoundedCorner
             using (var img = Image.Load("fb.jpg"))
             {
                 // as generate returns a new IImage make sure we dispose of it
-                using (Image<Rgba32> dest = img.Generate(x => x.ConvertToAvatar(new Size(200, 200), 20)))
+                using (Image<Rgba32> dest = img.Clone(x => x.ConvertToAvatar(new Size(200, 200), 20)))
                 {
                     dest.Save("output/fb.png");
                 }
 
-                using (Image<Rgba32> destRound = img.Generate(x => x.ConvertToAvatar(new Size(200, 200), 100)))
+                using (Image<Rgba32> destRound = img.Clone(x => x.ConvertToAvatar(new Size(200, 200), 100)))
                 {
                     destRound.Save("output/fb-round.png");
                 }
 
-                using (Image<Rgba32> destRound = img.Generate(x => x.ConvertToAvatar(new Size(200, 200), 150)))
+                using (Image<Rgba32> destRound = img.Clone(x => x.ConvertToAvatar(new Size(200, 200), 150)))
                 {
                     destRound.Save("output/fb-rounder.png");
                 }

src/ImageSharp.Drawing/Processors/DrawImageProcessor.cs

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Drawing.Processors
             {
                 if (targetImage.Bounds.Size != this.Size)
                 {
-                    targetImage = disposableImage = this.Image.Generate(x => x.Resize(this.Size.Width, this.Size.Height));
+                    targetImage = disposableImage = this.Image.Clone(x => x.Resize(this.Size.Width, this.Size.Height));
                 }
 
                 // Align start/end positions.

src/ImageSharp/ApplyProcessors.cs

@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Mutates the image by applying the operations to it.
+        /// Clones the current image mutating the clone by applying the operations to it.
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="source">The image to rotate, flip, or both.</param>
         /// <param name="operations">The operations to perform on the source.</param>
         /// <returns>Anew Image which has teh data from the <paramref name="source"/> but with the <paramref name="operations"/> applied.</returns>
-        public static Image<TPixel> Generate<TPixel>(this Image<TPixel> source, Action<IImageOperations<TPixel>> operations)
+        public static Image<TPixel> Clone<TPixel>(this Image<TPixel> source, Action<IImageOperations<TPixel>> operations)
             where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             Guard.NotNull(operations, nameof(operations));
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Mutates the image by applying the operations to it.
+        /// Clones the current image mutating the clone by applying the operations to it.
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="source">The image to rotate, flip, or both.</param>
         /// <param name="operations">The operations to perform on the source.</param>
         /// <returns>Anew Image which has teh data from the <paramref name="source"/> but with the <paramref name="operations"/> applied.</returns>
-        public static Image<TPixel> Generate<TPixel>(this Image<TPixel> source, params IImageProcessor<TPixel>[] operations)
+        public static Image<TPixel> Clone<TPixel>(this Image<TPixel> source, params IImageProcessor<TPixel>[] operations)
             where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             Guard.NotNull(operations, nameof(operations));
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Mutates the image by applying the operations to it.
+        /// Queues up a simple operation that provides access to the mutatable image.
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format.</typeparam>
         /// <param name="source">The image to rotate, flip, or both.</param>

src/ImageSharp/Image/Image{TPixel}.cs

@@ -250,6 +250,15 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         }
 #endif
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Clones the current image
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>Returns a new image with all the same metadata as the original.</returns>
+        public Image<TPixel> Clone()
+        {
+            return new Image<TPixel>(this);
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public override string ToString()
         {

tests/ImageSharp.Tests/ImageComparer.cs

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests
             where TPixelA : struct, IPixel<TPixelA>
         {
             byte[] buffer = new byte[3];
-            using (Image<TPixelA> img = source.Generate(x => x.Resize(scalingFactor, scalingFactor).Grayscale()))
+            using (Image<TPixelA> img = source.Clone(x => x.Resize(scalingFactor, scalingFactor).Grayscale()))
             {
                 using (PixelAccessor<TPixelA> pixels = img.Lock())
                 {