This task is the opposite of the PPM conversion through a pipe. In this task, using a delegate tool (like cjpeg, one of the netpbm package, or convert of the ImageMagick package) we read an image file and load it into the data storage type defined here. We can also use the code from Read ppm file, so that we can use PPM format like a (natural) bridge between the foreign image format and our simple data storage.

// Version 1.2.40
 
import java.awt.Color
import java.awt.Graphics
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage
import java.io.PushbackInputStream
import java.io.File
import javax.imageio.ImageIO
 
class BasicBitmapStorage(width: Int, height: Int) {
    val image = BufferedImage(width, height, BufferedImage.TYPE_3BYTE_BGR)
 
    fun fill(c: Color) {
        val g = image.graphics
        g.color = c
        g.fillRect(0, 0, image.width, image.height)
    }
 
    fun setPixel(x: Int, y: Int, c: Color) = image.setRGB(x, y, c.getRGB())
 
    fun getPixel(x: Int, y: Int) = Color(image.getRGB(x, y))
 
    fun toGrayScale() {
        for (x in 0 until image.width) {
            for (y in 0 until image.height) {
                var rgb  = image.getRGB(x, y)
                val red   = (rgb shr 16) and 0xFF
                val green = (rgb shr  8) and 0xFF
                val blue  =  rgb and 0xFF
                val lumin = (0.2126 * red + 0.7152 * green + 0.0722 * blue).toInt()
                rgb = (lumin shl 16) or (lumin shl 8) or lumin
                image.setRGB(x, y, rgb)
            }
        }
    }
}
 
fun PushbackInputStream.skipComment() {
    while (read().toChar() != '\n') {}
}
 
fun PushbackInputStream.skipComment(buffer: ByteArray) {
    var nl: Int
    while (true) {
        nl = buffer.indexOf(10) // look for newline at end of comment
        if (nl != -1) break
        read(buffer)  // read another buffer full if newline not yet found
    }
    val len = buffer.size
    if (nl < len - 1) unread(buffer, nl + 1, len - nl - 1)
}
 
fun Byte.toUInt() = if (this < 0) 256 + this else this.toInt()
 
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    // use file, output_piped.jpg, created in the
    // Bitmap/PPM conversion through a pipe task
    val pb = ProcessBuilder("convert", "output_piped.jpg", "ppm:-")
    pb.directory(null)
    pb.redirectOutput(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.PIPE)
    val proc = pb.start()
    val pStdOut = proc.inputStream
    val pbis = PushbackInputStream(pStdOut, 80)
    pbis.use {
        with (it) {
            val h1 = read().toChar()
            val h2 = read().toChar()
            val h3 = read().toChar()
            if (h1 != 'P' || h2 != '6' || h3 != '\n') {
                println("Not a P6 PPM file")
                System.exit(1)
            }
            val sb = StringBuilder()
            while (true) {
                val r = read().toChar()
                if (r == '#') { skipComment(); continue }
                if (r == ' ') break  // read until space reached
                sb.append(r.toChar())
            }
            val width = sb.toString().toInt()
            sb.setLength(0)
            while (true) {
                val r = read().toChar()
                if (r == '#') { skipComment(); continue }
                if (r == '\n') break  // read until new line reached
                sb.append(r.toChar())
            }
            val height = sb.toString().toInt()
            sb.setLength(0)
            while (true) {
                val r = read().toChar()
                if (r == '#') { skipComment(); continue }
                if (r == '\n') break  // read until new line reached
                sb.append(r.toChar())
            }
            val maxCol = sb.toString().toInt()
            if (maxCol !in 0..255) {
                println("Maximum color value is outside the range 0..255")
                System.exit(1)
            }
            var buffer = ByteArray(80)
            // get rid of any more opening comments before reading data
            while (true) {
                read(buffer)
                if (buffer[0].toChar() == '#') {
                    skipComment(buffer)
                }
                else {
                    unread(buffer)
                    break
                }
            }
            // read data
            val bbs = BasicBitmapStorage(width, height)
            buffer = ByteArray(width * 3)
            var y = 0
            while (y < height) {
                read(buffer)
                for (x in 0 until width) {
                    val c = Color(
                        buffer[x * 3].toUInt(),
                        buffer[x * 3 + 1].toUInt(),
                        buffer[x * 3 + 2].toUInt()
                    )
                    bbs.setPixel(x, y, c)
                }
                y++
            }
            // convert to grayscale and save to a file
            bbs.toGrayScale()
            val grayFile = File("output_piped_gray.jpg")
            ImageIO.write(bbs.image, "jpg", grayFile)
        }
    }
}