barcode

README

Introduction

This is a package for GO which can be used to create different types of barcodes.

Supported Barcode Types

• 2 of 5
• Aztec Code
• Codabar
• Code 128
• Code 39
• Code 93
• Datamatrix
• EAN 13
• EAN 8
• PDF 417
• QR Code

Example

This is a simple example on how to create a QR-Code and write it to a png-file

package main

import (
	"image/png"
	"os"

	"github.com/boombuler/barcode"
	"github.com/boombuler/barcode/qr"
)

func main() {
	// Create the barcode
	qrCode, _ := qr.Encode("Hello World", qr.M, qr.Auto)

	// Scale the barcode to 200x200 pixels
	qrCode, _ = barcode.Scale(qrCode, 200, 200)

	// create the output file
	file, _ := os.Create("qrcode.png")
	defer file.Close()

	// encode the barcode as png
	png.Encode(file, qrCode)
}

Documentation

See GoDoc

To create a barcode use the Encode function from one of the subpackages.

Documentation

Index

• Constants
• type Barcode
  • func Scale(bc Barcode, width, height int) (Barcode, error)
• type BarcodeIntCS
• type Metadata

Constants

const (
	TypeAztec           = "Aztec"
	TypeCodabar         = "Codabar"
	TypeCode128         = "Code 128"
	TypeCode39          = "Code 39"
	TypeCode93          = "Code 93"
	TypeDataMatrix      = "DataMatrix"
	TypeEAN8            = "EAN 8"
	TypeEAN13           = "EAN 13"
	TypePDF             = "PDF417"
	TypeQR              = "QR Code"
	Type2of5            = "2 of 5"
	Type2of5Interleaved = "2 of 5 (interleaved)"
)

Types

type Barcode

type Barcode interface {
	image.Image
	// returns some meta information about the barcode
	Metadata() Metadata
	// the data that was encoded in this barcode
	Content() string
}

a rendered and encoded barcode

func Scale

func Scale(bc Barcode, width, height int) (Barcode, error)

Scale returns a resized barcode with the given width and height.

type BarcodeIntCS

type BarcodeIntCS interface {
	Barcode
	CheckSum() int
}

Additional interface that some barcodes might implement to provide the value of its checksum.

type Metadata

type Metadata struct {
	// the name of the barcode kind
	CodeKind string
	// contains 1 for 1D barcodes or 2 for 2D barcodes
	Dimensions byte
}

Contains some meta information about a barcode