symbology

v4.0.1

🔖 Generates 1D, 2D, and composite barcodes in png, svg, or eps formats. Supports 50+ symbologies. For more information about how to use this package see README

Latest version published 1 year ago

License: GPL-3.0

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Version				Vulnerabilities	License Risk
4.0.1	\|	11/2023	Popular	0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L	1 H 0 M 0 L
3.0.13	\|	11/2022		0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L	1 H 0 M 0 L
2.1.6	\|	04/2021		0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L	1 H 0 M 0 L
1.18.0	\|	07/2020		0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L	1 H 0 M 0 L
1.12.0	\|	12/2019		0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L	0 H 0 M 0 L

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GPL-3.0

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Popularity

Limited

Weekly Downloads (566)

GitHub Stars: 222
Forks: 26
Contributors: 6

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The npm package symbology receives a total of 566 downloads a week. As such, we scored symbology popularity level to be Limited.

Based on project statistics from the GitHub repository for the npm package symbology, we found that it has been starred 222 times.

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Readme.md: Yes
Contributing.md: Yes
Code of Conduct: No
Contributors: 6
Funding: No

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Maintenance

Inactive

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No Recent Commits

Open Issues: 6
Open PR: 4
Last Release: 1 year ago
Last Commit: 1 year ago

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Package

Node.js Compatibility: >=14.0.0 <21.0.0

Age: 9 years
Dependencies: 7 Direct
Versions: 48
Install Size: 144 kB
Dist-tags: 1
# of Files: 62
Maintainers: 1
TS Typings: Yes

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Readme

Symbology

A Node.js module that generates barcode images. Supports 50+ different 1D or 2D symbologies in png, eps, or svg formats.

Introduction

This Node.js module will allow you to generate over 50+ different types of 1D or 2D symbologies, including barcodes for books, grocery, shipping carriers, healthcare, and international codes.

It can create a PNG, SVG, or EPS image file, or return a string containing SVG, PostScript, or base64-encoded PNG data.

Documentation

Read the docs →

Quick start

yarn add symbology

Quick Examples

Code 11 Example

import { SymbologyType, createStream } from 'symbology'

(async () =&gt; {
  const { data } = await createStream({
    symbology: SymbologyType.CODE11
  }, '8765432164')

  console.log('Result: ', data)
})()

This will log:

{
  "data": "data:image/png+data;base64,PHN [...] eFd==",
  "message": "Symbology successfully created.",
  "code": 0
}

And the base64 PNG generated will look like:

code 11

MaxiCode Example

import { SymbologyType, createFile } from 'symbology'

(async () =&gt; {
  const { data } = await createFile({
    symbology: SymbologyType.MAXICODE,
    option1: 2,
    primary: '999999999840012',
    fileName: 'maxiCodeExample.svg'
  }, 'Secondary Message Here')

  console.log('Result: ', data)
})()

This creates maxiCodeExample.svg which looks like:

MaxiCode

USPS Example

import { SymbologyType, createFile } from 'symbology'

(async () =&gt; {
  const { data } = await createFile({
    symbology: SymbologyType.ONECODE
    fileName: 'uspsExample.eps'
  }, '01234567094987654321-01234')

  console.log('Result: ', data)
})()

This creates uspsExample.eps which looks like:

USPS

License

GPL-3.

symbology dependencies

@mapbox/node-pre-gyp nan node-fetch pngjs replace-in-file rimraf tar

FAQs

What is symbology?

🔖 Generates 1D, 2D, and composite barcodes in png, svg, or eps formats. Supports 50+ symbologies. Visit Snyk Advisor to see a full health score report for symbology, including popularity, security, maintenance & community analysis.

Is symbology popular?

The npm package symbology receives a total of 566 weekly downloads. As such, symbology popularity was classified as limited. Visit the popularity section on Snyk Advisor to see the full health analysis.

Is symbology well maintained?

We found indications that symbology is an Inactive project. See the full package health analysis to learn more about the package maintenance status.

Is symbology safe to use?

While scanning the latest version of symbology, we found that a security review is needed. A total of 0 vulnerabilities or license issues were detected. See the full security scan results.

Last updated on 21 November-2024, at 23:59 (UTC).

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Symbology

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USPS Example

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