tc-lib-barcode

PHP library for generating linear and 2D barcodes.

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Overview

tc-lib-barcode is a pure-PHP barcode generation library with broad support for industrial, retail, logistics, and document automation use cases.

Namespace	\Com\Tecnick\Barcode
Author	Nicola Asuni info@tecnick.com
License	GNU LGPL v3 - see LICENSE
API docs	https://tcpdf.org/docs/srcdoc/tc-lib-barcode
Packagist	https://packagist.org/packages/tecnickcom/tc-lib-barcode

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Supported Formats

Linear

Format	Description
C39	CODE 39 - ANSI MH10.8M-1983 - USD-3 - 3 of 9
C39+	CODE 39 with checksum
C39E	CODE 39 EXTENDED
C39E+	CODE 39 EXTENDED + CHECKSUM
C93	CODE 93 - USS-93
S25	Standard 2 of 5
S25+	Standard 2 of 5 + CHECKSUM
I25	Interleaved 2 of 5
I25+	Interleaved 2 of 5 + CHECKSUM
C128	CODE 128
C128A	CODE 128 A
C128B	CODE 128 B
C128C	CODE 128 C
EAN2	2-Digits UPC-Based Extension
EAN5	5-Digits UPC-Based Extension
EAN8	EAN 8
EAN13	EAN 13
UPCA	UPC-A
UPCE	UPC-E
MSI	MSI (Variation of Plessey code)
MSI+	MSI + CHECKSUM (modulo 11)
CODABAR	CODABAR
CODE11	CODE 11
PHARMA	PHARMACODE
PHARMA2T	PHARMACODE TWO-TRACKS

2D

Format	Description
AZTEC	AZTEC Code (ISO/IEC 24778:2008)
DATAMATRIX	DATAMATRIX (ISO/IEC 16022)
PDF417	PDF417 (ISO/IEC 15438:2006)
QRCODE	QR-CODE
RAW	2D RAW MODE comma-separated rows
RAW2	2D RAW MODE rows enclosed in square parentheses

Postal

Format	Description
POSTNET	POSTNET
PLANET	PLANET
RMS4CC	RMS4CC (Royal Mail 4-state Customer Code) - CBC (Customer Bar Code)
KIX	KIX (Klant index - Customer index)
IMB	IMB - Intelligent Mail Barcode - Onecode - USPS-B-3200
IMBPRE	IMB - Intelligent Mail Barcode - Onecode - USPS-B-3200 - pre-processed

Rendering

• HTML output for web previews
• Image-based rendering for downstream processing
• Configurable dimensions, padding, and color

Output Formats

• PNG Image
• SVG Image
• HTML DIV
• Unicode String
• Binary String

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Requirements

• PHP 8.1 or later
• Extensions: bcmath, date, gd, pcre
• Composer

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Installation

composer require tecnickcom/tc-lib-barcode

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Quick Start

<?php

require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

$barcode = new \Com\Tecnick\Barcode\Barcode();
$bobj = $barcode->getBarcodeObj(
    'QRCODE,H',
    'https://tecnick.com',
    -4,
    -4,
    'black',
    [-2, -2, -2, -2]
)->setBackgroundColor('white');

echo $bobj->getHtmlDiv();

For more formats and rendering options, see the example/ directory.

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Development

make deps
make help
make qa

Build artifacts and reports are generated in target/.

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Packaging

make rpm
make deb

For system packages, bootstrap with:

require_once '/usr/share/php/Com/Tecnick/Barcode/autoload.php';

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please read CONTRIBUTING.md, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md, and SECURITY.md before submitting a pull request.

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Contact

Nicola Asuni - info@tecnick.com