InvenTree/docs/docs/report/barcodes.md

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Barcode Generation

Barcode Generation

Both report and label templates can render custom barcode data to in-line images.

Barcode Template Tags

To use the barcode tags inside a label or report template, you must load the barcode template tags at the top of the template file:

{% raw %}
<!-- Load the barcode helper functions -->
{% load barcode %}
{% endraw %}

Barcode Image Data

The barcode template tags will generate an image tag with the barcode data encoded as a base64 image. The image data is intended to be rendered as an img tag:

{% raw %}
{% load barcode %}
<img class='custom_class' src='{% barcode "12345678" %}'>
{% endraw %}

1D Barcode

!!! info "python-barcode" One dimensional barcodes (e.g. Code128) are generated using the python-barcode library.

To render a 1D barcode, use the barcode template tag:

::: report.templatetags.barcode.barcode options: show_docstring_description: False show_source: False

Example

{% raw %}

<!-- Don't forget to load the barcode helper! -->
{% load barcode %}

<img class='custom_class' src='{% barcode "12345678" %}'>

{% endraw %}

Additional Options

The default barcode renderer will generate a barcode using Code128 rendering. However other barcode formats are also supported:

{% raw %}

{% load barcode %}

<img class='custom_class' src='{% barcode "12345678" barcode_class="Code39" %}>
{% endraw %}

You can also pass further python-barcode supported parameters as well:

{% raw %}

{% load barcode %}

<img class='barcode' src='{% barcode part.IPN barcode_class="Code128" write_text=0 background="red" %}'>
{% endraw %}

QR-Code

!!! info "qrcode" Two dimensional QR codes are generated using the qrcode library.

To render a QR code, use the qrcode template tag:

::: report.templatetags.barcode.qrcode options: show_docstring_description: false show_source: False

Example

{% raw %}
{% extends "label/label_base.html" %}

{% load l10n i18n barcode %}

{% block style %}

.qr {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0mm;
    top: 0mm;
    {% localize off %}
    height: {{ height }}mm;
    width: {{ height }}mm;
    {% endlocalize %}
}

{% endblock style %}

{% block content %}
<img class='qr' src='{% qrcode "Hello world!" fill_color="white" back_color="blue" %}'>
{% endblock content %}
{% endraw %}

which produces the following output:

{{ image("report/qrcode.png", "QR Code") }}

!!! tip "Documentation" Refer to the qrcode library documentation for more information

Data Matrix

!!! info "ppf.datamatrix" Data Matrix codes are generated using the ppf.datamatrix library.

Data Matrix Codes provide an alternative to QR codes for encoding data in a two-dimensional matrix. To render a Data Matrix code, use the datamatrix template tag:

::: report.templatetags.barcode.datamatrix options: show_docstring_description: false show_source: False

Example

{% raw %}
{% extends "label/label_base.html" %}

{% load l10n i18n barcode %}

{% block style %}

.qr {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0mm;
    top: 0mm;
    {% localize off %}
    height: {{ height }}mm;
    width: {{ height }}mm;
    {% endlocalize %}
}

{% endblock style %}

{% block content %}


<img class='qr' src='{% datamatrix "Foo Bar" back_color="yellow" %}'>

{% endblock content %}
{% endraw %}

which produces the following output:

{{ image("report/datamatrix.png", "Data Matrix") }}