@greatcloak/ngx-barcode

ngx-barcode repackaged and updated for Angular v9+ using the Angular CLI

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Changes vs ngx-barcode

This repository is a repackaged and updated version of ngx-barcode.

• Updated for angular 13+
• Repackaged using angular cli for more efficient distribution files and standardized builds
• Updated jsbarcode to latest 3.11.5+ with modern import statements

Install via

npm i --save @greatcloak/ngx-barcode

Original

An angular component for Angular 13+ for creating 1-D barcodes based on Lindell's JsBarcode.

This is an updated and repackaged version of the original ngx-barcode. We have repackaged using the angular cli and angular v9.

Benefits over ngx-barcode

• Repackaged using angular cli instead of custom build
  • Easy to upgrade via ng update
  • Standard build process
• Uses latest angular v9
  • Actively updated to newer versions since this is used in live production apps. Typically updated a few weeks after each major angular release.
• Minor improvements as needed

Features

• Compatible with original ngx-barcode(just change imports)

• Repackaged using angular cli and updated to support angular v9

• supports all barcode formats provided by JsBarcode

  • CODE128
  • EAN
  • CODE39
  • ITF-14
  • MSI
  • Pharmacode
  • Codabar

Installation

To use ngx-barcode in your project, install it via npm:

$ npm install --save @greatcloak/ngx-barcode

Usage

Import the NgxBarcodeModule into your desired module:

import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'

import { AppComponent } from './app.component'

// Import ngx-barcode module
import { NgxBarcodeModule } from '@greatcloak/ngx-barcode'

@NgModule({
  declarations: [AppComponent],
  imports: [BrowserModule, NgxBarcodeModule],
  providers: [],
  bootstrap: [AppComponent],
})
export class AppModule {}

Once the library is imported, you can use the ngx-barcode component in your Angular application:

<!-- Adding a barcode in app.component.html -->
<h1>
  {{title}}
</h1>
<ngx-barcode [bc-value]="value" [bc-display-value]="true"></ngx-barcode>

Development

To build the @greatcloak/ngx-barcode library using the angular cli use the following command.

npm run build

New Release

To build and publish a new version run the following script.

./build-prod-publish.sh

Demo

We do not maintain a demo of this new version however you can look at the oriignal project's demo page to get an idea of what this does.

Basic demo.

License

MIT © Bryon Williams