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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. violuke/php-barcodes ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) violuke/php-barcodes ==================== A collection of PHP classes for managing barcodes. v1.0.2(5y ago)39578.6k↓23.4%25[1 issues](https://github.com/violuke/php-barcodes/issues)2GPL-3.0+PHPPHP ^5.0 || ^7.0 || ^8.0CI failing Since Jun 16Pushed 5y ago5 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/violuke/php-barcodes)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/violuke/php-barcodes)[ RSS](/packages/violuke-php-barcodes/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (3)Dependencies (1)Versions (4)Used By (2) PHP Barcode =========== [](#php-barcode) A PHP class for checking EAN8, EAN13, UPC and GTIN barcodes are valid (based on check digit). 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I expect to add additional functionality in the future.* Installation (with composer) ---------------------------- [](#installation-with-composer) ``` composer require violuke/php-barcodes ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` // Class instantation $barcode = '5060411950139'; $bc_validator = new \violuke\Barcodes\BarcodeValidator($barcode); // Check barcode is in valid format if ($bc_validator->isValid()) { echo 'Valid :)'; } else { echo 'Invalid :('; } // Get the barcode type echo 'Barcode is in format of ' . $bc_validator->getType(); // Possible formats returned are: // (string) "GTIN" which equals constant \violuke\Barcodes\BarcodeValidator::TYPE_GTIN // (string) "EAN-8" which equals constant \violuke\Barcodes\BarcodeValidator::TYPE_EAN_8 // (string) "EAN" which equals constant \violuke\Barcodes\BarcodeValidator::TYPE_EAN // (string) "EAN Restricted" which equals constant \violuke\Barcodes\BarcodeValidator::TYPE_EAN_RESTRICTED // (string) "UPC" which equals constant \violuke\Barcodes\BarcodeValidator::TYPE_UPC // (string) "UPC Coupon Code" which equals constant \violuke\Barcodes\BarcodeValidator::TYPE_UPC_COUPON_CODE // Returns the barcode in GTIN-14 format $bc_validator->getGTIN14() // Returns the barcode as entered $bc_validator->getBarcode() ``` TODO: ----- [](#todo) - Barcode generation - GS1-128 barcode generation and interpretation Credits ------- [](#credits) - The barcode validation function was based on [work by Ferry Bouwhuis](http://www.phpclasses.org/package/8560-PHP-Detect-type-and-check-EAN-and-UPC-barcodes.html). - EAN Restricted format added from the [hassel-it/php-barcodes](https://github.com/hassel-it/php-barcodes) fork. - Initial unit tests based on work in the [hassel-it/php-barcodes](https://github.com/hassel-it/php-barcodes) fork. ### Health Score 44 — FairBetter than 92% of packages Maintenance19 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity50 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community21 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity70 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 96.7% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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