## Introduction This library has been written to generate a SVG image of QR Code in Node.js, goals: * pure JavaScript * no browser requirement * no external dependencies * generate SVG output ## Getting Started Install the package: ```bash npm install qrcode-svg ``` Inline example: ```javascript var QRCode = require("qrcode-svg"); var svg = new QRCode("Hello World!").svg(); ``` More options: ```javascript var qrcode = new QRCode({ content: "http://github.com/", padding: 4, width: 256, height: 256, color: "#000000", background: "#ffffff", ecl: "M", }); qrcode.save("sample.svg", function(error) { if (error) throw error; console.log("Done!"); }); ``` ## Options **List of options:** * **content** - QR Code content, the only **required** parameter * **padding** - white space padding, `4` modules by default, `0` for no border * **width** - QR Code width in pixels * **height** - QR Code height in pixels * **color** - color of modules (squares), color name or hex string, e.g. `#000000` * **background** - color of background, color name or hex string, e.g. `white` * **ecl** - error correction level: `L`, `M`, `H`, `Q` * **join** - join modules (squares) into one shape, into the SVG `path` element, **recommended** for web and responsive use, default: `false` * **predefined** - to create a squares as pattern, then populate the canvas, default: `false`, see the output examples below * **pretty** - apply indents and new lines, default: `true` * **swap** - swap X and Y modules, only if you have issues with some QR readers, default: `false` * **xmlDeclaration** - prepend XML declaration to the SVG document, i.e. ``, default: `true` * **container** - wrapping element, default: `svg`, see below **Container options:** * **svg** - populate squares in a SVG document with `width` and `height` attriute, recommended for converting to raster images or PDF where QR Code is being static (exact size) * **svg-viewbox** - populate squares in a SVG document with `viewBox` attriute, **recommended** for responsive web pages * **g** - put squares in `g` element, useful when you need to put multiple QR Codes in a single SVG document * **none** - no wrapper ## SVG output ### Editable squares This mode is useful for designers to manipulate with particular squares. Thus, one can open the QR Code in an editor, select particular modules, move around, change color, etc. However, some old SVG viewers may generate minor gaps between the squares - the side effect when rendering an image at certain zoom level. Default options ```javascript var qrcode = new QRCode({ content: "Pretty Fox", join: false, predefined: false }); ``` Output with `rect` elements ```xml ``` ### Responsive web page Squares joined into one `path` shape produce a compact file size, i.e. 4-5x reduced compared with `rect` elements. A single `path` element will result in an optimized rendering, thus not producing any minor gaps between the squares. Also using the container with `viewBox` attribute may contribute to the responsive scaling on the web. Set `join` to `true` ```javascript var qrcode = new QRCode({ content: "Pretty Fox", join: true, container: "svg-viewbox" //Useful but not required }); ``` Output with `path` element ```xml ``` ### Predefined pattern Algorithm defines the square pattern once before populating a canvas. Useful if you want to generate QR Code with candies. However, some SVG software and converters do not support `defs` or `use` elements. Set `predefined` to `true` ```javascript var qrcode = new QRCode({ content: "Pretty Fox", predefined: true }); ``` Output with `defs` and `use` elements ```xml ``` ## Command Line ``` Usage: qrcode-svg [options] Options: --help Print this message --version, -v Print version number --padding , -p [value] Offset in number of modules --width, -w [px] Image width in pixels --height, -h [px] Image height in pixels --color, -fg [color] Foreground color, hex or name --background [color] Background color, hex or name --ecl [value] Error correction level: L, M, H, Q --join Join modules into one SVG path, i.e. for crisp rendering --predefined Use 'defs' and 'use' elements in SVG, i.e. for compact output --no-prettify Avoid indenting and new lines in SVG, i.e. for compact output --viewbox Use 'viewBox' instead of 'width' and 'height' attributes --swap-fix Swap X and Y modules to fix issues with some QR readers --output, -o [file] Output file name --force, -f Force overwrite Examples: qrcode-svg http://github.com qrcode-svg -f -o hello.svg "Hello World" qrcode-svg -p 4 -w 256 -h 256 --join --viewbox "Responsive..." qrcode-svg --padding 2 --width 120 --height 120 "Little fox..." qrcode-svg --color blue --background #ececec "...jumps over" ``` ## Usage Scenarios ### Convert to other formats Using [html-pdf](https://www.npmjs.com/package/html-pdf) to convert SVG to PDF (or PNG or JPEG) ```javascript var QRCode = require('qrcode-svg'); var svg = new QRCode('hello').svg(); ... var pdf = require('html-pdf'); pdf.create(svg, { border: 0, type: 'pdf' }).toFile('output.pdf', function(err, res) { ... }); ``` ### ASCII modules QR Code in ASCII to output in a shell ```javascript var QRCode = require('qrcode-svg'); var hello = new QRCode("Hello World!"); var modules = hello.qrcode.modules; var ascii = ''; var length = modules.length; for (var y = 0; y < length; y++) { for (var x = 0; x < length; x++) { var module = modules[x][y]; ascii += (module ? 'x' : ' '); } ascii += '\r\n'; } console.log(ascii); ``` ``` xxxxxxx xx x x xxxxxxx x x xxxx x x x x x xxx x xx xx x x xxx x x xxx x xx x xxx x x xxx x x x x x xxx x x x x xx xx x x xxxxxxx x x x x x xxxxxxx xx xx x x xx x x xx x x x x xx x xx x xx x x x xx x x x xx xx x xx xxx xx x x x x x xx xxxx xxxx x x x x xx x xx xx x xx xx x xx xxxx xxxx xx xx x x x x xx x xxxx xxxx xxxxxx x x x x xxxxxxx x xxx x x x x x x xxx x xx x x x xxx x xxxxxxxxxx x xxx x xxxxxxxxx x xx x xxx x xxx xx x x x x x x x x xxxxxxx xxx xxx x x x ``` ### Web browser Use on a HTML page with JavaScript ```html

``` ## Thanks Thanks to [davidshimjs](https://github.com/davidshimjs/qrcodejs) for the base library. Thanks to [Kazuhiko Arase](http://www.d-project.com/) for the original QR Code in JavaScript algorithm. Thanks to all contributors on the GitHub. ## Legal notice ``` Licensed under the MIT license: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php The word "QR Code" is registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED http://www.denso-wave.com/qrcode/faqpatent-e.html ```

	Stars	Issues	Version	Updated	Created
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qrcode-terminal	1,253	32	0.12.0	6 years ago	11 years ago
qrcode.react	3,673	28	3.1.0	2 years ago	10 years ago

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