Barcode Generator

This project generates a PDF file containing different types of barcodes using the Code128 barcode format. It reads a list of barcodes and corresponding descriptions from an XML file, and creates a PDF document with the barcodes.

Please note that I based this off an example found in iText in Action - 2nd Edition written by Bruno Lowagie (ISBN: 9781935182610)

Features

• Supports retrieval of the barcode list XML from either a URL or a local file.
• Generates Code128 barcodes for each entry in the XML.
• Creates a PDF document with the generated barcodes.

Prerequisites

• Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 or higher
• Apache Maven (for building the project)

Usage

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/calebjeffery/BarcodeGenerator.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd BarcodeGenerator

3. Build the project using Maven:

   mvn package

4. Run the application with the desired arguments:

   java -jar target/BarcodeGenerator-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar -o <output-file> -t <xml-type> -p <xml-path>

   Replace <output-file> with the desired filename for the generated PDF, <xml-type> with either "URL" or "FILE" depending on how the XML file is retrieved, and <xml-path> with the URL or filepath of the barcode list XML.

   Example:

   java -jar target/BarcodeGenerator-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar -o barcode.pdf -t FILE -p ./resources/data.xml

5. The generated PDF file will be saved as <output-file> in the current directory.

Dependencies

This project uses the following dependencies:

• iText PDF (version 7.0.4)
• Apache Commons Codec (version 1.9)
• Apache Argparse4j (version 0.8.1)

License

This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL).