pandoc-latex-barcode

A pandoc filter to insert barcodes and QR codes in a latex/pdf document

The filter is written in Python with panflute which I recommend if you want to create your own pandoc filters.

Install

sudo pip install pandoc-latex-barcode

or

docker run -d daamien/pandoc-latex-barcode

Quick Start

1- Create a specific pandoc template

First you need to the following packages to the latex template :

\usepackage{pstricks}
\usepackage{pst-barcode}

For your convenience, here's a complete one based on the pandoc default latex template :

pandoc-latex-barcode.template.tex

2- Add a barcode tag to your markdown file

To generate a generic barcode:

<div class="barcode">Hello World !</div>                                 

To generate an ISBN barcode:

<div class="barcode isbn">978-3-86541-114</div>

To generate a QR code:

<div class="qrcode">http://www.pandoc.org</div>                                 

3- Enjoy !

pandoc --filter pandoc-latex-barcode \
       --template ./pandoc_latex_barcode.template.tex \
       --latex-engine xelatex \
       ./pandoc_latex_barcode.sample.md \ 
       -o ./pandoc_latex_barcode.sample.pdf

Note : The xelatex engine is mandatory because of pstricks.

Configuration

There's also few parameters you can setup in the document front matter :

barcode: {                                                                      
  barcode_width: '50mm',                                                       
  barcode_height: '30mm',                                                       
  qrcode_width: '25mm',                                                         
  qrcode_height: '25mm' ,                                                       
  isbn: '123-4-56789-111',                                                      
}                                                                               
                                                                                

• barcode_width and barcode_height defines the size of the barcode. Default : 50mmx30mm

• qrcode_width and qrcode_height defines the size of the QR code. Default : 25mmx25mm

• isbn : overides the value inside the <div> Default : None

For more details, please refer to the pst-barcode documentation :

http://texdoc.net/texmf-dist/doc/generic/pst-barcode/pst-barcode-doc.pdf

Example

See pandoc-latex-barcode.sample.md

and pandoc-latex-barcode.sample.pdf

Contributing & Getting Help

If you have any difficulties with this software, please file an issue here :

https://github.com/daamien/pandoc-latex-barcode/issues

License

This software is available under the BSD 3-Clause Licence.

see LICENSE