QR Code Generator by Aspose.BarCode for Java

QR Code Generator by Aspose.BarCode for Java is a web application to generate various types of QR Code using Aspose.BarCode for Java.

Aspose.BarCode for Java is a robust and reliable barcode generation and recognition component, written in Java, it allows developers to quickly and easily add barcode generation and recognition functionality to their Java applications. It is available for the Java SE, Java EE and Java ME platforms.

This application highlights commonly used features of Aspose.BarCode for Java and demonstrates how to use them to generate various types of QR Code including Text, Url, Email, Phone number, Contact (VCard), Event, Geolocation, Wifi and SMS.

Highlights

• Spring MVC 4.0 RESTFul API base web application for QR code generation using Aspose.BarCode for Java library
• Mobile friendly responsive and flat UI using Bootstrap 3+ , RequireJS, Backbone.js on top of restful APIs.
• Generate various types of (scan able) QR codes using of Aspose.BarCode for Java
  • URL
  • Text
  • Vcard
  • SMS
  • Phone
  • Event
  • Wifi
  • Geolocation
  • Encrypted Text
• Support various QR Code customization including
  • Resizing
  • Selection of Level of Reed-Solomon error correction. From low to high: LevelL, LevelM, LevelQ, LevelH.
  • Foreground and Background color selection
• Support to save generated QR Code in different image formats (Bmp, Gif, Jpeg, Png, Tiff)
• Support to generate encrypted QR Code from Plain Text using password-based encryption (PBE)- PBEWITHMD5AND128BITAES-CBC-OPENSSL with OpenSSL Compatibility.

Steps to generate QR Code

1. Select the QR Code Type
2. Input Type Context
3. Customize QR Code Settings
4. Generate/Preview QR Code
5. Save QR Code

Export/Save Generated QR Code

The following formats are supported for export generated QR Code by the application.

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• TIFF
• BMP

Embed Anywhere

Application also supports to directly embed generated QR Code in any website of your choice using direct URL. Here are the steps.

# Steps to generate QR Code 1. Select the QR Code Type 2. Input Type Context 3. Customize QR Code Settings 4. Generate/Preview QR Code 5. Copy QR Code Save URL 6. Change URL query string ‘download’ to false. 7. That’s it. URL is now ready to embed as an image.

<img width="100%" src="http://localhost:8080/qrcodegen/api/qrcode/generate?data=http://aspose.com&ecc=L&foreColor=%23000000&bgColor=%23FFFFFF&download=false&format=png">

API Documentation

Application also exports its Restful APIs documentation using swagger specification. You can also view the application APIs swagger base documentation by accessing following URL after running the project.

http://localhost:8080/qrcodegen/public/docs/

To get the code

Clone the repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/AsposeShowcase/QR_Code_Generator_by_Aspose.BarCode_for_Java.git

If this is your first time using Github, review http://help.github.com to learn the basics.

To run the application:

From the command line with Maven:

$ cd QR_Code_Generator_by_Aspose.BarCode_for_Java
$ mvn jetty:run  

From IDE such as NetBeans IDE, Eclipse, IDEA or others:

• Download or clone the project Github repository
• Import QR_Code_Generator_by_Aspose.BarCode_for_Java as a Maven Project
• Server to run, such as Glassfish/Tomcat

Note: Set the application context path to ‘qrcodegen’ (if required).

Access the deployed application at: http://localhost:8080/qrcodegen/

version

1.0

Aspose License

The project works without a license, with limitations. To remove limitations, you can acquire a free temporary license or buy a full license.

To apply aspose lincese

Simply change license.file property value to the path to your aspose license file in the project configuration src/main/resources/config.properties.

license.file=C:\\aspose\\Aspose.Total.Java.lic

Technologies

The project uses a number of open source projects to work properly:

• Spring Framework
• swagger-springmvc
• Swagger UI
• Twitter Bootstrap
• RequireJS
• Backbone.js
• jQuery