Barcode Generation in Directus

How to generate barcodes using TTA in Directus.

Using barcodes inside of Directus Flows

Use TTA's Barcode operation to integrate barcode generation into Directus Flows.

It supports a variety of types:

Code 39
Code 128
EAN-13
QR Code
PDF417
Ect.

Operation Settings

Inside of the operation you have the following options:

Option	Description	Type
Content	The data to encode in the barcode.	string \| number
Type	The type of barcode to generate.	string
Height	The height of the barcode in pixels.	number
Scale	The scale of the barcode.	number
Include text	Toggle if the barcode needs to include the content at the bottom.	boolean

Output

The output of the operation is a file ID. The file will be placed on the root folder. You can use this ID to update the image with the correct folder/name ect or you can use it in any image field in Directus.

Generating barcodes in your own Directus extension

const fileID = await globalThis.TTA.generateBarCode({
    'barcodeContent': 'Your barcode content!',
    'barcodeType': 'code128',
    'scale': 2,
    'height': 10,
    'includetext': true,
});

Inside of the operation you have the following options:

Option	Type	Description
barcodeContent	string \| number	The data to encode in the barcode.
barcodeType	string	The type of barcode to generate.
height	number	The height of the barcode in pixels.
scale	number	The scale of the barcode.
includetext	boolean	Toggle if the barcode needs to include the content at the bottom.