itsfound_barcode

defmodule ItsfoundBarcode.BarcodeScanner do
  @moduledoc """
    functions to handle the actual barcode scanning
  """

  def encode(string_to_encode) do
    string_to_encode
    |> Barlix.Code128.encode!()
  end

  def encode_to_png(string_to_encode, folder) do
    string_to_encode
    |> encode()
    |> Barlix.PNG.print(file: "#{folder}/barcode-#{string_to_encode}.png")
  end

  def encode_to_base64(string_to_encode) do
    binary =
      string_to_encode
      |> encode()

    {:ok, iodata} =
      binary
      |> Barlix.PNG.print()

    iodata
    |> IO.iodata_to_binary()
    |> Base.encode64()
  end
end