Pittacium

Pittacium is a Go library for generating PDF documents with labels, primarily designed for product labeling purposes.

Overview

The Pittacium library provides functionality to create PDF documents containing labels for products. These labels include product information such as name, price, and barcode.

Features

• Label Generation: Generate labels for products with customizable formats.
• Barcode Support: Automatically generate and include barcodes for each product.
• PDF Output: Produce PDF documents with labeled products ready for printing.

Dependencies

The Pittacium library relies on the following third-party dependencies:

• fpdf: A library for generating PDF documents.
• barcode: A library for generating barcodes.
• resize: A library for resizing images.

Installation

To use Pittacium in your Go project, simply import it:

import "github.com/alexandrelamberty/pittacium"

Then, run `go get to install the package:

go get github.com/alexandrelamberty/pittacium

Usage

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "github.com/your-username/pittacium"
)

func main() {
    // Define products
    products := []pittacium.Product{
        {Code: "1234567890123", Name: "Product 1", Price: 10.99},
        {Code: "9876543210987", Name: "Product 2", Price: 15.99},
        // Add more products as needed
    }

    // Define document settings
    document := pittacium.Document{
        Title:       "Product Labels",
        MarginTop:   10.0,
        MarginRight: 10.0,
        MarginLeft:  10.0,
        MarginBottom: 10.0,
        ShowPage:    true,
        PageSize:    "A4",
        Orientation: "P",
        LabelFormat: pittacium.Label2x1,
    }

    // Generate labels and create PDF document
    pdf := pittacium.GenerateLabels(products, document)

    // Save the PDF to a file
    err := pdf.OutputFile("product_labels.pdf")
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error saving PDF:", err)
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("PDF generated successfully!")
}

Label Formats

Pittacium supports several common label formats, including:

• 2x1:
• 3x1:
• 4x2:
• 2.25x1.25:
• 3x2: