Gs1Parser

Lightweight parser for GS1 strings to be used in .NET applications.

Installation

The library is available via NuGet packages:

NuGet	Description	Version
SimpleSoft.Gs1Parser	parser implementation for standard GS1 codes

Package Manager

Install-Package SimpleSoft.Gs1Parser

.NET CLI

dotnet add package SimpleSoft.Gs1Parser

Compatibility

This library is compatible with the following frameworks:

• SimpleSoft.Gs1Parser
  • .NET 5.0+;
  • .NET Framework 4.5+;
  • .NET Standard 1.0+;

Usage

Parsing of GS1 strings are made via Gs1Parser instances, that can be configured via Gs1ParserOptions class.

var gs1Parser = new Gs1Parser(new Gs1ParserOptions
{
  Separator = ';'
});

var gs1 = gs1Parser.Parse("10AB111;17260630");

Assert.Equal("AB111", gs1[Gs1ApplicationIdentifierType.Batch].DataContent); // gs1["10"].DataContent
Assert.Equal("260630", gs1[Gs1ApplicationIdentifierType.UseBy].DataContent); // gs1["17"].DataContent

The library also provides both a default options and parser that can be used instead of initializing your own instances (the parser implementation is thread safe, you can use it as a singleton across your application):

Gs1ParserOptions.Default.Separator = ';';

var gs1 = Gs1Parser.Default.Parse("10AB111;17260630");

Assert.Equal("AB111", gs1[Gs1ApplicationIdentifierType.Batch].DataContent);
Assert.Equal("260630", gs1[Gs1ApplicationIdentifierType.UseBy].DataContent);

As a note, if you initialize a Gs1Parser instance without passing an options, it will use the default one.

// both lines are equivalent
new Gs1Parser();
new Gs1Parser(Gs1ParserOptions.Default);