node-red-contrib-image-tools

A Node-RED node to perform functions on images, generate and decode barcodes.

Screenshots - to whet the appetite

Image processing...

Image_processing

Get image from internet...

kittens

Printing text...

printing_text

Barcode decoding...

barcode-decoding

Barcode generating...

barcode-generating

FEATURES

Built in demos.
- In Node-RED, look under the hamburger menu → import → examples → node-red-contrib-image-tools
Image node
- Read image from file, http, base64 string or buffer
- Print single or multi line text to an image
- Over 40 image function built in with many more possible by using convolution kernels
- Perform 1 or multiple (batch) images processes in each node
- TIP: you can convert a function to batch JSON by clicking the button adjacent to the function dropdown field. Then simply edit the batch JSON into an array [{...},{...},{...}] to perform as many operations as needed in one go.
- Create blank image by setting Image field to an object {"w":100,"h":100,"background":0}
- All function parameters can be either fixed or passed in by msg/flow/global
- Can output image data as a Jimp image, a buffer or base64 string.
- All functions and parameters are self documenting - a tip under each item in the node editor helps the user
- Partial (non animated) GIF loading & processing support (experimental)
Image viewer node
- View images in the node-red editor (for preview / debug purposes)
- Full credit to rikukissa and dceejay for the excellent node-red-contrib-image-output on which the "image viewer node" is heavily based. (Copy of MIT license included in src files as requested)
- Features include ability to display a jimp image, buffer, file name, base64 string, Data URL, Image URL.
- Works in Internet Explorer (IE11 tested)
Barcode Decode node
- Ability to decode 1D, QR and Data Matrix barcodes. See supported formats.
Barcode Generator node
- Ability to create over 100 types of barcodes...
- auspost • AusPost 4 State Customer Code
- azteccode • Aztec Code
- azteccodecompact • Compact Aztec Code
- aztecrune • Aztec Runes
- bc412 • BC412
- channelcode • Channel Code
- codablockf • Codablock F
- code11 • Code 11
- code128 • Code 128
- code16k • Code 16K
- code2of5 • Code 25
- code32 • Italian Pharmacode
- code39 • Code 39
- code39ext • Code 39 Extended
- code49 • Code 49
- code93 • Code 93
- code93ext • Code 93 Extended
- codeone • Code One
- coop2of5 • COOP 2 of 5
- daft • Custom 4 state symbology
- databarexpanded • GS1 DataBar Expanded
- databarexpandedcomposite • GS1 DataBar Expanded Composite
- databarexpandedstacked • GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked
- databarexpandedstackedcomposite • GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked Composite
- databarlimited • GS1 DataBar Limited
- databarlimitedcomposite • GS1 DataBar Limited Composite
- databaromni • GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional
- databaromnicomposite • GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional Composite
- databarstacked • GS1 DataBar Stacked
- databarstackedcomposite • GS1 DataBar Stacked Composite
- databarstackedomni • GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional
- databarstackedomnicomposite • GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional Composite
- databartruncated • GS1 DataBar Truncated
- databartruncatedcomposite • GS1 DataBar Truncated Composite
- datalogic2of5 • Datalogic 2 of 5
- datamatrix • Data Matrix
- datamatrixrectangular • Data Matrix Rectangular
- datamatrixrectangularextension • Data Matrix Rectangular Extension
- dotcode • DotCode
- ean13 • EAN-13
- ean13composite • EAN-13 Composite
- ean14 • GS1-14
- ean2 • EAN-2 (2 digit addon)
- ean5 • EAN-5 (5 digit addon)
- ean8 • EAN-8
- ean8composite • EAN-8 Composite
- flattermarken • Flattermarken
- gs1-128 • GS1-128
- gs1-128composite • GS1-128 Composite
- gs1-cc • GS1 Composite 2D Component
- gs1datamatrix • GS1 Data Matrix
- gs1datamatrixrectangular • GS1 Data Matrix Rectangular
- gs1dotcode • GS1 DotCode
- gs1northamericancoupon • GS1 North American Coupon
- gs1qrcode • GS1 QR Code
- hanxin • Han Xin Code
- hibcazteccode • HIBC Aztec Code
- hibccodablockf • HIBC Codablock F
- hibccode128 • HIBC Code 128
- hibccode39 • HIBC Code 39
- hibcdatamatrix • HIBC Data Matrix
- hibcdatamatrixrectangular • HIBC Data Matrix Rectangular
- hibcmicropdf417 • HIBC MicroPDF417
- hibcpdf417 • HIBC PDF417
- hibcqrcode • HIBC QR Code
- iata2of5 • IATA 2 of 5
- identcode • Deutsche Post Identcode
- industrial2of5 • Industrial 2 of 5
- interleaved2of5 • Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF)
- isbn • ISBN
- ismn • ISMN
- issn • ISSN
- itf14 • ITF-14
- japanpost • Japan Post 4 State Customer Code
- kix • Royal Dutch TPG Post KIX
- leitcode • Deutsche Post Leitcode
- mailmark • Royal Mail Mailmark
- matrix2of5 • Matrix 2 of 5
- maxicode • MaxiCode
- micropdf417 • MicroPDF417
- microqrcode • Micro QR Code
- msi • MSI Modified Plessey
- onecode • USPS Intelligent Mail
- pdf417 • PDF417
- pdf417compact • Compact PDF417
- pharmacode • Pharmaceutical Binary Code
- pharmacode2 • Two-track Pharmacode
- planet • USPS PLANET
- plessey • Plessey UK
- posicode • PosiCode
- postnet • USPS POSTNET
- pzn • Pharmazentralnummer (PZN)
- qrcode • QR Code
- rationalizedCodabar • Codabar
- raw • Custom 1D symbology
- rectangularmicroqrcode • Rectangular Micro QR Code
- royalmail • Royal Mail 4 State Customer Code
- sscc18 • SSCC-18
- symbol • Miscellaneous symbols
- telepen • Telepen
- telepennumeric • Telepen Numeric
- ultracode • Ultracode
- upca • UPC-A
- upcacomposite • UPC-A Composite
- upce • UPC-E
- upcecomposite • UPC-E Composite

IMPORTANT - Breaking changes in V1

Version 1 has breaking change ~ vs ~ V0.x versions. Existing flows using the "2D Barcode Decode" node will need to be modified. The easy way of fixing this is to delete any "2D Barcode Decode" & deploy, then update the node, then re-add the new "Barcode Decode" nodes.

Alternatively, you can avoid this issue by performing the following steps...

Upgrade node-red-contrib-image-tools
Stop node-red
Make a backup of your flow.json file
Opening your flow.json file in a text editor
Search / replace all instances of "type":"2D Barcode Decoder" with "type":"Barcode Decoder"
Save and close your flow file
Start node-red

Pre-requisites

None!

Install

Simple

The easiest wat to install is to use the Pallet Manager in node-red.

Install from GIT

Run the following command in the directory of your Node-RED install. (Usually this is ~/.node-red or %userprofile%\.node-red).

npm install Steve-Mcl/node-red-contrib-image-tools

Install from NPM