barcodes/web/routeGenerate.go

package web

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"image"
	"image/png"
	"net/http"

	"git.fjla.uk/fred.boniface/barcodes/generation"
	"git.fjla.uk/fred.boniface/barcodes/validation"
	"github.com/boombuler/barcode"
)

func generateBarcode(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
	var req BarcodeRequest
	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req)
	if err != nil {
		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
		return
	}

	parameters := generation.Parameters{
		Format:   generation.BarcodeType(req.BarcodeType),
		ECCLevel: generation.ECCLevel(req.ECCLevel),
		Content:  req.Content,
	}

	validate := validation.Validate(parameters)
	if !validate {
		fmt.Println("Validation Failed")
		http.Error(w, "Validation Failed", http.StatusBadRequest)
		return
	}

	barcodeGen, err := generation.Generate(parameters)
	if err != nil {
		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
		return
	}
	if barcodeGen == nil {
		fmt.Println("Generation failed, no barcode created")
		http.Error(w, "Barcode Generation Failed", http.StatusInternalServerError)
		return
	}

	barcodeGen, _ = barcode.Scale(barcodeGen, int(req.Width), int(req.Height))

	image, isImage := barcodeGen.(image.Image)
	if !isImage {
		fmt.Println("Generation failed - no image")
		http.Error(w, "Generated Barcode is not an image", http.StatusInternalServerError)
		return
	}

	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "image/png")

	err = png.Encode(w, image)
	if err != nil {
		http.Error(w, "Error streaming barcode", http.StatusInternalServerError)
	}
}