Begin implementation of formatted barcodes

web/format.route.go

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+package web
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+func generateFormattedBarcode(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+		http.Error(w, "Use a POST request for barcode generation", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var req FormattedBarcodeRequest
+	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Define a new type in `formatting` and create an instance of it here
+
+	// Call the format function providing the above type
+
+	// Create a generation.Parameters struct here using the string obtained from `formatting`
+
+	// Call the validate function providing the generation.Parameters var
+
+	/* Generate the barcode as per generate.route.go
+	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)
+	}*/
+}