Below is a complete TypeScript Types and Definitions section for all options available in the QRCode.js library. This section is designed as a standalone reference, defining the structure of the options object with interfaces and enums to ensure type safety and clarity for users configuring a QR code.
The Options interface is the top-level configuration object for generating a QR code. It includes properties for the data to encode, shape, layout, and various styling options.
import { QRCodeJs, Options } from '@qr-platform/qr-code.js'; // Import from '@qr-platform/qr-code.js' for browser
or
import { QRCodeJs, Options } from '@qr-platform/qr-code.js/node'; // Import from '@qr-platform/qr-code.js/node' for Node.js
interface Options {
/** The text, URL, or other data to encode into the QR code. This is the only required option. */
data: string;
/** The overall shape of the QR code's boundary. */
shape: ShapeType;
/** The quiet zone (empty space) around the QR code in pixels. */
margin: number;
/** When true, the QR code SVG resizes dynamically to fill the width or height of the parent container, with no internal size dimensions applied. */
isResponsive: boolean;
/** Scales the QR code size relative to its container or border. */
scale: number;
/** Applies a vertical offset (positive moves down, negative moves up) relative to the center. */
offset: number;
/** Applies an absolute vertical offset in pixels. */
verticalOffset: number;
/** Applies an absolute horizontal offset in pixels. */
horizontalOffset: number;
/** Options related to the underlying QR code generation algorithm. */
qrOptions: QrOptions;
/** Options for styling the dots in the QR code. */
dotsOptions: DotsOptions;
/** Options for styling the corner squares. Overrides dotsOptions. */
cornersSquareOptions?: CornersSquareOptions;
/** Options for styling the corner dots. Overrides cornersSquareOptions. */
cornersDotOptions?: CornersDotOptions;
/** Options for styling the background. Set to false to disable. */
backgroundOptions?: BackgroundOptions | false;
/** URL, Buffer, or Blob of an image to embed in the QR code. Can be influenced by `QRCodeJs.setImage()` or `QRCodeJs.useImage()`. */
image?: string | DataURL | Buffer | Blob;
/** Options for the embedded image. */
imageOptions: ImageOptions;
/** Options for adding decorative borders. */
borderOptions?: BorderOptions;
}
Options for the QR code generation algorithm.
interface QrOptions {
/** Specifies the QR code version (size/capacity). 0 means automatic detection. */
typeNumber: number;
/** The encoding mode (e.g., Byte, Numeric, Kanji). Usually auto-detected. */
mode?: Mode;
/** The error correction level, determining redundancy. */
errorCorrectionLevel: ErrorCorrectionLevel;
}
Options for styling the dots in the QR code.
interface DotsOptions {
/** The shape of the dots. */
type: DotType;
/** The color of the dots. */
color: string;
/** The size of the dots in pixels. */
size: number;
/** Apply a gradient fill to the dots. */
gradient?: Gradient;
}
Options for styling the corner squares.
interface CornersSquareOptions {
/** The shape of the corner squares. Inherits from dotsOptions.type if not specified. */
type?: CornerSquareType;
/** The color of the corner squares. Inherits from dotsOptions.color if not specified. */
color?: string;
/** Apply a gradient fill to the corner squares. */
gradient?: Gradient;
}
Options for styling the corner dots.
interface CornersDotOptions {
/** The shape of the corner dots. Inherits from cornersSquareOptions.type if not specified. */
type?: CornerDotType;
/** The color of the corner dots. Inherits from cornersSquareOptions.color if not specified. */
color?: string;
/** Apply a gradient fill to the corner dots. */
gradient?: Gradient;
}
Options for styling the background.
interface BackgroundOptions {
/** The background color. */
color?: string;
/** Rounds the corners of the background (0-1 or percentage). */
round?: number | string;
/** Apply a gradient fill to the background. */
gradient?: Gradient;
}
Options for the embedded image.
interface ImageOptions {
/** How the image is embedded. */
mode?: ImageMode;
/** Relative size of the image (0-1). */
imageSize: number;
/** Margin around the image in dot units. */
margin: number;
/** CORS setting for the image. */
crossOrigin?: string;
/** Fill color or gradient for transparent areas. */
fill?: {
color: string;
gradient?: Gradient;
};
}
Options for adding decorative borders.
interface BorderOptions {
/** Master switch to enable/disable borders. */
hasBorder: boolean;
/** Thickness of the main border in pixels. */
thickness: number;
/** Color of the main border. */
color: string;
/** Corner rounding of the border (e.g., '10%', '20px'). */
radius: string;
/** Thickness for border sides with disabled decorations. */
noBorderThickness: number;
/** Background color for the border area. */
background?: string;
/** Options for scaling/offsetting the inner content area. */
inner?: {
radius: string;
scale: number;
horizontalOffset: number;
verticalOffset: number;
};
/** Options for an additional outer border. */
borderOuter?: {
color: string;
thickness: number;
};
/** Options for an additional inner border. */
borderInner?: {
color: string;
thickness: number;
};
/** Add text or images to specific sides of the border. */
decorations?: {
top?: DecorationOptions;
right?: DecorationOptions;
bottom?: DecorationOptions;
left?: DecorationOptions;
};
}
Options for customizing decorations on border sides.
interface DecorationOptions {
/** Whether the decoration for this side is disabled. */
disabled: boolean;
/** Whether to enable text on this side of the border. */
enableText: boolean;
/** Positioning offset for the decoration. */
offset: number;
/** Adjustment for the text curve. */
curveAdjustment: number;
/** Whether to disable curved text. */
curveDisabled: boolean;
/** Radius of the text curve (e.g., '50%', '100px'). */
curveRadius: string;
/** The type of decoration to use ('text' or 'image'). */
type: 'text' | 'image';
/** The text content or image URL for the decoration. */
value: string;
/** Style options for text decorations. */
style?: {
fontFace: string;
fontSize: number;
fontColor: string;
letterSpacing: number;
textTransform: 'uppercase' | 'lowercase' | 'capitalize';
fontWeight: 'normal' | 'bold';
};
}
Options for applying gradient fills.
interface Gradient {
/** Specifies the type of gradient: 'linear' or 'radial'. */
type: 'linear' | 'radial';
/** Rotation angle in radians for linear gradients. */
rotation?: number;
/** Array of color stops defining the gradient (offset: 0-1, color: CSS string). */
colorStops: Array<{ offset: number; color: string }>;
}
Options for configuring multiple aspects of the QR code in a centralized way via QRCodeJs.settings() (static) or instance.setSettings() (instance).
interface SettingsOptions {
/** Optional unique identifier for this settings configuration. */
id?: string;
/** Optional descriptive name for this settings configuration. */
name?: string;
/** Optional detailed description of this settings configuration. */
description?: string;
/**
* The primary data to be encoded in the QR code (e.g., URL, text).
* This will be applied as the main `data` option for the QR code.
*/
data?: string;
/**
* Image to be embedded in the QR code. Can be a URL, DataURL, Buffer, or Blob.
* This will be applied as the main `image` option for the QR code.
*/
image?: string | DataURL | Buffer | Blob;
/**
* Specifies a template to apply. Can be a predefined template name (string) or a
* custom `RecursivePartial<Options>` object.
* When `QRCodeJs.setSettings()` is used, this influences the global template default (similar to `QRCodeJs.setTemplate()`).
* When `QRCodeBuilder.useSettings()` is used, this forms part of the builder's baseline.
*/
template?: string | RecursivePartial<Options>;
/** Specifies a template by its ID to apply (similar to `QRCodeJs.setTemplateId()`). */
templateId?: string;
/**
* Specifies a style to apply. Can be a predefined style name (string) or a `StyleOptions` object.
* When `QRCodeJs.setSettings()` is used, this influences the global style default (similar to `QRCodeJs.setStyle()`).
* When `QRCodeBuilder.useSettings()` is used, this forms part of the builder's baseline.
*/
style?: string | StyleOptions;
/** Specifies a style by its ID to apply (similar to `QRCodeJs.setStyleId()`). */
styleId?: string;
/**
* Specifies text configuration for borders. Can be a predefined text template name (string) or a `TextOptions` object.
* When `QRCodeJs.setSettings()` is used, this influences the global text default (similar to `QRCodeJs.setText()`).
* When `QRCodeBuilder.useSettings()` is used, this forms part of the builder's baseline.
*/
text?: string | TextOptions;
/** Specifies a text configuration by its ID to apply (similar to `QRCodeJs.setTextId()`). */
textId?: string;
/**
* Specifies border configuration. Can be a predefined border template name (string) or a
* `RecursivePartial<BorderOptions>` object.
* When `QRCodeJs.setSettings()` is used, this influences the global border default (similar to `QRCodeJs.setBorder()`).
* When `QRCodeBuilder.useSettings()` is used, this forms part of the builder's baseline.
*/
border?: string | RecursivePartial<BorderOptions>;
/** Specifies a border configuration by its ID to apply (similar to `QRCodeJs.setBorderId()`). */
borderId?: string;
/**
* A `RecursivePartial<Options>` object that will be deeply merged into
* the QR code's final options, allowing for direct overrides of any specific
* properties within the main `Options` interface.
*/
options?: RecursivePartial<Options>;
}
Options for methods that support overriding behavior, typically used to ensure a specific setting takes precedence.
/**
* Options for methods that support overriding behavior.
*/
interface MethodOverrideOptions {
/**
* If true, the setting applied by the method using these options
* will take precedence over other configurations for the same property,
* potentially overriding values from templates, styles, or even subsequent
* non-overriding option calls.
*/
override?: boolean;
}
Interface for the fluent builder pattern used by methods like QRCodeJs.useTemplate(), QRCodeJs.useStyle(), etc.
interface QRCodeBuilder {
/** Applies a template by name or options object. */
useTemplate(templateNameOrOptions: string | RecursivePartial<Options>): this;
/** Applies a template by its ID. */
useTemplateId(templateId: string): this;
/** Applies a style by name or options object. */
useStyle(styleNameOrOptions: string | StyleOptions): this;
/** Applies a style by its ID. */
useStyleId(styleId: string): this;
/** Applies border configuration by name or options object. */
useBorder(borderNameOrOptions: string | RecursivePartial<BorderOptions>): this;
/** Applies border configuration by its ID. */
useBorderId(borderId: string): this;
/** Sets text for border decorations. */
useText(textNameOrOptions: string | TextOptions, overrideOpts?: MethodOverrideOptions): this;
/** Sets text for border decorations by ID. */
useTextId(textId: string, overrideOpts?: MethodOverrideOptions): this;
/** Sets the image URL for the QR code. */
useImage(imageUrl: string, overrideOpts?: MethodOverrideOptions): this;
/** Sets the data string for the QR code. */
useData(data: string, overrideOpts?: MethodOverrideOptions): this;
/** Applies general options to the configuration. */
useOptions(options: RecursivePartial<Options>, overrideOpts?: MethodOverrideOptions): this;
/** Applies comprehensive settings, resetting previous builder configurations. */
useSettings(settings: SettingsOptions): this;
/** Assigns an identifier to the QR code instance. */
useId(id: string): this;
/** Assigns a name to the QR code instance. */
useName(name: string): this;
/** Assigns a description to the QR code instance. */
useDescription(description: string): this;
/** Attaches custom metadata to the QR code instance. */
useMetadata(metadata: Record<string, any>): this;
/** Merges options and creates the final QRCodeJs instance. */
options(options: RecursivePartial<Options>): QRCodeJs;
/** Creates the final QRCodeJs instance with accumulated configuration. */
build(): QRCodeJs;
}
Response interface for QR code validation methods.
interface ScanValidatorResponse {
/** Whether the QR code is valid and scannable. */
isValid: boolean;
/** Decoded data from the QR code (if isValid is true). */
data?: string;
/** Error message (if isValid is false). */
message?: string;
/** The validator used for scanning (e.g., 'ZBAR', 'ZXING'). */
validator?: 'ZBAR' | 'ZXING';
/** Barcode format (e.g., 'QR-Code') if successfully decoded. */
format?: string;
/** Number of decoding attempts made. */
attempts?: number;
/** Whether an inverted image was needed for scanning. */
isInverted?: boolean;
/** Error code for failed validation (e.g., 'NO_BARCODE_DETECTED'). */
errorCode?: string;
}
Interface for metadata that can be attached to QR code instances.
interface QRInstanceMetadata {
/** Unique identifier for the QR code instance. */
id?: string;
/** Human-readable name for the QR code. */
name?: string;
/** Description of the QR code's purpose or content. */
description?: string;
/** Custom metadata as key-value pairs. */
metadata?: Record<string, any>;
}
Additional type definitions for style and text configurations.
/** Style options for configuring QR code appearance. */
interface StyleOptions {
/** Options for styling the dots. */
dotsOptions?: DotsOptions;
/** Options for styling corner squares. */
cornersSquareOptions?: CornersSquareOptions;
/** Options for styling corner dots. */
cornersDotOptions?: CornersDotOptions;
/** Options for styling the background. */
backgroundOptions?: BackgroundOptions | false;
}
/** Text options for border decorations. */
interface TextOptions {
/** Text for the top border. */
topValue?: string;
/** Text for the right border. */
rightValue?: string;
/** Text for the bottom border. */
bottomValue?: string;
/** Text for the left border. */
leftValue?: string;
/** Style configuration for the text. */
style?: {
fontFace?: string;
fontSize?: number;
fontColor?: string;
letterSpacing?: number;
textTransform?: 'uppercase' | 'lowercase' | 'capitalize';
fontWeight?: 'normal' | 'bold';
};
}
Helper types used throughout the library.
/** Makes all properties optional recursively. */
type RecursivePartial<T> = {
[P in keyof T]?: T[P] extends object ? RecursivePartial<T[P]> : T[P];
};
/** Data URL string type. */
type DataURL = string;
/** Image data types supported by validation methods. */
type ImageDataLike = Buffer | Uint8Array | ArrayBuffer;
These enums provide predefined values for certain properties, ensuring type safety.
enum ShapeType {
square = 'square',
circle = 'circle'
}
enum Mode {
numeric = 'numeric',
alphanumeric = 'alphanumeric',
byte = 'byte',
kanji = 'kanji',
unicode = 'unicode'
}
enum ErrorCorrectionLevel {
L = 'L', // 7% error recovery
M = 'M', // 15% error recovery
Q = 'Q', // 25% error recovery
H = 'H' // 30% error recovery
}
enum DotType {
dot = 'dot',
square = 'square',
rounded = 'rounded',
extraRounded = 'extra-rounded',
classy = 'classy',
classyRounded = 'classy-rounded',
verticalLine = 'vertical-line',
horizontalLine = 'horizontal-line',
randomDot = 'random-dot',
smallSquare = 'small-square',
tinySquare = 'tiny-square',
star = 'star',
plus = 'plus',
diamond = 'diamond'
}
enum CornerSquareType {
dot = 'dot',
square = 'square',
rounded = 'rounded',
classy = 'classy',
outpoint = 'outpoint',
inpoint = 'inpoint'
}
enum CornerDotType {
dot = 'dot',
square = 'square',
heart = 'heart',
rounded = 'rounded',
classy = 'classy',
outpoint = 'outpoint',
inpoint = 'inpoint'
}
enum ImageMode {
center = 'center',
overlay = 'overlay',
background = 'background'
}