# Barcode

Calling through: ExecuteFunction (API).

Needed params: Id, Meta.

Meta keys:

| key             | value                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| data            | data to be encoded                                                                                                                                                                    |
| outputDirectory | (Optional) will override output directory set in function config. By default will create in a temp folder (leave it as empty to set into temp folder if later want to add to record). |
| outputName      | (Optional) created image name. By default will have ID as name.                                                                                                                       |
| text            | (Optional) text that will be visible near the barcode. If empty, data will be set as text.                                                                                            |

Config:

| `format`       | code128       | `String`             |
| -------------- | ------------- | -------------------- |
| `width`        | `2`           | `Number`             |
| `height`       | `100`         | `Number`             |
| `displayValue` | `true`        | `Boolean`            |
| `text`         | `undefined`   | `String`             |
| `fontOptions`  | `""`          | `String`             |
| `font`         | `"monospace"` | `String`             |
| `textAlign`    | `"center"`    | `String`             |
| `textPosition` | `"bottom"`    | `String`             |
| `textMargin`   | `2`           | `Number`             |
| `fontSize`     | `20`          | `Number`             |
| `background`   | `"#ffffff"`   | `String (CSS color)` |
| `lineColor`    | `"#000000"`   | `String (CSS color)` |
| `margin`       | `10`          | `Number`             |
| `marginTop`    | `undefined`   | `Number`             |
| `marginBottom` | `undefined`   | `Number`             |
| `marginLeft`   | `undefined`   | `Number`             |
| `marginRight`  | `undefined`   | `Number`             |

Different formats:

<https://codepen.io/lindell/pen/eZKBdO?editors=1010>


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