https://github.com/sungaila/pdftozpl

A .NET library to convert PDF files (and bitmaps) into Zebra Programming Language code.
https://github.com/sungaila/pdftozpl

bitmap bitmap-images csharp dotnet dotnet-core dotnetframework dotnetstandard pdf pdfium zebra-programming-language zpl

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A .NET library to convert PDF files (and bitmaps) into Zebra Programming Language code.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sungaila/pdftozpl
• Owner: sungaila
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-02-06T18:38:36.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-03-14T18:01:25.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-03-15T16:59:31.409Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: bitmap, bitmap-images, csharp, dotnet, dotnet-core, dotnetframework, dotnetstandard, pdf, pdfium, zebra-programming-language, zpl
• Language: C#
• Homepage: https://www.sungaila.de/PDFtoZPL/
• Size: 40.9 MB
• Stars: 54
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 10
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# ![PDFtoZPL Logo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sungaila/PDFtoZPL/master/Icon_64.png) PDFtoZPL

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A .NET library to convert [PDF files](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF) (and bitmaps) into [Zebra Programming Language commands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_(programming_language)).

This .NET library is built on top of

* [PDFium](https://pdfium.googlesource.com/pdfium/) (native PDF renderer)

* [SkiaSharp](https://github.com/mono/SkiaSharp) (cross-platform 2D graphics API)

## Getting started

Just call one of the following static methods:

* `PDFtoZPL.Conversion.ConvertPdfPage()`

* `PDFtoZPL.Conversion.ConvertPdf()`

* `PDFtoZPL.Conversion.ConvertPdfAsync()`

* `PDFtoZPL.Conversion.ConvertBitmap()`

### How does it work?

0. Use PDFium to render a bitmap (for PDF files)

1. Make the bitmap monochrome

2. Convert the bitmap into a ^GF (Graphic Field) command

3. Compress the command hexdecimal data to shrink the ZPL code in size

4. Return the generated ZPL code