QR Builder

A production-ready Python package for generating QR codes with multiple artistic styles. Perfect for marketing materials, product packaging, event flyers, and website integration.

Features

• 5 QR Code Styles:

  • Basic - Simple QR codes with custom colors
  • With Logo - Logo/image embedded in QR center
  • With Text - Text/words displayed in QR center
  • Artistic - Image transforms INTO the QR code pattern (colorful)
  • QArt - Halftone/dithered artistic style

• Multiple Interfaces:

  • REST API via FastAPI with OpenAPI documentation
  • CLI for command-line usage
  • Web interface with visual builder
  • WordPress-embeddable widget
  • Python library for programmatic use

• Production Ready:

  • Docker support
  • CORS enabled for web integration
  • Batch processing for multiple images
  • Quality presets for artistic QR codes

Quick Start

Installation

# From source
git clone https://github.com/aiqso/qr-builder.git
cd qr-builder
pip install -e ".[dev]"  # Include dev dependencies for testing

CLI Usage

# Generate a basic QR code
qr-builder qr "https://example.com" qr.png --size 600

# QR with logo in center
qr-builder logo "https://example.com" logo.png output.png --scale 0.25

# QR with text in center
qr-builder text "https://example.com" "HELLO" output.png --font-color "#e07030"

# Artistic QR (image becomes the QR pattern)
qr-builder artistic "https://example.com" image.png output.png --preset large

# QArt halftone style
qr-builder qart "https://example.com" image.png output.png --version 10

# Embed QR into background image
qr-builder embed background.jpg "https://example.com" output.png \
  --scale 0.3 --position bottom-right

# Batch embed into all images in a directory
qr-builder batch-embed ./images "https://example.com" ./output --glob "*.jpg"

Python Library

from qr_builder import (
    generate_qr_only,
    generate_qr_with_logo,
    generate_qr_with_text,
    generate_artistic_qr,
    generate_qart,
    generate_qr_unified,
    QRConfig,
    QRStyle,
    ARTISTIC_PRESETS,
)

# Basic QR code
generate_qr_only("https://example.com", "qr.png", size=500)

# QR with logo
generate_qr_with_logo(
    "https://example.com",
    "logo.png",
    "output.png",
    logo_scale=0.25,
)

# QR with text
generate_qr_with_text(
    "https://example.com",
    "HELLO",
    "output.png",
    font_color="#e07030",
)

# Artistic QR with preset
generate_artistic_qr(
    "https://example.com",
    "image.png",
    "output.png",
    preset="large",
    colorized=True,
)

# Unified interface with configuration
config = QRConfig(
    style=QRStyle.ARTISTIC,
    data="https://example.com",
    output_path="output.png",
    source_image="image.png",
    preset="hd",
    colorized=True,
)
generate_qr_unified(config)

Web Interface

Start the visual web interface:

python server.py
# Visit http://localhost:8080

Features:

• Tab-based interface for all 5 QR styles
• Live preview
• Color pickers
• Preset selection for artistic QR codes
• Download generated QR codes

REST API

Start the API server:

# Using uvicorn
uvicorn qr_builder.api:app --reload --port 8000

# Visit http://localhost:8000/docs for interactive API docs

Endpoints:

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/health	Health check
GET	/styles	List available styles and presets
POST	/qr	Generate basic QR code
POST	/qr/text	QR with text in center
POST	/qr/logo	QR with logo in center
POST	/qr/artistic	Artistic QR (image becomes QR)
POST	/qr/qart	Halftone/dithered QR
POST	/embed	Embed QR into background image
POST	/batch/embed	Batch embed (returns ZIP)
POST	/batch/artistic	Batch artistic QR (returns ZIP)

See docs/API.md for complete API documentation.

WordPress Integration

Embed the QR Builder in any WordPress site:

1. Copy wordpress/qr-builder-widget.html
2. Add to WordPress via Custom HTML block
3. Update QR_API_URL to your server address

See wordpress/README.md for detailed instructions.

Artistic Presets

For artistic QR codes, use presets for optimal quality:

Preset	Version	Best For
small	5	Web thumbnails, social media
medium	10	General use, business cards
large	15	Print, marketing materials
hd	20	Large format, high detail

Docker Deployment

# Build and run
docker build -t qr-builder .
docker run -p 8080:8080 qr-builder python server.py

# Or with Docker Compose
docker compose up --build

Environment variables:

Variable	Default	Description
QR_SERVER_HOST	0.0.0.0	Server host binding
QR_SERVER_PORT	8080	Server port

Project Structure

qr-builder/
├── qr_builder/
│   ├── __init__.py      # Package exports
│   ├── core.py          # Core QR generation (5 styles)
│   ├── cli.py           # Command-line interface
│   └── api.py           # FastAPI REST API
├── server.py            # Web interface server
├── wordpress/
│   ├── qr-builder-widget.html  # WordPress embed widget
│   └── README.md               # WordPress integration guide
├── docs/
│   └── API.md           # API documentation
├── tests/
│   ├── test_core.py     # Core function tests
│   └── test_api.py      # API endpoint tests
├── .github/
│   └── workflows/
│       └── ci.yml       # GitHub Actions CI
├── pyproject.toml       # Package configuration
├── Dockerfile           # Docker image
├── docker-compose.yml   # Docker Compose config
└── README.md

Use Cases

• Marketing materials - Branded QR codes with company images
• Product packaging - Artistic QR codes that match design
• Event tickets - Visually appealing check-in codes
• Business cards - QR codes with logos or text
• Restaurant menus - Stylish codes for online ordering
• Social media - Eye-catching QR codes for profiles
• Website widgets - Generate QR codes dynamically via API
• WordPress sites - Embeddable QR generator for visitors

Requirements

• Python 3.9+
• Dependencies: qrcode, Pillow, amzqr, pyqart, segno, fastapi, uvicorn

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Support

• GitHub Issues: https://github.com/AIQSO/qr-builder/issues
• Documentation: https://github.com/AIQSO/qr-builder