tag_data_translation

GS1 EPC Tag Data Translation for Flutter. Encode and decode all EPC schemes on Android and iOS.

Features

• Translate between all EPC encoding levels: Binary, Hex, Tag URI, Pure Identity URI, GS1 Digital Link
• All standard schemes: SGTIN-96, SGTIN-198, SSCC-96, SGLN, GRAI, GIAI, GSRN, GDTI, SGCN
• TDS 2.3 '+' and '++' scheme support with GS1 Digital Link URIs
• Pure Dart hex/binary conversion utilities
• Synchronous API via dart:ffi (no async overhead)

Installation

dependencies:
  tag_data_translation: ^3.0.0

Usage

import 'package:tag_data_translation/tag_data_translation.dart';

// convert hex EPC to binary
final binary = TDTEngine.hexToBinary('30340242201d8840009efdf7');

// translate to Pure Identity URI
final uri = TDTEngine.translate(
  binary,
  'PURE_IDENTITY',
  params: 'tagLength=96',
);
// => urn:epc:id:sgtin:0037000.030241.10419703

// encode a GTIN to EPC hex
final hex = TDTEngine.translate(
  'urn:epc:id:sgtin:0037000.030241.10419703',
  'TAG_ENCODING',
  params: 'tagLength=96;filter=3',
);

// safe translation (returns null on failure)
final result = TDTEngine.tryTranslate(binary, 'PURE_IDENTITY', params: 'tagLength=96');

Error handling

translate() throws TranslationError on invalid input. Use tryTranslate() for a null-safe alternative.

try {
  final uri = TDTEngine.translate(input, 'PURE_IDENTITY');
} on TranslationError catch (e) {
  print('Translation failed: $e');
}

Platform support

How it works

This plugin uses dart:ffi to call a NativeAOT-compiled .NET library directly. There is no platform channel overhead -- translation calls are synchronous and fast.

Performance

Translation calls go directly through dart:ffi to the NativeAOT-compiled .NET engine -- no platform channel serialization. The core engine translates a typical SGTIN-96 in ~8 us on ARM64.

License

Business Source License 1.1. Production use requires a commercial license -- contact tdt@mimasu.nl.