UPI
The upi
gem allows you to generate UPI QR codes for user-to-user payments. It supports both PNG and SVG formats for QR codes.
Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'upi'
And then execute:
$ bundle install
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install upi
Usage
Generating a QR Code To generate a UPI QR code, you need to initialize the Upi::Generator class with the required parameters and call the generate_qr method.
Example
Individual Mode:
Create a new UPI QR code generator instance
require 'upi'
generator = Upi::Generator.new(
upi_id: 'test@upi',
name: 'Test Name'
)
# NOTE: For Individual Mode the Merchant Code is always 0000 which the code handles by default
Generate QR code in SVG format
svg_content = generator.generate_qr(100, 'Personal Payment', mode: :svg)
File.write('qr_code.svg', svg_content)
Generate QR code in PNG format
png_content = generator.generate_qr(100, 'Personal Payment', mode: :png)
File.binwrite('qr_code.png', png_content)
Generating a Payment URL
You can generate a UPI payment URL suitable for use in HTML links by using the generate_url method. This URL can be used as the href attribute in a "Pay Now" button or link.
# Generate UPI payment URL
payment_url = generator.upi_content(100, 'Personal Payment')
puts payment_url
# The generate_url method returns a UPI URI string that can be used as a link in your HTML:
<a href="<%= payment_url %>">Pay Now</a>
Merchant Mode:
Create a new UPI QR code generator instance
require 'upi'
generator = Upi::Generator.new(
upi_id: 'test@upi',
name: 'Test Name',
merchant_code: '1234',
currency: 'INR'
)
# NOTE: For Merchant Mode the Merchant Code needs to be set explicitly
Generate QR code in SVG format
svg_content = generator.generate_qr(500, 'Payment for Goods', transaction_ref_id: 'REF123', transaction_id: 'TXN456', url: 'https://merchant.com/payment', mode: :svg)
File.write('qr_code_merchant.svg', svg_content)
Generate QR code in PNG format
png_content = generator.generate_qr(500, 'Payment for Goods', transaction_ref_id: 'REF123', transaction_id: 'TXN456', url: 'https://merchant.com/payment', mode: :png)
File.binwrite('qr_code_merchant.png', png_content)
Generating a Payment URL
You can generate a UPI payment URL suitable for use in HTML links by using the generate_url method. This URL can be used as the href attribute in a "Pay Now" button or link.
# Generate UPI payment URL
payment_url = generator.upi_content(500, 'Payment for Goods', transaction_ref_id: 'REF123', transaction_id: 'TXN456', url: 'https://merchant.com/payment')
puts payment_url
# The generate_url method returns a UPI URI string that can be used as a link in your HTML:
<a href="<%= payment_url %>">Pay Now</a>
In the example above:
- Replace
'test@upi'
with the UPI ID of the recipient. - Replace
'Test Name'
with the recipient's name. - The
amount
parameter specifies the payment amount. -
note
is an optional field to include additional information. Parameters - upi_id: The UPI ID of the recipient.
- name: The name of the recipient.
- amount: The amount for the payment (required for UPI transactions).
- currency: Currency code (default is 'INR').
- note: Additional note or description for the payment.
- merchant_code: Optional merchant code.
- transaction_ref_id: Optional transaction reference ID.
- transaction_id: Optional transaction ID.
- url: Optional URL for additional information or payment redirect.
Handling PNG and SVG
You can specify the format of the QR code by using the mode parameter:
- mode: :svg generates an SVG format QR code.
- mode: :png generates a PNG format QR code.
No URI parse mode
If you want to generate a QR code without parsing the UPI address, you can use the no_uri_parse option:
svg_content = generator.generate_qr(100, 'Personal Payment', no_uri_parse: true, mode: :svg)
uri_content = generator.upi_content(100, 'Personal Payment', no_uri_parse: true)
# The no_uri_parse option will generate the QR code without URI parsing the UPI address.
Development
After checking out the repo, run bin/setup
to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec
to run the tests. You can also run bin/console
for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install
. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb
, and then run bundle exec rake release
, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the .gem
file to rubygems.org.
Contributing
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/stingrayzboy/upi. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the code of conduct.
License
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.
Code of Conduct
Everyone interacting in the Upi project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.