npm package: @inbridge/oif-ts
Description: TypeScript integration for the Open Invoice Format (OIF) schema. Easily create OIF-compliant PDFs and parse/validate JSON.
Author: Daniel Amzovski
Latest version: 2025.1.1

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  <h1 align="center"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Typescript_logo_2020.svg/1200px-Typescript_logo_2020.svg.png" width="25"> OIF Integration</h1> 
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    This library is the TypeScript integration of the Open Invoice Format (OIF) schema.<br>  
    Create PDFs in OIF Format with ease and parse/validate JSON back and forth.
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## What is the Open Invoice Format

An open-source, JSON-based schema for invoices. This project is designed to offer a simple and reliable alternative to complex standards like **ZUGFeRD** and **XRechnung**. Built on [JSON schema](https://json-schema.org), it ensures easy validation and parsing across all programming languages.  
Have a look at the [Open Invoice Format GitHub Repository](https://github.com/inbridgeio/open-invoice-format)

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## Table of Contents

1. [Schema Details](#schema-details)  
    - [How to use inside a PDF](#how-to-use-inside-a-pdf)
2. [Getting Started](#getting-started)  
    - [How to set specific Schema version](#how-to-set-specific-schema-version)  
    - [Parsing JSON](#parsing-json)  
        - [OIF JSON to Obj](#oif-json-to-obj)  
        - [Obj to OIF JSON](#obj-to-oif-json)  
    - [Handling OIF PDFs](#handling-oif-pdfs)  
        - [How to extract the OIF JSON from a PDF](#how-to-extract-the-oif-json-from-a-pdf)  
        - [How to add the OIF JSON to a PDF](#how-to-add-the-oif-json-to-a-pdf)  
3. [More Integration Libraries](#more-integration-libraries)
4. [Contributing](#contributing)
5. [Questions or Feedback?](#questions-or-feedback)

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## Schema details

### How to use inside a PDF:
To use the open invoice format like ZugFeRD inside a PDF. Your JSON should be attached as `inbridge-oif.json` to the PDF.
By using one of our [integration libraries](#integration-libraries) you can work with OIF as easy as pie!

For the full schema, check out the [OIF GitHub Repository](https://github.com/inbridgeio/open-invoice-format)

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## Getting Started

The library loads based on your input the schema out of the OIF GitHub Repository to validate it.

### How to set specific Schema version
You can set a specific version of the schema by passing the version as a string. Autocomplete for the versions is available.
Additionally, you can use `latest` as version, to get the latest schema from main Branch of the [OIF GitHub Repository](https://github.com/inbridgeio/open-invoice-format).

```typescript
import {SchemaProvider} from "./schema-provider";

(async () => {
    try {
        await SchemaProvider.setVersion('latest');
    } catch (e) {
        console.error(e);
    }
})()
```
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### Parsing JSON

### OIF JSON to Obj

```typescript
import {SchemaProvider} from "./schema-provider";

const oifJson = /* your OIF JSON String */;

(async () => {
    try {
        const obj = await SchemaProvicer.parse<T>(oifJson);

        console.log(obj);
    } catch (e) {
        console.error(e);
    }
})()
```

You can pass `T` for example as DefaultInvoice to predefine the output type for auto complete. Or if you need then dont.

### Obj to OIF JSON

```typescript
import {SchemaProvider} from "./schema-provider";

const oifJson = /* your OIF JSON String */;

(async () => {
    try {
        const obj = await SchemaProvicer.stringify(oifJson);

        console.log(obj);
    } catch (e) {
        console.error(e);
    }
})()
```

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### Handling OIF PDFs

To handle PDFs containing the OIF JSON we use [pdf-lib](https://github.com/Hopding/pdf-lib).

### How to extract the OIF JSON from a PDF:
```typescript
import {getOIFFromPdf} from "@inbridgeio/oif/pdf-manipulator";
import {readFileSync} from "fs";
import {join} from "path";

const file = readFileSync(join(__dirname, '..', 'test-files','oif.pdf'));


(async () => {
    console.log(await getOIFFromPdf(file));
})()
```
As file, you can use a `Buffer` or a `UInt8Array`. Here the variable `file` is a Buffer.
It will return the parsed Invoice Obj or throw an `InvalidOIFException` if the JSON is invalid.

### How to add the OIF JSON to a PDF:
If you generated a PDF out of your invoice, you can easily add the JSON and if its valid it will get added to the PDF. Otherwise it throws an `InvalidOIFException`.

```typescript
import {addOIFToPdf} from "@inbridgeio/oif/pdf-manipulator";
import {writeFileSync} from "fs";

const invoiceObj = /* your OIF Object */;

(async () => {
    try {
        const pdf = await addOIFToPdf(invoiceObj);

        // Do something with the pdf
        writeFileSync('invoice.pdf', pdf);
    } catch (e) {
        console.error(e);
    }
})()
```


## More Integration Libraries:
[`@inbridgeio/oif-ts`](https://github.com/inbridgeio/oif-ts): Work with OIF in TypeScript and JavaScript  
[`Java`](#): coming soon  
[`PHP`](#): coming soon  
[`Python`](#): coming soon

[Contribute your own](#contributing)

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## Contributing

We welcome contributions! Feel free to submit pull requests or open issues for feature requests or bugs.  
[How to contribute on GitHub](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/exploring-projects-on-github/contributing-to-a-project)

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## License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](./LICENSE) file for details.

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## Questions or Feedback?

Create an issue or reach out via [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/inbridgeio/open-invoice-format/discussions).