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aamva.js

small helper library that provides one an ability to parse AAMVA magnetic stripe. regex was created based on 2012 spec

NOTE: To support this effort, please contribute swipe streams for unsupported types and I would love to add support or fix things that are not working yet

Installation

  npm install aamva -g

Usage

  // Generate SSN from random state
  var aamva = require('aamva');

  var stripe_data = '%FLDELRAY BEACH^DOE$JOHN$^4818 S FEDERAL BLVD^           \?\
  ;6360100462172082009=2101198299090=?\
  #! 33435      I               1600                                   ECCECC00000?';

  var barcode_data = '@ANSI 6360100102DL00390190ZF02290063DLDAADOE,JOHNDAG5929 N \
  ROCK STDAIDELRAY SHOREDAJFLDAK44556-     DAQJ621625830080DARI   DAS          \
  DAT     DBA20210108DBB19770204DBC1DBD20120612DBHN         DAU600ZFZFAREPLACED\
  : 00000000ZFB ZFCP771206120090ZFD ZFE07-01-11
  ';

  var res = aamva.stripe(stripe_data);
  console.log("DMV ID:",res.id()); /* D621720820090 */
  console.log("First name:",res.name().first); /* JOHN */
  console.log("Last name:",res.name().last); /* DOE */
  console.log("Middle name:",res.name().middle); /* "" */
  console.log("Sex:",res.sex()); /* MALE, FEMALE, MISSING/INVALID */
  console.log("DOB:",res.birthday()); /* Thu Jan 08 1987 00:00:00 GMT-0500 (EST) */
  console.log("Entire object", res);

  var res2 = aamva.pdf417(barcode_data);
  console.log("DMV ID:",res2.id()); /* D621720820090 */
  console.log("First name:",res2.name().first); /* JOHN */
  console.log("Last name:",res2.name().last); /* DOE */
  console.log("Middle name:",res2.name().middle); /* "" */
  console.log("Sex:",res2.sex()); /* MALE, FEMALE, MISSING/INVALID */
  console.log("DOB:",res2.birthday()); /* Thu Jan 08 1987 00:00:00 GMT-0500 (EST) */
  console.log("Entire object", res2);

/*
  output:
        { state: 'FL',
          city: 'DELRAY BEACH',
          name: [Function],
          address: '4818 S FEDERAL BLVD',
          iso_iin: '636010',
          dl: '0462172082009',
          expiration_date: '2101',
          birthday: [Function],
          dl_overflow: '0',
          cds_version: '#',
          jurisdiction_version: '!',
          postal_code: '33435      ',
          class: 'I ',
          klass: 'I ', // same as 'class'
          restrictions: '          ',
          endorsments: '    ',
          sex: [Function],
          height: '600',
          weight: '   ',
          hair_color: '   ',
          eye_color: '   ',
          misc: '                          ECCECC00000',
          id: [Function] }
*/

Tests

  npm test

Contributing

If you find a bug or willing to add some enhancement, pull requests are very welcome

Release History

0.0.1 Initial release
0.0.2 changed sex to a function
0.0.3 accounted for weird space characters
0.0.5 removed logging that was left by mistake
0.0.7 inflated birthday to a Date object, and fixed FL AAMVA spec, where expiration month is set to birthday month
0.0.8 removed debug statements
0.0.9 changed birthday to utc date
0.0.10 fixed typo
0.0.11 added TX support
0.0.12 fixed duplicate name key
0.0.13 added pdf417 support, added example page, and changed plugin to be compatible with browser
0.0.16 fixed version regex for pdf417, and added MD tests.

License

BSD-3-Clause

Usage no npm install needed!