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Building a QR Code Generator with 10 Content Types and Scan Analytics
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Building a QR Code Generator with 10 Content Types and Scan Analytics

via Dev.to TutorialShaishav Patel10h ago

QR codes are everywhere, but most generators only handle URLs. We built one that supports 10 content types — WhatsApp, WiFi, vCard, GPS, Email, UPI and more — with dynamic short links, scan analytics (device, browser, location), and custom dot styles. Here's how it's structured. Content Types Each QR type encodes a differently formatted string. The browser renders a live preview as the user fills in the fields. type QrType = | " URL " | " TEXT " | " PHONE " | " UPI " | " WHATSAPP " | " WIFI " | " EMAIL " | " VCARD " | " GPS " | " PDF " ; function buildQrContent ( type : QrType , fields : Record < string , string > ): string { switch ( type ) { case " WHATSAPP " : return `https://wa.me/ ${ fields . phone } ?text= ${ encodeURIComponent ( fields . message )} ` ; case " WIFI " : return `WIFI:T: ${ fields . encryption } ;S: ${ fields . ssid } ;P: ${ fields . password } ;;` ; case " EMAIL " : return `mailto: ${ fields . email } ?subject= ${ encodeURIComponent ( fields . subject )} &body= ${

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