greyllmmoder · greyllmmoder · Apr 9, 2026 · Apr 9, 2026
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 __version__ = "1.1.0"
 
 from .batch import encode_batch
+from .bcbp import BCBPSegment, build_bcbp_string
 from .core import (
     AztecCode,
     Latch,
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@
 
 __all__ = [
     'AztecCode',
+    'BCBPSegment',
+    'build_bcbp_string',
     'encode_batch',
     'Latch',
     'Misc',

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+"""IATA BCBP (Bar Coded Boarding Pass) payload builder for Aztec Code integration.
+
+Implements the mandatory single-segment section of IATA Resolution 792
+Format Code F (Version 7, 2020).  Output is always exactly 60 characters
+and is suitable for direct encoding with::
+
+    AztecCode.from_preset(bcbp_string, "boarding_pass")
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import datetime
+import re
+import warnings
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Union
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class BCBPSegment:
+    """Single-segment IATA BCBP Format Code F fields.
+
+    All string fields are trimmed or padded to their IATA-specified widths
+    by :func:`build_bcbp_string`.  Validation errors raise :class:`ValueError`.
+    A long ``passenger_name`` is silently truncated to 20 characters with a
+    :class:`UserWarning`.
+
+    Attributes:
+        passenger_name: ``"SURNAME/GIVEN"`` format, max 20 characters.
+        pnr_code: Booking reference, max 7 characters.
+        from_airport: IATA 3-letter origin airport code (e.g. ``"LHR"``).
+        to_airport: IATA 3-letter destination airport code (e.g. ``"JFK"``).
+        carrier: Operating carrier designator, 2–3 characters (e.g. ``"BA"``).
+        flight_number: Flight number — digits are extracted and zero-padded to 4.
+        date_of_flight: Travel date as :class:`datetime.date` (auto-converted to
+            Julian day) or integer Julian day (1–366).
+        compartment_code: Single cabin-class character (``"Y"``, ``"C"``, etc.).
+        seat_number: Seat assignment, max 4 characters (e.g. ``"023A"``).
+        sequence_number: Check-in sequence number, 1–99999.
+        passenger_status: Single digit ``"0"``–``"7"`` per IATA spec.
+        electronic_ticket: ``True`` encodes ``"E"`` in the e-ticket indicator field.
+    """
+
+    passenger_name: str
+    pnr_code: str
+    from_airport: str
+    to_airport: str
+    carrier: str
+    flight_number: str
+    date_of_flight: Union[datetime.date, int]
+    compartment_code: str
+    seat_number: str
+    sequence_number: int
+    passenger_status: str = "0"
+    electronic_ticket: bool = True
+
+
+def _validate_airport(code: str, field: str) -> None:
+    if len(code) != 3 or not code.isalpha():
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"{field} must be a 3-letter IATA airport code (e.g. 'LHR'), got {code!r}"
+        )
+
+
+def _to_julian(date_of_flight: Union[datetime.date, int]) -> int:
+    if isinstance(date_of_flight, int):
+        if not 1 <= date_of_flight <= 366:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"date_of_flight as int must be a Julian day 1–366, got {date_of_flight}"
+            )
+        return date_of_flight
+    d = date_of_flight
+    return (d - datetime.date(d.year, 1, 1)).days + 1
+
+
+def build_bcbp_string(segment: BCBPSegment) -> str:
+    """Build a single-segment IATA BCBP Format Code F string.
+
+    Returns exactly 60 characters per IATA Resolution 792 Version 7
+    mandatory section layout.  Pass the result directly to
+    ``AztecCode.from_preset(bcbp, "boarding_pass")`` to produce a
+    standards-compliant mobile boarding pass Aztec symbol.
+
+    BCBP field layout (60 characters total):
+
+    .. code-block:: text
+
+        Pos    Width  Field
+        ─────────────────────────────────────────
+          1      1    Format code            → "M"
+          2      1    Number of legs         → "1"
+         3–22   20    Passenger name         left-justified, space-padded
+         23      1    E-ticket indicator     "E" or " "
+        24–30    7    PNR code               left-justified, space-padded
+        31–33    3    From airport           uppercase IATA code
+        34–36    3    To airport             uppercase IATA code
+        37–39    3    Carrier designator     left-justified, space-padded
+        40–44    5    Flight number          4 digits zero-padded + " "
+        45–47    3    Date of flight         Julian day zero-padded
+         48      1    Compartment code       first character
+        49–52    4    Seat number            left-justified, space-padded
+        53–57    5    Sequence number        zero-padded
+         58      1    Passenger status       first character
+        59–60    2    Conditional item size  → "00"
+        ─────────────────────────────────────────
+        Total:  1+1+20+1+7+3+3+3+5+3+1+4+5+1+2 = 60
+
+    Args:
+        segment: :class:`BCBPSegment` with all mandatory fields.
+
+    Returns:
+        60-character BCBP mandatory section string.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If any field fails IATA format validation.
+
+    Warns:
+        UserWarning: If ``passenger_name`` exceeds 20 characters (truncated).
+    """
+    # --- validate ---
+    _validate_airport(segment.from_airport, "from_airport")
+    _validate_airport(segment.to_airport, "to_airport")
+
+    if not 2 <= len(segment.carrier) <= 3:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"carrier must be 2–3 characters, got {segment.carrier!r}"
+        )
+
+    digits = re.sub(r"\D", "", segment.flight_number)[:4]
+    if not digits:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"flight_number must contain at least one digit, got {segment.flight_number!r}"
+        )
+
+    julian = _to_julian(segment.date_of_flight)
+
+    if not segment.compartment_code:
+        raise ValueError("compartment_code must not be empty")
+
+    if not 1 <= segment.sequence_number <= 99999:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"sequence_number must be 1–99999, got {segment.sequence_number}"
+        )
+
+    if (
+        len(segment.passenger_status) < 1
+        or segment.passenger_status[0] not in "01234567"
+    ):
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"passenger_status must be a single digit 0–7, got {segment.passenger_status!r}"
+        )
+
+    # --- warn and truncate passenger name ---
+    name = segment.passenger_name
+    if len(name) > 20:
+        warnings.warn(
+            f"passenger_name {name!r} exceeds 20 characters and will be truncated",
+            UserWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+    name = name[:20].ljust(20)
+
+    # --- assemble exactly 60 characters ---
+    return "".join([
+        "M",                                         # 1  — format code
+        "1",                                         # 1  — number of legs
+        name,                                        # 20 — passenger name
+        "E" if segment.electronic_ticket else " ",  # 1  — e-ticket indicator
+        segment.pnr_code[:7].ljust(7),              # 7  — PNR code
+        segment.from_airport[:3].upper(),            # 3  — origin airport
+        segment.to_airport[:3].upper(),              # 3  — destination airport
+        segment.carrier[:3].ljust(3),               # 3  — carrier designator
+        digits.zfill(4) + " ",                      # 5  — flight number
+        str(julian).zfill(3),                        # 3  — Julian day
+        segment.compartment_code[0],                 # 1  — compartment code
+        segment.seat_number[:4].ljust(4),           # 4  — seat number
+        str(segment.sequence_number).zfill(5),       # 5  — sequence number
+        segment.passenger_status[0],                 # 1  — passenger status
+        "00",                                         # 2  — conditional item size
+    ])
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+"""IATA BCBP payload builder tests."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import dataclasses
+import datetime
+import warnings
+
+import pytest
+
+from aztec_py import AztecCode, BCBPSegment, build_bcbp_string
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Shared fixture — a valid single-segment boarding pass
+# June 15 2026 is Julian day 166 (2026 is not a leap year)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+VALID = BCBPSegment(
+    passenger_name="SMITH/JOHN",
+    pnr_code="ABC123",
+    from_airport="LHR",
+    to_airport="JFK",
+    carrier="BA",
+    flight_number="0123",
+    date_of_flight=datetime.date(2026, 6, 15),
+    compartment_code="Y",
+    seat_number="023A",
+    sequence_number=42,
+    passenger_status="0",
+    electronic_ticket=True,
+)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Test 1 — output is exactly 60 characters
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_output_is_60_characters() -> None:
+    result = build_bcbp_string(VALID)
+    assert len(result) == 60, f"Expected 60 chars, got {len(result)}: {result!r}"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Test 2 — format code and number-of-legs fields
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_format_code_and_legs() -> None:
+    result = build_bcbp_string(VALID)
+    assert result[0] == "M", "Position 1 must be format code 'M'"
+    assert result[1] == "1", "Position 2 must be number of legs '1'"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Test 3 — passenger name is left-justified, space-padded to 20 chars
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_passenger_name_padded() -> None:
+    result = build_bcbp_string(VALID)
+    name_field = result[2:22]           # positions 3–22 (0-indexed 2–21)
+    assert len(name_field) == 20
+    assert name_field == "SMITH/JOHN          "   # 10 chars + 10 spaces
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Test 4 — datetime.date auto-converts to correct Julian day
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_date_auto_converts_to_julian() -> None:
+    result = build_bcbp_string(VALID)
+    date_field = result[44:47]          # positions 45–47 (0-indexed 44–46)
+    assert date_field == "166", f"Expected Julian day '166' for 2026-06-15, got {date_field!r}"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Test 5 — integer Julian day passes through unchanged
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_date_int_passthrough() -> None:
+    seg = dataclasses.replace(VALID, date_of_flight=166)
+    result = build_bcbp_string(seg)
+    assert result[44:47] == "166"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Test 6 — from_airport wrong length raises ValueError
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_invalid_airport_wrong_length() -> None:
+    seg = dataclasses.replace(VALID, from_airport="LH")
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="from_airport"):
+        build_bcbp_string(seg)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Test 7 — sequence_number=0 raises ValueError
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_sequence_number_zero_raises() -> None:
+    seg = dataclasses.replace(VALID, sequence_number=0)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="sequence_number"):
+        build_bcbp_string(seg)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Test 8 — passenger_status out of 0–7 range raises ValueError
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_passenger_status_invalid_raises() -> None:
+    seg = dataclasses.replace(VALID, passenger_status="8")
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="passenger_status"):
+        build_bcbp_string(seg)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Test 9 — full output encodes into AztecCode without error
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_bcbp_encodes_to_aztec_no_crash() -> None:
+    bcbp = build_bcbp_string(VALID)
+    code = AztecCode.from_preset(bcbp, "boarding_pass")
+    assert code is not None
+    assert code.size >= 15
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Test 10 — passenger_name > 20 chars is truncated with UserWarning
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_long_passenger_name_truncated_with_warning() -> None:
+    long_name = "VERYLONGSURNAME/FIRSTNAME"   # 25 chars
+    seg = dataclasses.replace(VALID, passenger_name=long_name)
+    with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as caught:
+        warnings.simplefilter("always")
+        result = build_bcbp_string(seg)
+
+    # Output is still 60 chars
+    assert len(result) == 60
+
+    # Name field is exactly 20 chars, truncated
+    assert result[2:22] == "VERYLONGSURNAME/FIRS"
+
+    # Warning was issued
+    assert any(issubclass(w.category, UserWarning) for w in caught), (
+        "Expected a UserWarning for name truncation"
+    )