Documentation for Exisbn.
Summary
Functions
Takes an ISBN (10 or 13) and checks its validity by its check digit
Checks if an ISBN (10 or 13) code is correctly hyphenated. If ISBN incorrect, that count as no.
Takes an ISBN and returns its checkdigit.
Same as fetch_checkdigit/1, but raises exception.
Returns all ISBN metadata in a single call.
Same as fetch_metadata/1, but raises exception.
Takes an ISBN and returns its prefix.
Same as fetch_prefix/1, but raises exception.
Takes an ISBN and returns its publication element.
Same as fetch_publication_element/1, but raises exception.
Takes an ISBN and returns its registrant element.
Same as fetch_registrant_element/1, but raises exception.
Takes an ISBN (10 or 13) and hyphenates it.
Same as hyphenate/1, but raises exception.
Takes an ISBN 10 code as string, returns its check digit.
Same as isbn10_checkdigit/1, but raises exception.
Takes an ISBN 10 and converts it to ISBN 13.
Same as isbn10_to_13/1, but raises exception.
Takes an ISBN 13 code as string, returns its check digit.
Same as isbn13_checkdigit/1, but raises exception.
Returns the GS1 prefix group ("978" or "979") of a valid ISBN-13.
Same as isbn13_prefix_group/1, but raises exception.
Takes an ISBN 13 and converts it to ISBN 10.
Same as isbn13_to_10/1, but raises exception.
Returns the type of the ISBN: :isbn10, :isbn13, or :invalid.
Normalizes an ISBN string by removing separators and uppercasing.
Takes an ISBN and returns its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
Same as publisher_country_code/1, but raises exception.
Takes an ISBN and returns its publisher zone.
Same as publisher_zone/1, but raises exception.
Takes an ISBN (10 or 13) and checks its validity by checking the checkdigit, length and characters.
Functions
Takes an ISBN (10 or 13) and checks its validity by its check digit
Examples
iex> Exisbn.checkdigit_correct?("85-359-0277-5")
true
iex> Exisbn.checkdigit_correct?("978-5-12345-678-1")
true
iex> Exisbn.checkdigit_correct?("978-5-12345-678")
false
Checks if an ISBN (10 or 13) code is correctly hyphenated. If ISBN incorrect, that count as no.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.correct_hyphens?("978-85-359-0277-8")
true
iex> Exisbn.correct_hyphens?("97-8853590277-8")
false
iex> Exisbn.correct_hyphens?("0-306-40615-2")
true
iex> Exisbn.correct_hyphens?("03-064-06152")
false
iex> Exisbn.correct_hyphens?("str")
false
Takes an ISBN and returns its checkdigit.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.fetch_checkdigit("9788535902778")
{:ok, "8"}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_checkdigit("2-1234-5680-2")
{:ok, "2"}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_checkdigit("str")
{:error, :invalid_isbn}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_checkdigit("887385107X")
{:ok, "X"}
Same as fetch_checkdigit/1, but raises exception.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.fetch_checkdigit!("9788535902778")
"8"
iex> Exisbn.fetch_checkdigit!("2-1234-5680-2")
"2"
iex> Exisbn.fetch_checkdigit!("str")
** (ArgumentError) Invalid ISBN
iex> Exisbn.fetch_checkdigit!("887385107X")
"X"
@spec fetch_metadata(String.t()) :: {:ok, %{ prefix: String.t(), zone: String.t(), country_code: String.t() | nil, registrant: String.t(), publication: String.t(), checkdigit: String.t() }} | {:error, :invalid_isbn | :unknown_group | :unknown_publisher}
Returns all ISBN metadata in a single call.
Fetches the prefix, publisher zone, ISO country code, registrant element, publication element, and check digit without redundant lookups.
Returns {:error, :invalid_isbn} for structurally invalid ISBNs,
{:error, :unknown_group} when the registration group is not in the dataset,
and {:error, :unknown_publisher} when the group has no publisher ranges defined.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.fetch_metadata("9788535902778")
{:ok, %{checkdigit: "8", country_code: "BR", prefix: "978-85", publication: "0277", registrant: "359", zone: "Brazil"}}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_metadata("9780306406157")
{:ok, %{checkdigit: "7", country_code: nil, prefix: "978-0", publication: "40615", registrant: "306", zone: "English language"}}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_metadata("str")
{:error, :invalid_isbn}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_metadata("9799012345674")
{:error, :unknown_group}
Same as fetch_metadata/1, but raises exception.
Examples
iex> meta = Exisbn.fetch_metadata!("9788535902778")
iex> meta.zone
"Brazil"
iex> meta.country_code
"BR"
iex> Exisbn.fetch_metadata!("str")
** (ArgumentError) Invalid ISBN
Takes an ISBN and returns its prefix.
Returns {:error, :unknown_group} when the ISBN is structurally valid but belongs
to a registration group not present in the dataset.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.fetch_prefix("9788535902778")
{:ok, "978-85"}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_prefix("2-1234-5680-2")
{:ok, "978-2"}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_prefix("str")
{:error, :invalid_isbn}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_prefix("9799012345674")
{:error, :unknown_group}
Same as fetch_prefix/1, but raises exception.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.fetch_prefix!("9788535902778")
"978-85"
iex> Exisbn.fetch_prefix!("2-1234-5680-2")
"978-2"
iex> Exisbn.fetch_prefix!("str")
** (ArgumentError) Invalid ISBN
iex> Exisbn.fetch_prefix!("9799012345674")
** (ArgumentError) Unknown registration group
@spec fetch_publication_element(String.t()) :: {:ok, String.t()} | {:error, :invalid_isbn | :unknown_group | :unknown_publisher}
Takes an ISBN and returns its publication element.
Propagates {:error, :unknown_group} and {:error, :unknown_publisher}
from fetch_registrant_element/1.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.fetch_publication_element("978-1-86197-876-9")
{:ok, "876"}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_publication_element("9789529351787")
{:ok, "5178"}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_publication_element("str")
{:error, :invalid_isbn}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_publication_element("9799012345674")
{:error, :unknown_group}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_publication_element("9786110000000")
{:error, :unknown_publisher}
Same as fetch_publication_element/1, but raises exception.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.fetch_publication_element!("978-1-86197-876-9")
"876"
iex> Exisbn.fetch_publication_element!("9789529351787")
"5178"
iex> Exisbn.fetch_publication_element!("str")
** (ArgumentError) Invalid ISBN
iex> Exisbn.fetch_publication_element!("9799012345674")
** (ArgumentError) Unknown registration group
iex> Exisbn.fetch_publication_element!("9786110000000")
** (ArgumentError) Unknown publisher
@spec fetch_registrant_element(String.t()) :: {:ok, String.t()} | {:error, :invalid_isbn | :unknown_group | :unknown_publisher}
Takes an ISBN and returns its registrant element.
Returns {:error, :unknown_group} when the registration group is not in the dataset,
and {:error, :unknown_publisher} when the group has no publisher ranges defined.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.fetch_registrant_element("9788535902778")
{:ok, "359"}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_registrant_element("978-1-86197-876-9")
{:ok, "86197"}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_registrant_element("9789529351787")
{:ok, "93"}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_registrant_element("str")
{:error, :invalid_isbn}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_registrant_element("9799012345674")
{:error, :unknown_group}
iex> Exisbn.fetch_registrant_element("9786110000000")
{:error, :unknown_publisher}
Same as fetch_registrant_element/1, but raises exception.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.fetch_registrant_element!("9788535902778")
"359"
iex> Exisbn.fetch_registrant_element!("978-1-86197-876-9")
"86197"
iex> Exisbn.fetch_registrant_element!("9789529351787")
"93"
iex> Exisbn.fetch_registrant_element!("str")
** (ArgumentError) Invalid ISBN
iex> Exisbn.fetch_registrant_element!("9799012345674")
** (ArgumentError) Unknown registration group
iex> Exisbn.fetch_registrant_element!("9786110000000")
** (ArgumentError) Unknown publisher
@spec hyphenate(String.t()) :: {:ok, String.t()} | {:error, :invalid_isbn | :unknown_group | :unknown_publisher}
Takes an ISBN (10 or 13) and hyphenates it.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.hyphenate("9788535902778")
{:ok, "978-85-359-0277-8"}
iex> Exisbn.hyphenate("0306406152")
{:ok, "0-306-40615-2"}
iex> Exisbn.hyphenate("str")
{:error, :invalid_isbn}
Same as hyphenate/1, but raises exception.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.hyphenate!("9788535902778")
"978-85-359-0277-8"
iex> Exisbn.hyphenate!("0306406152")
"0-306-40615-2"
iex> Exisbn.hyphenate!("str")
** (ArgumentError) Invalid ISBN
Takes an ISBN 10 code as string, returns its check digit.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.isbn10_checkdigit("85-359-0277")
{:ok, "5"}
iex> Exisbn.isbn10_checkdigit("5-02-013850")
{:ok, "9"}
iex> Exisbn.isbn10_checkdigit("0str")
{:error, :invalid_isbn}
iex> Exisbn.isbn10_checkdigit("887385107")
{:ok, "X"}
Same as isbn10_checkdigit/1, but raises exception.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.isbn10_checkdigit!("85-359-0277")
"5"
iex> Exisbn.isbn10_checkdigit!("5-02-013850")
"9"
iex> Exisbn.isbn10_checkdigit!("0str")
** (ArgumentError) Invalid ISBN
iex> Exisbn.isbn10_checkdigit!("887385107")
"X"
Takes an ISBN 10 and converts it to ISBN 13.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.isbn10_to_13("85-359-0277-5")
{:ok, "9788535902778"}
iex> Exisbn.valid?("9788535902778")
true
iex> Exisbn.isbn10_to_13("0306406152")
{:ok, "9780306406157"}
iex> Exisbn.valid?("9780306406157")
true
iex> Exisbn.isbn10_to_13("0-19-853453123")
{:error, :invalid_isbn}
Same as isbn10_to_13/1, but raises exception.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.isbn10_to_13!("85-359-0277-5")
"9788535902778"
iex> Exisbn.valid?("9788535902778")
true
iex> Exisbn.isbn10_to_13!("0306406152")
"9780306406157"
iex> Exisbn.valid?("9780306406157")
true
iex> Exisbn.isbn10_to_13!("0-19-853453123")
** (ArgumentError) Invalid ISBN
Takes an ISBN 13 code as string, returns its check digit.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_checkdigit("978-5-12345-678")
{:ok, "1"}
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_checkdigit("978-0-306-40615")
{:ok, "7"}
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_checkdigit("0str")
{:error, :invalid_isbn}
Same as isbn13_checkdigit/1, but raises exception.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_checkdigit!("978-5-12345-678")
"1"
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_checkdigit!("978-0-306-40615")
"7"
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_checkdigit!("0str")
** (ArgumentError) Invalid ISBN
Returns the GS1 prefix group ("978" or "979") of a valid ISBN-13.
Returns {:error, :invalid_isbn} if the input is not a valid ISBN-13.
Accepts hyphenated or plain ISBN-13 strings. ISBN-10 is not accepted —
use isbn10_to_13/1 first if needed.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_prefix_group("9788535902778")
{:ok, "978"}
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_prefix_group("9798893031355")
{:ok, "979"}
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_prefix_group("978-85-359-0277-8")
{:ok, "978"}
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_prefix_group("85-359-0277-5")
{:error, :invalid_isbn}
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_prefix_group("str")
{:error, :invalid_isbn}
Same as isbn13_prefix_group/1, but raises exception.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_prefix_group!("9788535902778")
"978"
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_prefix_group!("9798893031355")
"979"
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_prefix_group!("str")
** (ArgumentError) Invalid ISBN
@spec isbn13_to_10(String.t()) :: {:ok, String.t()} | {:error, :invalid_isbn | :no_isbn10_equivalent}
Takes an ISBN 13 and converts it to ISBN 10.
ISBNs with prefix 979 have no ISBN-10 equivalent and return
{:error, :no_isbn10_equivalent}.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_to_10("9788535902778")
{:ok, "8535902775"}
iex> Exisbn.valid?("8535902775")
true
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_to_10("9780306406157")
{:ok, "0306406152"}
iex> Exisbn.valid?("0306406152")
true
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_to_10("str")
{:error, :invalid_isbn}
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_to_10("9798893031355")
{:error, :no_isbn10_equivalent}
Same as isbn13_to_10/1, but raises exception.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_to_10!("9788535902778")
"8535902775"
iex> Exisbn.valid?("8535902775")
true
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_to_10!("9780306406157")
"0306406152"
iex> Exisbn.valid?("0306406152")
true
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_to_10!("str")
** (ArgumentError) Invalid ISBN
iex> Exisbn.isbn13_to_10!("9798893031355")
** (ArgumentError) No ISBN-10 equivalent
@spec isbn_type(String.t()) :: :isbn10 | :isbn13 | :invalid
Returns the type of the ISBN: :isbn10, :isbn13, or :invalid.
Does not require hyphens or any particular formatting — normalization is applied first.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.isbn_type("978-85-359-0277-8")
:isbn13
iex> Exisbn.isbn_type("85-359-0277-5")
:isbn10
iex> Exisbn.isbn_type("invalid")
:invalid
iex> Exisbn.isbn_type("9788535902778")
:isbn13
Normalizes an ISBN string by removing separators and uppercasing.
Strips hyphens, spaces, and any non-digit characters, then upcases the
result so the check-digit x becomes X. Returns a bare digit string
(plus optional trailing X for ISBN-10).
This function does not validate the ISBN — use valid?/1 for that.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.normalize("978-85-359-0277-8")
"9788535902778"
iex> Exisbn.normalize("85-359-0277-5")
"8535902775"
iex> Exisbn.normalize("978 85 359 0277 8")
"9788535902778"
iex> Exisbn.normalize("887385107x")
"887385107X"
iex> Exisbn.normalize("9788535902778")
"9788535902778"
@spec publisher_country_code(String.t()) :: {:ok, String.t() | nil} | {:error, :invalid_isbn | :unknown_group}
Takes an ISBN and returns its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
Returns {:ok, nil} for groups that span multiple countries or
language areas (e.g. English language, French language, German language,
former U.S.S.R, Caribbean Community).
Examples
iex> Exisbn.publisher_country_code("9788535902778")
{:ok, "BR"}
iex> Exisbn.publisher_country_code("9780306406157")
{:ok, nil}
iex> Exisbn.publisher_country_code("str")
{:error, :invalid_isbn}
Same as publisher_country_code/1, but raises exception.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.publisher_country_code!("9788535902778")
"BR"
iex> Exisbn.publisher_country_code!("9780306406157")
nil
iex> Exisbn.publisher_country_code!("str")
** (ArgumentError) Invalid ISBN
Takes an ISBN and returns its publisher zone.
Returns {:error, :invalid_isbn} for structurally invalid ISBNs and
{:error, :unknown_group} when the registration group is not in the dataset.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.publisher_zone("9788535902778")
{:ok, "Brazil"}
iex> Exisbn.publisher_zone("2-1234-5680-2")
{:ok, "French language"}
iex> Exisbn.publisher_zone("str")
{:error, :invalid_isbn}
iex> Exisbn.publisher_zone("9799012345674")
{:error, :unknown_group}
Same as publisher_zone/1, but raises exception.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.publisher_zone!("9788535902778")
"Brazil"
iex> Exisbn.publisher_zone!("2-1234-5680-2")
"French language"
iex> Exisbn.publisher_zone!("str")
** (ArgumentError) Invalid ISBN
iex> Exisbn.publisher_zone!("9799012345674")
** (ArgumentError) Unknown registration group
Takes an ISBN (10 or 13) and checks its validity by checking the checkdigit, length and characters.
Examples
iex> Exisbn.valid?("978-5-12345-678-1")
true
iex> Exisbn.valid?("978-5-12345-678")
false
iex> Exisbn.valid?("85-359-0277-5")
true
iex> Exisbn.valid?("85-359-0277")
false