Added CompleteCode function.

.gitea/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -31,3 +31,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Test
         run: go test -v ./...
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: go build -o ./bin/triplex-example ./cmd/triplex-example
+
+      - name: Run example
+        run: ./bin/triplex-example && ./bin/triplex-example --complete ABC-1234-D && echo "Example ran successfully"
+
+

README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2026 Micha Hoiting
 high-integrity identifiers. It maps a compact 32-bit integer space to a
 human-readable serial format:
 
-```
+```text
 LLL-NNN-LC
 ```
 
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ Where:
 - `N` = number (`100`–`999`)
 - `C` = checksum letter (`A`–`Z`)
 
+For instance 
+
+```text
+ABC-123-DT
+```
+
 ## What it provides
 
 - 4 data letters
@@ -77,6 +83,8 @@ func main() {
 	- Parses and validates `LLL-NNN-LC`, checks checksum, and returns the deterministic index.
 - `serial.Decode(idx uint32) (string, error)`
 	- Converts a valid index back to `LLL-NNN-LC`.
+- `serial.CompleteCode(codeWithoutChecksum string) (string, uint32, error)`
+	- Takes `LLL-NNN-L` and returns the completed `LLL-NNN-LC` plus index.
 - `serial.RandomCode(isInUse ...func(uint32) bool) (string, uint32, error)`
 	- Generates a random valid `LLL-NNN-LC` code and its corresponding index.
 	- If provided, the callback is used to skip indices already in use by the client.
@@ -108,6 +116,7 @@ make test
 Exported errors:
 
 - `serial.ErrInvalidFormat`
+- `serial.ErrInvalidFormatNoChecksum`
 - `serial.ErrInvalidLetters`
 - `serial.ErrForbiddenLetterTriplet`
 - `serial.ErrInvalidNumber`

cmd/triplex-example/main.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"git.hoiting.org/micha/triplex/serial"
@@ -29,6 +30,21 @@ func myRandomIndex(max uint32) (uint32, error) {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	complete := flag.String("complete", "", "complete code without checksum in format LLL-NNN-L")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if *complete != "" {
+		full, idx, err := serial.CompleteCode(*complete)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("complete error:", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		fmt.Println("code:", full)
+		fmt.Println("idx:", idx)
+		return
+	}
+
 	opts := serial.RandomCodeOptions{
 		MaxAttempts: 500,
 		IsInUse: func(idx uint32) bool {

serial/serial.go

@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	ErrInvalidFormat          = errors.New("invalid format, expected LLL-NNN-LC")
-	ErrInvalidLetters         = errors.New("invalid letters")
-	ErrForbiddenLetterTriplet = errors.New("forbidden letter combination")
-	ErrInvalidNumber          = errors.New("invalid number")
-	ErrNumberOutOfRange       = errors.New("number out of range")
-	ErrInvalidChecksum        = errors.New("invalid checksum")
-	ErrIndexOutOfRange        = errors.New("index out of range")
-	ErrRandomSourceFailed     = errors.New("random source failed")
-	ErrNoAvailableIndex       = errors.New("no available index found")
+	ErrInvalidFormat           = errors.New("invalid format, expected LLL-NNN-LC")
+	ErrInvalidFormatNoChecksum = errors.New("invalid format, expected LLL-NNN-L")
+	ErrInvalidLetters          = errors.New("invalid letters")
+	ErrForbiddenLetterTriplet  = errors.New("forbidden letter combination")
+	ErrInvalidNumber           = errors.New("invalid number")
+	ErrNumberOutOfRange        = errors.New("number out of range")
+	ErrInvalidChecksum         = errors.New("invalid checksum")
+	ErrIndexOutOfRange         = errors.New("index out of range")
+	ErrRandomSourceFailed      = errors.New("random source failed")
+	ErrNoAvailableIndex        = errors.New("no available index found")
 )
 
 type RandomCodeOptions struct {
@@ -112,6 +113,40 @@ func Decode(idx uint32) (string, error) {
 	return code, nil
 }
 
+func CompleteCode(codeWithoutChecksum string) (string, uint32, error) {
+	if len(codeWithoutChecksum) != 9 || codeWithoutChecksum[3] != '-' || codeWithoutChecksum[7] != '-' {
+		return "", 0, ErrInvalidFormatNoChecksum
+	}
+
+	l1, l2, l3, l4 := codeWithoutChecksum[0], codeWithoutChecksum[1], codeWithoutChecksum[2], codeWithoutChecksum[8]
+	n1, n2, n3 := codeWithoutChecksum[4], codeWithoutChecksum[5], codeWithoutChecksum[6]
+
+	if !isUpperAlphaASCII(l1) || !isUpperAlphaASCII(l2) || !isUpperAlphaASCII(l3) || !isUpperAlphaASCII(l4) {
+		return "", 0, ErrInvalidLetters
+	}
+	if IsForbiddenTriplet(l1, l2, l3) {
+		return "", 0, ErrForbiddenLetterTriplet
+	}
+	if !isNumber(n1) || !isNumber(n2) || !isNumber(n3) {
+		return "", 0, ErrInvalidNumber
+	}
+
+	L1 := uint32(l1 - 'A')
+	L2 := uint32(l2 - 'A')
+	L3 := uint32(l3 - 'A')
+	L4 := uint32(l4 - 'A')
+	num := uint32(n1-'0')*100 + uint32(n2-'0')*10 + uint32(n3-'0')
+	if num < 100 || num > 999 {
+		return "", 0, ErrNumberOutOfRange
+	}
+	N := num - 100
+
+	idx := uint32((((((L1*letters+L2)*letters+L3)*letters + L4) * numbers) + N))
+	checksum := checksumLetter(idx)
+
+	return codeWithoutChecksum + string(checksum), idx, nil
+}
+
 func RandomCode(isInUse ...func(uint32) bool) (string, uint32, error) {
 	options := RandomCodeOptions{}
 	if len(isInUse) > 0 {

serial/serial_test.go

@@ -192,6 +192,38 @@ func TestEncodeRejectsNonDigitInNumber(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCompleteCodeRoundtrip(t *testing.T) {
+	original, err := serial.Decode(123456)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Decode failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	withoutChecksum := original[:len(original)-1]
+	full, idx, err := serial.CompleteCode(withoutChecksum)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CompleteCode failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if full != original {
+		t.Fatalf("completed code mismatch: got %q, want %q", full, original)
+	}
+
+	idx2, err := serial.Encode(full)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Encode failed for completed code %q: %v", full, err)
+	}
+	if idx2 != idx {
+		t.Fatalf("idx mismatch: got %d, want %d", idx, idx2)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCompleteCodeRejectsInvalidFormat(t *testing.T) {
+	_, _, err := serial.CompleteCode("AAA-10-A")
+	if !errors.Is(err, serial.ErrInvalidFormatNoChecksum) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected invalid no-checksum format error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRandomCodeRoundtrip(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 		code, idx, err := serial.RandomCode()