Nacha

The ACH file format (or NACHA file) is a text file with ASCII text lines, where each line is 94 characters long and serves as a “record” to execute domestic ACH payments through the Automated Clearing House Network (NACHA).

• https://tipalti.com/nacha-file-format/

Here's a few helpful links:

• https://achdevguide.nacha.org/ach-file-overview
• https://achdevguide.nacha.org/ach-file-details

This Crystal shard allows you to generate or parse a NACHA file.

Installation

1. Add the dependency to your shard.yml:

   dependencies:
     nacha:
       github: jwoertink/nacha

2. Run shards install

Usage

Still under development, things may change

require "nacha"

entries = [
  Nacha::EntryDetail.new,
  Nacha::EntryDetail.new,
] of Nacha::EntryDetail

batches = [
  Nacha::Batch.new(
    header: Nacha::BatchHeader.new,
    entries: entries,
  ),
] of Nacha::Batch

ach_file = Nacha::File.new(
  header: Nacha::FileHeader.new,
  batches: batches,
)

puts ach_file.generate

Development

• write code
• write spec
• crystal tool format spec/ src/
• ./bin/ameba
• crystal spec
• repeat

Contributing

1. Fork it (https://github.com/jwoertink/nacha/fork)
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create a new Pull Request

Contributors

• Jeremy Woertink - creator and maintainer