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agarrharr/tshirt-calculator

Analysis updated 2026-07-25 · repo last pushed 2017-07-14

1JavaScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · moderate

TLDR

A small JavaScript library that calculates the per-shirt price of custom t-shirt screen printing orders by adding up the blank shirt cost and the cost of each printed design placement.

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    What it does
      Calculates shirt order prices
      Adds blank and print costs
      Handles multiple print locations
    Tech stack
      JavaScript
      Mocha tests
    Use cases
      Quoting tool for print shops
      Custom apparel pricing app
      Order cost calculator
    Audience
      Apparel shop developers
      Vibe coders building tools
    Limitations
      Sparse README
      Read source code to learn
      No detailed API docs

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Build a quoting tool for a screen printing shop that calculates per-shirt prices.

USE CASE 2

Add a price calculator to a custom apparel website.

USE CASE 3

Quickly calculate the cost of bulk t-shirt orders with multiple print locations.

USE CASE 4

Replace manual price calculations in a custom apparel business with a reusable function.

What is it built with?

JavaScriptMocha

How does it compare?

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Last pushed2017-07-142021-12-27
MaintenanceDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasymoderate
Complexity2/52/54/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

The README lacks installation and API usage details, so you will need to read the source code and tests to figure out how to integrate it.

No license information is provided in the README, so you would need to check the repository files or contact the author before using it.

In plain English

This is a small JavaScript library that figures out how much a custom t-shirt order should cost. If you run a screen printing shop or build a pricing tool for one, it handles the math of adding up the base shirt, the first print location, and any additional print locations to give you a total price per shirt. The core idea is straightforward: a shirt's price equals the blank shirt cost plus the cost of each printed design placed on it. You provide the cost of the blank shirt, the pricing for different print placements, and how many colors each placement uses. The library then crunches those numbers together so you can call a single function to get the final price. Someone building a quoting tool for a custom apparel business would find this useful. For example, if a customer wants 50 shirts with a two-color logo on the front and a three-color design on the back, this library gives you a programmatic way to calculate the per-shirt cost rather than doing it by hand or building the calculation logic from scratch. The README is quite sparse and doesn't go into detail on how to install it, what the full API looks like, or how placement pricing scales with quantity. There are tests included using a testing framework called Mocha, which suggests the calculation logic is verified to work correctly, but you'd be relying mostly on reading the source code to understand how to actually use it in a project. It appears to be a lightweight, focused utility rather than a full-featured pricing engine.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I want to use the tshirt-calculator JavaScript library to build a quoting tool. Help me read the source code and write a function that takes blank shirt cost, print placement costs, and number of colors per placement, then returns the total per-shirt price.
Prompt 2
Help me set up a Mocha test that verifies the tshirt-calculator library correctly prices 50 shirts with a two-color front print and a three-color back print.
Prompt 3
I found the tshirt-calculator library on GitHub but the README is sparse. Walk me through how to install it from source and integrate the calculation function into a Node.js project for a custom apparel pricing app.
Prompt 4
Using the tshirt-calculator library as a starting point, help me extend its logic to also calculate volume discounts based on the number of shirts ordered.

Frequently asked questions

What is tshirt-calculator?

A small JavaScript library that calculates the per-shirt price of custom t-shirt screen printing orders by adding up the blank shirt cost and the cost of each printed design placement.

What language is tshirt-calculator written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, Mocha.

Is tshirt-calculator actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2017-07-14).

What license does tshirt-calculator use?

No license information is provided in the README, so you would need to check the repository files or contact the author before using it.

How hard is tshirt-calculator to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is tshirt-calculator for?

Mainly developer.

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