SerialsResolver

SerialsResolver is an open-source software library and command-line tool designed to resolve, normalize, and validate serial numbers and product identifiers across multiple domains, including software licensing, hardware, and media metadata. It provides parsers for common serial formats, checksum verification, and a resolution engine that maps serials to product metadata such as manufacturer, model, version, and licensing terms. The project focuses on accuracy, extensibility, and offline operation.

History has its origins in a community-driven initiative to simplify licensing and inventory workflows. The project began as a small Python library and expanded to support hardware identifiers and media identifiers, adding plugins for vendor catalogs and offline caches. It is maintained by an open-source community and hosted under a permissive license. Over time, major releases introduced improved parsing accuracy, performance, and broader domain coverage.

Architecture is modular, featuring a core resolver, format parsers, metadata providers, and a plugin system. It supports pluggable backends for catalog data, local caches, and remote lookups. The CLI exposes commands to validate, normalize, and resolve serials, and libraries exist for Python and JavaScript runtimes. The design emphasizes testability and extensibility, enabling developers to integrate new formats and catalogs through plugins.

Usage includes integration in licensing workflows, inventory systems, and data-cleaning pipelines. The CLI supports batch processing and structured JSON output, while the library can be embedded in applications and services. Documentation, test suites, and example datasets accompany the project to aid adoption and verification.

See also: Serial number, Product key, License management, Metadata catalog.