capacitor-barcode-scanner

Simple Barcode scanner for capacitor, shows popup camera view to scan. Supports code 128 and QR Uses Google MLKit in android, and AVFoundation on iOS

Install

npm i capacitor-barcode-scanner
npx cap sync

Capacitor Compatibility

| Plugin Version | Capacitor Version | |----------------|---------------------| | 0.0.2 | Capacitor 3 | | 1.0.1 | Capacitor 5 | | 2.0.0 | Capacitor 5 | | 2.1.1 | Capacitor 5 | | 2.1.2 | Capacitor 5 | | 2.2.0 | Capacitor 5 | | 2.3.* | Capacitor 6 | | 2.4.0 | Capacitor 6-7 | | 2.5.0 | Capacitor 6-7 |

Changelog

• Version 1.0.1: Updated for Capacitor 5
• Version 2.1.2: Updated MLKit version in Android
• Version 2.3.0: Capacitor 6 support
• Version 2.3.1: Experimental JsQR reading in web
• Version 2.3.3: Fix Android ladybug build
• Version 2.3.4: Fix when QR Format is unknown app crashes
• Version 2.4.0: Capacitor 7 install support
• Version 2.5.0: MLKit updated to v17.3.0

iOS

In XCode -> App info.plist add key NSCameraUsageDescription

Web implementation on 2.3.1

On versión 2.3.1+ the web versión will call an input image for QR Only detection using JSQR, this feature is experimental and for debuging purposes

API

• scan()
• multiScan(...)
• Interfaces

scan()

scan() => Promise<ScanResult>

Start scan screen This promise will fail if permission for camera is denied

Returns: Promise<ScanResult>

multiScan(...)

multiScan(opts?: MultiScanOptions | undefined) => Promise<MultiScanResult>

Start scan screen the difference vs scan is this will not close automatically, and continues scannning multiple codes ! Added in v1.1.1

| Param | Type | | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | opts | MultiScanOptions |

Returns: Promise<MultiScanResult>

Interfaces

ScanResult

Represents a Scan Result

| Prop | Type | Description | | ------------ | -------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | | result | boolean | sucess status, its true when scanner got code | | code | string | scanned code |

MultiScanResult

Represents a Multiple scan result

| Prop | Type | | ------------ | --------------------- | | result | boolean | | count | number | | codes | string[] |

MultiScanOptions

| Prop | Type | Description | | -------------- | ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | maxScans | number | Max quantity of codes to scan, when reached the amount activity or viewcontroller will close and return the scanned codes, it defaults to 9999 |