A simple React Component using the client's webcam to read barcodes and QR codes.
npm install react-qr-barcode-scannerThis is a simple React component built in Typescript to provide a webcam-based barcode scanner using react-webcam and @zxing/library. This component works on Computers and Mobile Devices (iOS 11 and above and Android Phones).
Thanks to the initial repo: https://github.com/dashboardphilippines/react-webcam-barcode-scanner
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npm i react-qr-barcode-scanner
`jsx
import { useState } from "react";
import BarcodeScanner from "react-qr-barcode-scanner";
function App() {
const [data, setData] = useState("Not Found");
return (
<>
height={500}
onUpdate={(err, result) => {
if (result) setData(result.text);
else setData("Not Found");
}}
/>
{data}
export default App;
`
`jsx
import dynamic from "next/dynamic"
const BarcodeScanner = dynamic(
() => import("react-qr-barcode-scanner"),
{ ssr: false }
)
// ... same as before
`
Type: function, Required, Argument: error, result
Function that returns the result for every captured frame. Text from barcode can be accessed from result.getText() if there is a result.
Type: function, Optional, Argument: error
If passed to the component, this function is called when there is an error with the camera (rather than with with reading the QR code, which would be passed to onUpdate). An example would be an error thrown when the user does not allow the required camera permission. This can be handled with an onError function similar to this:
`jsx`
const onError = (error) => {
if (error.name === "NotAllowedError") {
// Handle messaging in our app after the user chooses to not allow the camera permissions
}
};
Type: number or string, Optional, Default: 100%
Type: number or string, Optional, Default: 100%
Type: environment or user, Optional, Default: environment
user is the user-facing (front) camera, and environment is the rear camera.
Type: boolean, Optional
Turn the camera flashlight on or off.
Torch will only work if the correct facingMode is selected. For example, if "user" is selected but the flashlight corresponds to the "environment" camera, then it will not turn on.
Torch will not turn on if a static value of true is passed. The initial value must be false, and then switched to true after a timeout or after a user action.
Here is an example using a timeout:
`
const [torchEnabled, setTorchEnabled] = useState
useEffect(() => {
setTimeout(() => {
setTorchEnabled(true);
}, 2000);
}, []);
onUpdate={(err, result) => {}}
/>
`
Type: number, Optional, Default: 500
Type: MediaTrackConstraints, Optional
Type: boolean, Optional
This prop is a workaround for a bug where the browser freezes if the webcam component is unmounted or removed. See known issues for more about this issue.
Type: BarcodeFormat[] | BarcodeStringFormat[], Optional
Array of barcode formats to decode. If not provided, all formats will be used. A smaller list may improve the speed of the scan.
These formats are supported by ZXing:
| 1D product | 1D industrial | 2D |
| ---------- | ------------- | ----------- |
| UPC-A | Code 39 | QR Code |
| UPC-E | Code 128 | Data Matrix |
| EAN-8 | ITF | Aztec |
| EAN-13 | RSS-14 | PDF 417 |
- The camera can only be accessed over https or localhost
- Browser compatibility is limited by react-webcam's usage of the Stream API: https://caniuse.com/stream. On iOS-Devices with iOS < 14.3 camera access works only in native Safari and not in other Browsers (Chrome, etc) or Apps that use an UIWebView or WKWebView. iOS 14.3 (released in December 2020) now supports WebRTC in 3rd party browsers as well.
- There is a bug in the react-webcam package that causes the browser to freeze when the component is unmounted or removed, or the camera video constraints are changed (for example, switching cameras or navigating away from the screen with the camera component). Please see this thread regarding the reported issue: https://github.com/mozmorris/react-webcam/issues/244. As a workaround, react-qr-barcode-scanner allows passing a stopStream prop to stop the video streams when true is passed, allowing you to close the stream before unmounting the component or doing some other action that may cause the freeze. I found I needed to set a timeout to wait one tick before dismissing the modal in my use case to prevent the freeze. PRs to improve this issue are welcome!
Example:
`jsx`
const [stopStream, setStopStream] = useState(false)
//...
const dismissQrReader = () => {
// Stop the QR Reader stream (fixes issue where the browser freezes when closing the modal) and then dismiss the modal one tick later
setStopStream(true)
setTimeout(() => closeModal(), 0)
}
//...
If you have an idea for a new feature or have discovered a bug, please open an issue.
Please yarn build in the root and docs_src` directories before pushing changes.
Don't forget to add a title and a description explaining the issue you're trying to solve and your proposed solution.