CodeScanner is a SwiftUI framework that makes it easy to scan codes such as QR codes and barcodes. It provides a view struct, CodeScannerView
, that can be shown inside a sheet so that all scanning occurs in one place.
You should create an instance of CodeScannerView
with at least two parameters: an array of the types to scan for, and a closure that will be called when a result is ready.
Your completion closure must accept a Result<ScanResult, ScanError>
, where the success case is the code string and type that was found. For example, if you asked to scan for QR codes and bar codes, you might be told that a QR code containing the email address [email protected] was found.
If things go wrong, your result will contain a ScanError
set to one of these three cases:
badInput
, if the camera cannot be accessedbadOutput
, if the camera is not capable of detecting codesinitError
, if initialization failed.
Important: iOS requires you to add the "Privacy - Camera Usage Description" key to your Info.plist file, providing a reason for why you want to access the camera.
You can provide a variety of extra customization options to CodeScannerView
in its initializer:
scanMode
can be.once
to scan a single code,.oncePerCode
to scan many codes but only trigger finding each unique code once, and.continuous
will keep finding codes until you dismiss the scanner. Default:.once
.scanInterval
controls how fast individual codes should be scanned when running in.continuous
scan mode.showViewfinder
determines whether to show a box-like viewfinder over the UI. Default: false.simulatedData
allows you to provide some test data to use in Simulator, when real scanning isnโt available. Default: an empty string.shouldVibrateOnSuccess
allows you to determine whether device should vibrate when a code is found. Default: true.videoCaptureDevice
allows you to choose different capture device that is most suitable for code to scan.
If you want to add UI customization, such as a dedicated Cancel button, you should wrap your CodeScannerView
instance in a NavigationView
and use a toolbar()
modifier to add whatever buttons you want.
Here's some example code to create a QR code-scanning view that prints the code that was found or any error. If it's used in the simulator it will return a name, because that's provided as the simulated data:
CodeScannerView(codeTypes: [.qr], simulatedData: "Paul Hudson") { response in
switch response {
case .success(let result):
print("Found code: \(result.string)")
case .failure(let error):
print(error.localizedDescription)
}
}
Your completion closure is probably where you want to dismiss the CodeScannerView
.
Here's an example on how to present the QR code-scanning view as a sheet and how the scanned barcode can be passed to the next view in a NavigationView
:
struct QRCodeScannerExampleView: View {
@State private var isPresentingScanner = false
@State private var scannedCode: String?
var body: some View {
VStack(spacing: 10) {
if let code = scannedCode {
NavigationLink("Next page", destination: NextView(scannedCode: code), isActive: .constant(true)).hidden()
}
Button("Scan Code") {
isPresentingScanner = true
}
Text("Scan a QR code to begin")
}
.sheet(isPresented: $isPresentingScanner) {
CodeScannerView(codeTypes: [.qr]) { response in
if case let .success(result) = response {
scannedCode = result.string
isPresentingScanner = false
}
}
}
}
}
Scanning small QR code on devices with dual or tripple cameras has to be adjusted because of minimum focus distance built in these cameras. To have the best possible focus on the code we scan it is needed to choose the most suitable camera and apply recommended zoom factor.
Example for scanning 20x20mm QR codes.
CodeScannerView(codeTypes: [.qr], videoCaptureDevice: AVCaptureDevice.zoomedCameraForQRCode(withMinimumCodeSize: 20)) { response in
switch response {
case .success(let result):
print("Found code: \(result.string)")
case .failure(let error):
print(error.localizedDescription)
}
}
CodeScanner was made by Paul Hudson, who writes free Swift tutorials over at Hacking with Swift. Itโs available under the MIT license, which permits commercial use, modification, distribution, and private use.
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