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typescript_html5qrcode_multi_qr_scanner_with_camera_stream.ts
typescriptA TypeScript implementation to initialize a camera stream and scan
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typescript_html5qrcode_multi_qr_scanner_with_camera_stream.ts
1import { Html5Qrcode, Html5QrcodeFullConfig } from "html5-qrcode";
2
3const qrcodeRegionId = "reader";
4
5// Define the configuration for the scanner
6const config: Html5QrcodeFullConfig = {
7 formatsToSupport: [ 0 ], // 0 corresponds to QR_CODE
8 verbose: false
9};
10
11const html5QrCode = new Html5Qrcode(qrcodeRegionId, config);
12
13const qrCodeSuccessCallback = (decodedText: string, decodedResult: any) => {
14 /* handle success */
15 console.log(`Code matched = ${decodedText}`, decodedResult);
16
17 // In a multi-scanner PoC, we often append results to a list
18 // instead of stopping the scanner immediately
19 const resultContainer = document.getElementById('qr-results');
20 if (resultContainer) {
21 const newElement = document.createElement('div');
22 newElement.innerText = `Scanned: ${decodedText}`;
23 resultContainer.appendChild(newElement);
24 }
25};
26
27const configScanner = {
28 fps: 10,
29 qrbox: { width: 250, height: 250 }
30};
31
32// Start scanning using the back camera
33html5QrCode.start(
34 { facingMode: "environment" },
35 configScanner,
36 qrCodeSuccessCallback,
37 (errorMessage) => {
38 // parse error, ideally ignore to keep scanning
39 }
40).catch((err) => {
41 console.error(`Unable to start scanning, error: ${err}`);
42});