Swift version: 5.10
iOS supports barcode scanning out of the box, but to be honest it's not that easy to do. So, here's a complete UIViewController
subclass that you can add to your Swift project and get immediate support with no hassle – all you need to do is update the found(code:)
method to take some interesting action, then present this view controller when you're ready:
import AVFoundation
import UIKit
class ScannerViewController: UIViewController, AVCaptureMetadataOutputObjectsDelegate {
var captureSession: AVCaptureSession!
var previewLayer: AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
view.backgroundColor = UIColor.black
captureSession = AVCaptureSession()
guard let videoCaptureDevice = AVCaptureDevice.default(for: .video) else { return }
let videoInput: AVCaptureDeviceInput
do {
videoInput = try AVCaptureDeviceInput(device: videoCaptureDevice)
} catch {
return
}
if (captureSession.canAddInput(videoInput)) {
captureSession.addInput(videoInput)
} else {
failed()
return
}
let metadataOutput = AVCaptureMetadataOutput()
if (captureSession.canAddOutput(metadataOutput)) {
captureSession.addOutput(metadataOutput)
metadataOutput.setMetadataObjectsDelegate(self, queue: DispatchQueue.main)
metadataOutput.metadataObjectTypes = [.ean8, .ean13, .pdf417]
} else {
failed()
return
}
previewLayer = AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer(session: captureSession)
previewLayer.frame = view.layer.bounds
previewLayer.videoGravity = .resizeAspectFill
view.layer.addSublayer(previewLayer)
captureSession.startRunning()
}
func failed() {
let ac = UIAlertController(title: "Scanning not supported", message: "Your device does not support scanning a code from an item. Please use a device with a camera.", preferredStyle: .alert)
ac.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "OK", style: .default))
present(ac, animated: true)
captureSession = nil
}
override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
super.viewWillAppear(animated)
if (captureSession?.isRunning == false) {
captureSession.startRunning()
}
}
override func viewWillDisappear(_ animated: Bool) {
super.viewWillDisappear(animated)
if (captureSession?.isRunning == true) {
captureSession.stopRunning()
}
}
func metadataOutput(_ output: AVCaptureMetadataOutput, didOutput metadataObjects: [AVMetadataObject], from connection: AVCaptureConnection) {
captureSession.stopRunning()
if let metadataObject = metadataObjects.first {
guard let readableObject = metadataObject as? AVMetadataMachineReadableCodeObject else { return }
guard let stringValue = readableObject.stringValue else { return }
AudioServicesPlaySystemSound(SystemSoundID(kSystemSoundID_Vibrate))
found(code: stringValue)
}
dismiss(animated: true)
}
func found(code: String) {
print(code)
}
override var prefersStatusBarHidden: Bool {
return true
}
override var supportedInterfaceOrientations: UIInterfaceOrientationMask {
return .portrait
}
}
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