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How to read barcode from file (node for barcode reader API in JavaScript with ByteScout Cloud API Server

Step By Step Instructions on how to read barcode from file (node for barcode reader API in JavaScript

Quick guide:Learn how to read barcode from file (node in JavaScript. ByteScout Cloud API Server was designed to assist barcode reader API in JavaScript. ByteScout Cloud API Server is the ready to use Web API Server that can be deployed in less than 30 minutes into your own in-house server or into private cloud server. Can store data on in-house local server based storage or in Amazon AWS S3 bucket. Processing data solely on the server using buil-in ByteScout powered engine, no cloud services are used to process your data!.

Use the code displayed below in your application to save a lot of time on writing and testing code. This sample code in JavaScript is all you need. Just copy-paste it to the code editor, then add a reference to ByteScout Cloud API Server and you are ready to try it! Easy to understand tutorials are available along with installed ByteScout Cloud API Server if you’d like to learn more about the topic and the details of the API.

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app.js
      
/*jshint esversion: 6 */ // Please NOTE: In this sample we're assuming Cloud Api Server is hosted at "https://localhost". // If it's not then please replace this with with your hosting url. var https = require("https"); var fs = require("fs"); // `request` module is required for file upload. // Use "npm install request" command to install. var request = require("request"); // Source file name const SourceFile = "./sample.pdf"; // Comma-separated list of barcode types to search. // barcode types const BarcodeTypes = "Code128,Code39,Interleaved2of5,EAN13"; // Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process. Leave empty for all pages. Example: '0,2-5,7-'. const Pages = ""; // Prepare request uri for `Barcode Reader` API endpoint var query = `https://localhost/barcode/read/from/url`; let reqOptions = { uri: query, formData: { types: BarcodeTypes, pages: Pages, async: 'True', file: fs.createReadStream(SourceFile) } }; // Send request request.post(reqOptions, function (error, response, body) { if (error) { return console.error("Error: ", error); } // Parse JSON response let data = JSON.parse(body); console.log(`Job #${data.jobId} has been created!`); checkIfJobIsCompleted(data.jobId, data.url); }); function checkIfJobIsCompleted(jobId, resultFileUrlJson) { let queryPath = `/job/check?jobid=${jobId}`; let reqOptions = { host: "localhost", path: encodeURI(queryPath), method: "GET" }; https.get(reqOptions, (response) => { response.on("data", (d) => { response.setEncoding("utf8"); // Parse JSON response let data = JSON.parse(d); console.log(`Checking Job #${jobId}, Status: ${data.status}, Time: ${new Date().toLocaleString()}`); if (data.status == "working") { // Check again after 3 seconds setTimeout(function(){ checkIfJobIsCompleted(jobId, resultFileUrlJson);}, 3000); } else if (data.status == "success") { request({ method: 'GET', uri: resultFileUrlJson, gzip: true }, function (error, response, body) { // Parse JSON response let respJsonFileArray = JSON.parse(body); respJsonFileArray.forEach((element) => { console.log("Found barcode:"); console.log(" Type: " + element["TypeName"]); console.log(" Value: " + element["Value"]); console.log(" Document Page Index: " + element["Page"]); console.log(" Rectangle: " + element["Rect"]); console.log(" Confidence: " + element["Confidence"]); console.log(); }, this); }); } else { console.log(`Operation ended with status: "${data.status}".`); } }) }); }

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package.json
      
{ "name": "test", "version": "1.0.0", "description": "PDF.co", "main": "app.js", "scripts": { }, "keywords": [ "pdf.co", "web", "api", "bytescout", "api" ], "author": "ByteScout & PDF.co", "license": "ISC", "dependencies": { "request": "^2.88.2" } }

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