viking2917
commented
5 months ago My suggested edit is as follows, at the end of the Android installation instructions
Older Android Devices/Versions
Some Android devices, especially older ones, may not have the Google Barcode Scanner available, and the scan() method will fail. This can be addressed using the isGoogleBarcodeScannerModuleAvailable() and installGoogleBarcodeScannerModule() methods. Also see the notes below regarding isGoogleBarcodeScannerModuleAvailable().
BarcodeScanner.isGoogleBarcodeScannerModuleAvailable().then((res: IsGoogleBarcodeScannerModuleAvailableResult) => {
if (!res.available) {
BarcodeScanner.addListener('googleBarcodeScannerModuleInstallProgress',
(event: GoogleBarcodeScannerModuleInstallProgressEvent) => {
if (event.state === GoogleBarcodeScannerModuleInstallState.COMPLETED) {
// module is installed and ready to go.
}
});
BarcodeScanner.installGoogleBarcodeScannerModule();
}
});If that is felt desirable, please assign the issue to me and I will submit a PR.
robingenz
Plugin(s)
Version
6.1.0
Platform(s)
Current behavior
I encountered the issue where older Android devices will fail on a call to the scan() menu, because the Google Barcode Scanner is not pre-installed. Even though I am somewhat experienced with this plugin, I spent the better part of two days investigating and implementing my own solution to this, before I noticed the documentation notes under scan() regarding
installGoogleBarcodeScannerModule()and isGoogleBarcodeScannerModuleAvailable(). This is after multiple reads of the installation instructions for Android. I did not think to look under scan() per se.I suggest adding documentation to the Android installation section covering this issue. I will create a PR with a suggested documentation update.
Expected behavior
Android installation documentation should cover the optional use of
installGoogleBarcodeScannerModule().Reproduction
https://github.com/viking2917/capacitor-mlkit
Steps to reproduce
Review the current Android installation documentation.
Other information
No response
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