Installation

The Scanbot Barcode Scanner SDK Flutter Plugin is available on pub.dev as the barcode_scanner package. Follow the steps below to add it to your Flutter project.

Add the package

Include the barcode_scanner package in your pubspec.yaml file under dependencies:

dependencies:
  barcode_scanner: ^5.1.0  # Use the latest version

Get the latest version from the Changelog.

Then, fetch and install the packages using the Flutter CLI or your IDE:

$ flutter pub get

Android

In the top-level android/build.gradle file:

• Ensure the Kotlin version is set to 1.8.22 or higher. Typically, this is defined using the ext.kotlin_version variable:

  ...
  buildscript {
      ext.kotlin_version = '1.8.22'
      ...
  }

• Add the following packagingOptions

    android {
        ...
        packagingOptions {
            pickFirst 'META-INF/atomicfu.kotlin_module'
            pickFirst 'META-INF/proguard/coroutines.pro'
            exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE.txt'
            exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE.txt'
            exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE'
            exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE'
        }
    }

iOS

In your ios/Podfile, ensure a global platform version is specified:

platform :ios, '13.0'

Navigate to the ios directory and install or update the Pods:

$ cd ios/
$ pod install

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