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Installing the React Native Barcode Scanner SDK

To install the Barcode Scanner SDK, run the following in your root project folder:

npm install react-native-scanbot-barcode-scanner-sdk

Integration with Expo​

Integration with Expo is possible only when using a Development Build, not Expo Go. The project is configurable using our config plugin or by manually configuring the native projects.

To utilize the plugin, add the following in your app config file:

"plugins": [
  [
    "react-native-scanbot-barcode-scanner-sdk",
    {
      "iOSCameraUsageDescription": "Barcode Camera permissions",
      "androidCameraPermission": true,
      "androidCameraFeature": true,
      "mavenURLs": true
    }
  ]
],
  • iOSCameraUsageDescription: Adds NSCameraUsageDescription in Info.plist. The permission can also be added via Expo Permissions
  • androidCameraPermission: Adds android.permission.CAMERA permission in AndroidManifest.xml. The permission can also be added via Expo Permissions
  • androidCameraFeature: Adds android.hardware.camera feature in AndroidManifest.xml
  • mavenURLs: Adds Scanbot Barcode Scanner SDK Maven URLs for Android local development. These URLs are already included in our package's build.gradle, but need to be added due to how Expo starts the Android app.

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