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GSW Scanner

This demonstration will show the ability to access scanner from the soft button in the browser.

Interface Detected:









The fields below will contain the extra data captured by the scan.








About This Demo

This demo is using the GSW Scanner plugin. For more information click here:

	
var GSW = GSW || {};
GSW.Tests = GSW.Tests || {};

GSW.Tests.onDeviceReady = function() {
    // Cordova is now initialized. Have fun!
    console.log('Running cordova-' + cordova.platformId + '@' + cordova.version);
    navigator.gswscanner.initialize(function(data) {
        console.log('initialize OK');
        document.getElementById('scan_now').addEventListener("touchstart", GSW.Tests.scanPressed);
        document.getElementById('scan_now').addEventListener("touchend", GSW.Tests.scanReleased);
        document.getElementById('scan_now').addEventListener("touchmove", GSW.Tests.scanReleased);
        document.getElementById('scan_now').addEventListener("touchcancel", GSW.Tests.scanReleased);
        GSW.Tests.disable();
        document.getElementById("interface").innerHTML = navigator.gswscanner.api.bold();
    }, function(error) {
        if (error == "Scanner api is unavailable on this device") {
            let notice = document.getElementById("noticeContainer");
            notice.style.display = "block";
            console.log(error);
            document.getElementById("error").innerHTML = "This device does not have a compatible scanner present, and is not compatible with this demo."
        } else if (error.indexOf('scanner decode service is unavailable on this device') != -1) {
            let notice = document.getElementById("noticeContainer");
            notice.style.display = "block";
            notice.style.color = "white"
            document.getElementById("error").innerHTML = 'This device was not manufactured by a supported manufacturer and is not compatible with this demo.'
        } else console.log('Initialize error occured: ' + error);
    });
}

GSW.Tests.scanPressed = function() {
    console.log("scanPressed");
    navigator.gswscanner.enableTrigger(function(result) {
        navigator.gswscanner.softwareTriggerStart(function(result) {
            document.getElementById('userid').value = result.data;
            document.getElementById('character_set').value = result.character_set;
            document.getElementById('code_id').value = result.code_id;
            document.getElementById('aim_id').value = result.aim_id;
            document.getElementById('timestamp').value = result.timestamp;
            document.getElementById('label_type').value = result.label_type;
            document.getElementById('code_type').value = result.code_type;
            console.log('Software scanned: ' + result.data + ', character_set: ' + result.character_set + ', code_id: ' + result.code_id + ', aim_id: ' + result.aim_id + ', timestamp: ' + result.timestamp);
        }, function(error) {
            console.log('Error occured: ' + error);
        });
    }, function(error) {
        console.log('Unable to enable trigger: ' + error);
    })
}

GSW.Tests.scanReleased = function() {
    console.log("scanReleased");
    navigator.gswscanner.disableTrigger(function(result) {
        navigator.gswscanner.softwareTriggerStop();
    }, function(error) {
        console.log('Unable to disable trigger: ' + error);
    })
}

GSW.Tests.disable = function() {
    navigator.gswscanner.disableTrigger(function(result) {
        console.log('Trigger disabled');
    }, function(error) {
        console.log('Unable to disable trigger: ' + error);
    })
}
document.addEventListener('gswscannerready', GSW.Tests.onDeviceReady, false);