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[Barcode Plugin] BarCode PlugIn - Requirements for PWA
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Barcode Plugin
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Hi
I am testing the plug-in with a PWA application and I get the error "Cordova is not available", is it necessary to make any special configuration in the module? Maybe add it as "Extensibility Configuration" or something similar? How do you do this ?

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14 Feb 2020
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Hello,


I'm with Filipe, unless the plugin supports browser it shouldn't work, some plugins you can use if you use something like ionic, see link bellow for example.

https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/pwa-how-to-access-cordova-plugins-in-pwa-web-applications/147575/3


With the best regards,

Gonçalo

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14 Feb 2020

As far as I understand it, It won't work unless the plugin was made to have browser support.

Interesting topic, hopefully more people will comment

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14 Feb 2020
Solution

Hello,


I'm with Filipe, unless the plugin supports browser it shouldn't work, some plugins you can use if you use something like ionic, see link bellow for example.

https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/pwa-how-to-access-cordova-plugins-in-pwa-web-applications/147575/3


With the best regards,

Gonçalo

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14 Feb 2020

Hey guys,

We are currently improving our plugins to also address the PWA use case. All the plugins rely on cordova, which are not being shipped for Reactive Web Apps / PWAs. 

With this in mind, we've released today a camera plugin, that works both on the browser and on the mobile device. The actions are the same, and the plugin adapts to the device it is running on (web or mobile device).

Afterwards, we are planning on addressing the bar code, local notifications and geolocation.

Stay tuned for more plugins :)

Regards,

Ricardo Alves

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17 Feb 2020

Ricardo Vaz Alves wrote:

Hey guys,

We are currently improving our plugins to also address the PWA use case. All the plugins rely on cordova, which are not being shipped for Reactive Web Apps / PWAs. 

With this in mind, we've released today a camera plugin, that works both on the browser and on the mobile device. The actions are the same, and the plugin adapts to the device it is running on (web or mobile device).

Afterwards, we are planning on addressing the bar code, local notifications and geolocation.

Stay tuned for more plugins :)

Regards,

Ricardo Alves

 

 Hi Ricardo,


Thank you for your effort. I am currently facing this issue with barcode scanner in PWA. By combining CameraPlugin to take a picture and ZXingLib to later process it, I could get this to work. However it is not reliable due to picture quality or angle or other reasons. 

I can see that plugins for mobile projects use cardova, which is not available in PWA, but there is ReactQR_lib to scan qr code in PWA but only QR code. It uses video stream which would be great to adopt for better scanning, but i dont know how. I am not familiar with mobile app development and if anyone could point me into right direction on what OutSystem is using in backend, is it Ionic or PhoneGap. 


Cheers,


Anatolii

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26 Aug 2020

Hi All!

No more news on this?
We need the BarCode plugin for WPA application(s) too.

Regards,
Rob.

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10 Jan 2022

@Ricardo Vaz Alves:

it's been for over 2 years now that you announced to address the Barcode Plugin for WPA use cases.
After that, it became very quiet on the side of OutSystems; even no reaction when someone tries to kick this thread. I think we may expect OutSystems to follow up this issue, because certain expectations have been made in the past.

Is there any chance the Barcode plugin will be suitably prepared for PWA applications in the near feature?

At least a small reaction would be nice.

Rob.

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24 Feb 2022

Replying to Rob Poels' comment on 24 Feb 2022 11:21:41

I asked this question in a Q&A session with the Outsystems Product Team the other day.

The response I got was:

"I have that need identified and that plugin will be the first one to tackle when we start addressing the PWA compatibility. Unfortunately, I don’t have a date to share with you."

It's frustrating and disappointing that no more PWA compatible plugins have been developed since the launch fanfare of PWAs. Just adding the barcode plugin alone would make such a difference to what we could develop.


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25 Feb 2022

Hello

Will this now work with PWA?

I want to implement this plugin in my application.

If anyone can help me with this.

Thanks

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20 Oct 2022

great news ..
Thanks to all team Outsystems..

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17 Feb 2020

Hello,

we would like to install the barcode plugin in our PWA app.

Per OutSystems Now app the plugin works even wonderful ... However, OS Now app will terminate in November 2020th and it only makes sense for testing and training.

So is there any news about the barcode plugin to use in PWA?

Best regards

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24 Jul 2020

To anyone who is still struggling with bar code scanning on PWA, I have working solution, which is not universal but might work for you.

First of all we need to get permission to connect to media devices such as camera/mic. Once we get that we can start streaming video to our canvas object on the page. After that we can process each bit by scanner.

Scanner project that worked for me: https://github.com/mubaidr/Javascript-Barcode-Reader 

More about media and permissions: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/getUserMedia 

And in terms of implementation video stream in PWA get this scanner https://www.outsystems.com/forge/component-overview/8773/react-qr-scanner and look at the structure.

Cheers,

Anatolii

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27 Aug 2020

Hello Ricardo Alves,

In February you said: "Afterwards, we are planning on addressing the bar code, local notifications and geolocation."

I would like to ask: Is there a schedule when the BarCode plugin will also be available for PWA?

Outsystems Now App will be terminated soon ... then there is no longer even the possibility to test. 

With the best regards

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21 Sep 2020

Hi, 

I'm also in the (every day that goes by gets worse) dire need of a Barcode/QRCode Scan plugin that works with Outsystems PWA, so far there's just one plugin that works but the camera focus is an issue. I've been digging and checking the actual code of the supported plugin but it's definitely a Cordova-PWA script loading issue. 

Is there any news about this plugin getting an update?

Thanks!!.

best regards

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19 May 2021

Hi,

Can I add to Alberto's request for an update please? Having been away from outsystems for a while, the PWA/Cordova issues came as a bit of a surprise...

My immediate need is a QR scanner for a prototype - there's a few options in Forge, but I'm having trouble picking the 'best' direction in hope of  a supported method being available soon.

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21 May 2021
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