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Read Barcode From Uploaded File (Node.js) | JavaScript
app.js:
JavaScript
/*jshint esversion: 6 */ var https = require("https"); var path = require("path"); var fs = require("fs"); // `request` module is required for file upload. // Use "npm install request" command to install. var request = require("request"); // The authentication key (API Key). // Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co const API_KEY = "*********************************"; // Source file name const SourceFile = "./sample.pdf"; // Comma-separated list of barcode types to search. // See valid barcode types in the documentation https://apidocs.pdf.co const BarcodeTypes = "Code128,Code39,Interleaved2of5,EAN13"; // Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process. Leave empty for all pages. Example: '0,2-5,7-'. const Pages = ""; // 1. RETRIEVE THE PRESIGNED URL TO UPLOAD THE FILE. getPresignedUrl(API_KEY, SourceFile) .then(([uploadUrl, uploadedFileUrl]) => { // 2. UPLOAD THE FILE TO CLOUD. uploadFile(API_KEY, SourceFile, uploadUrl) .then(() => { // 3. READ BARCODES FROM UPLOADED FILE readBarcodes(API_KEY, uploadedFileUrl, Pages, BarcodeTypes); }) .catch(e => { console.log(e); }); }) .catch(e => { console.log(e); }); function getPresignedUrl(apiKey, localFile) { return new Promise(resolve => { // Prepare request to `Get Presigned URL` API endpoint let queryPath = `/v1/file/upload/get-presigned-url?contenttype=application/octet-stream&name=${path.basename(SourceFile)}`; let reqOptions = { host: "api.pdf.co", path: encodeURI(queryPath), headers: { "x-api-key": API_KEY } }; // Send request https.get(reqOptions, (response) => { response.on("data", (d) => { let data = JSON.parse(d); if (data.error == false) { // Return presigned url we received resolve([data.presignedUrl, data.url]); } else { // Service reported error console.log("getPresignedUrl(): " + data.message); } }); }) .on("error", (e) => { // Request error console.log("getPresignedUrl(): " + e); }); }); } function uploadFile(apiKey, localFile, uploadUrl) { return new Promise(resolve => { fs.readFile(SourceFile, (err, data) => { request({ method: "PUT", url: uploadUrl, body: data, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/octet-stream" } }, (err, res, body) => { if (!err) { resolve(); } else { console.log("uploadFile() request error: " + e); } }); }); }); } function readBarcodes(apiKey, uploadedFileUrl, pages, barcodeTypes) { // Prepare request to `Barcode Reader` API endpoint let queryPath = `/v1/barcode/read/from/url`; // JSON payload for api request var jsonPayload = JSON.stringify({ types: barcodeTypes, pages: pages, url: uploadedFileUrl }); let reqOptions = { host: "api.pdf.co", method: "POST", path: queryPath, headers: { "x-api-key": apiKey, "Content-Type": "application/json", "Content-Length": Buffer.byteLength(jsonPayload, 'utf8') } }; // Send request var postRequest = https.request(reqOptions, (response) => { response.on("data", (d) => { response.setEncoding("utf8"); // Parse JSON response let data = JSON.parse(d); if (data.error == false) { // Display found barcodes in console data.barcodes.forEach((element) => { console.log("Found barcode:"); console.log(" Type: " + element["TypeName"]); console.log(" Value: " + element["Value"]); console.log(" Document Page Index: " + element["Page"]); console.log(" Rectangle: " + element["Rect"]); console.log(" Confidence: " + element["Confidence"]); console.log(); }, this); } else { // Service reported error console.log("readBarcodes(): " + data.message); } }); }) .on("error", (e) => { // Request error console.log("readBarcodes(): " + e); }); // Write request data postRequest.write(jsonPayload); postRequest.end(); }