CommandLineBarcodeScannerImageProcessingSample.c
Decoding Barcodes in Images
This example uses the Scandit SDK to detect barcodes in images
It illustrates the following aspects:
- Loading of images from disk using the ImageMagick library.
- Setting up and initializing a barcode scanner to scan EAN13, UPCA and QR codes.
- Handling of the recognized barcode results.
- Closing of the recognition context and barcode scanner.
#include <dirent.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <SDL2/SDL_image.h>
#include <SDL2/SDL_surface.h>
#include <Scandit/ScRecognitionContext.h>
#include <Scandit/ScBarcodeScanner.h>
// Please insert your app key here:
#define SCANDIT_SDK_LICENSE_KEY "-- INSERT YOUR LICENSE KEY HERE --"
static char const * const ENABLED_FILE_EXTENSIONS[] = {
"png",
"jpg",
"jpeg",
"tif",
"bmp",
NULL
};
typedef struct InputImage {
char const *file_name;
struct InputImage const *next;
} InputImage;
static int has_valid_extension(char const *file_name)
{
char const * const *extension = ENABLED_FILE_EXTENSIONS;
for (; *extension != NULL; ++extension) {
const size_t file_name_length = strlen(file_name);
const size_t extension_length = strlen(*extension);
char const * const file_extension =
file_name + (file_name_length - extension_length);
if (file_name_length >= extension_length &&
strcmp(file_extension, *extension) == 0) {
}
}
}
static InputImage *push_if_valid_image(char const * filename,
InputImage *container)
{
if (has_valid_extension(filename) == SC_TRUE) {
InputImage *new_image = malloc(sizeof(InputImage));
const size_t target_size = strlen(filename) + 1;
new_image->file_name = malloc(target_size);
strcpy((char *)new_image->file_name, filename);
new_image->next = container;
container = new_image;
}
return container;
}
InputImage const *get_input_files(int argc, char const *argv[])
{
InputImage *ret = NULL;
// We skip the first argument
for (int arg_idx = 1; arg_idx < argc; ++arg_idx) {
char const * const current_arg = argv[arg_idx];
DIR *dir;
struct dirent *ent;
if ((dir = opendir(current_arg)) != NULL) {
// We have a directory
while ((ent = readdir (dir)) != NULL) {
char *combined_name = malloc(sizeof(current_arg) +
sizeof(ent->d_name) + 2);
combined_name[0] = '\0';
strcat(combined_name, current_arg);
strcat(combined_name, "/");
strcat(combined_name, ent->d_name);
ret = push_if_valid_image(combined_name, ret);
free(combined_name);
}
closedir (dir);
} else {
// We have a file
ret = push_if_valid_image(current_arg, ret);
}
}
return ret;
}
uint32_t* width, uint32_t *height,
uint32_t* row_stride)
{
SDL_Surface *image = IMG_Load(image_name);
if (image == NULL) {
printf("IMG_Load '%s' failed: %s\n", image_name, IMG_GetError());
return SC_FALSE;
}
SDL_Surface* image_rgb = SDL_ConvertSurfaceFormat(image,
SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB24,
0);
SDL_FreeSurface(image);
if (image_rgb == NULL) {
printf("Image '%s' convertion failed: %s\n", image_name, IMG_GetError());
return SC_FALSE;
}
*width = image_rgb->w;
*height = image_rgb->h;
*row_stride = image_rgb->pitch;
const int blob_size = *row_stride * *height;
printf("Image '%s' size: %ux%u, stride %u (%u bytes)\n", image_name, *width, *height,
*row_stride, blob_size);
*data = malloc(blob_size);
memcpy(*data, image_rgb->pixels, blob_size);
SDL_FreeSurface(image_rgb);
return SC_TRUE;
}
int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
{
if (argc < 2) {
printf("Please provide paths to image files or directories as arguments.\n");
return -1;
}
int return_code = 0;
ScRecognitionContext *context = NULL;
ScBarcodeScanner *scanner = NULL;
ScImageDescription *image_descr = NULL;
ScBarcodeScannerSettings *settings = NULL;
uint8_t *image_data = NULL;
InputImage const * const images = get_input_files(argc, argv);
// Create a recognition context. Files created by the recognition context and the
// attached scanners will be written to this directory. In production environment,
// it should be replaced with writable path which does not get removed between reboots
if (context == NULL) {
printf("Could not initialize context.\n");
return_code = -1;
goto cleanup;
}
image_descr = sc_image_description_new();
if (image_descr == NULL) {
printf("Could not initialize image description.\n");
return_code = -1;
goto cleanup;
}
// The barcode scanner is configured by setting the appropriate properties on an
// "barcode scanner settings" instance. This settings object is passed to the barcode
// scanner when it is constructed. We start with the settings preset for single frame processing
// and enable only the symbologies we need. For the purpose of this demo, we would like to scan
// EAN13/UPCA and QR codes
if (settings == NULL) {
printf("Could not initialize settings.\n");
return_code = -1;
goto cleanup;
}
// Set the symbol count for CODE 128 symbology to be in range from 4 to 20.
ScSymbologySettings* ss = sc_barcode_scanner_settings_get_symbology_settings(settings, SC_SYMBOLOGY_CODE128);
const uint16_t range_from = 4;
const uint16_t range_to = 20;
uint16_t sym_count[16];
for(int i = range_from; i < range_to; ++i) {
sym_count[i - range_from] = i;
}
sc_symbology_settings_set_active_symbol_counts(ss, sym_count, 16);
// Set the maximum number of codes to look for in an image, 1 in our case.
// By setting the code location constraints to ignore, we tell
// the barcode scanner to search for codes in the whole image in every frame.
// We make no assumptions about the most likely orientation of the codes.
// The barcode scanner allows to prevent codes from getting scanned again in
// a certain time interval (e.g., 500ms). The default setting is 0 what
// effectively disables this duplicate filtering.
//sc_barcode_scanner_settings_set_code_duplicate_filter(settings, 500);
// Create a barcode scanner for our context and settings.
scanner = sc_barcode_scanner_new_with_settings(context, settings);
if (scanner == NULL) {
printf("Could not initialize scanner.\n");
return_code = -1;
goto cleanup;
}
// Wait for the initialization of the barcode scanner. We could omit this call
// and start scanning immediately, but there is no guarantee that the barcode scanner
// operates at full capacity.
printf("barcode scanner setup failed.\n");
return_code = -1;
goto cleanup;
}
for (InputImage const *current_image = images; current_image != NULL;
current_image = current_image->next) {
// Load the image from disc.
uint32_t image_width, image_height, row_stride;
if (load_image(current_image->file_name, &image_data, &image_width,
&image_height, &row_stride) == SC_FALSE) {
printf("Failed to load image '%s'.\n", current_image->file_name);
return_code = -1;
goto cleanup;
}
// Fill the image description for our loaded image.
const uint32_t image_memory_size = row_stride * image_height;
sc_image_description_set_width(image_descr, image_width);
sc_image_description_set_height(image_descr, image_height);
sc_image_description_set_first_plane_row_bytes(image_descr, row_stride);
sc_image_description_set_memory_size(image_descr, image_memory_size);
// Signal to the context that a new sequence of frames starts. This call is mandatory,
// even if we are only going to process one image. Scanning will fail with
// SC_RECOGNITION_CONTEXT_STATUS_FRAME_SEQUENCE_NOT_STARTED otherwise.
ScProcessFrameResult result =
sc_recognition_context_process_frame(context, image_descr,
image_data);
printf("Processing frame failed with error %d: '%s'\n", result.status,
return_code = -1;
goto cleanup;
}
// Signal to the context that the frame sequence is finished.
// Retrieve the barcode scanner object to get the list of codes that were recognized in
// the last frame.
// Get the list of codes that have been found in the last process frame call.
ScBarcodeArray * new_codes =
uint32_t num_codes = sc_barcode_array_get_size(new_codes);
if (num_codes == 0) {
printf("no 1d or 2d barcodes found\n");
}
for (uint32_t i = 0; i < num_codes; ++i) {
// For simplicity it is assumed that the barcode contains textual data, even
// though it is possible to encode binary data in QR codes that contain null-
// bytes at any position. For applications expecting binary data, use
// sc_byte_array_get_data_size() to determine the length of the returned data.
printf("barcode: symbology=%s, data='%s'\n", symbology_name, data.str);
}
sc_barcode_array_release(new_codes);
free(image_data);
image_data = NULL;
}
cleanup:
// Cleanup allocated data and objects. These functions all check for null values,
// so it's save to pass in null objects.
sc_barcode_scanner_release(scanner);
sc_barcode_scanner_settings_release(settings);
sc_recognition_context_release(context);
sc_image_description_release(image_descr);
free(image_data);
for (InputImage const *current_image = images; current_image != NULL;) {
InputImage const *next_image = current_image->next;
free((char *)current_image->file_name);
free((char *)current_image);
current_image = next_image;
}
return return_code;
}