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barKoder Web 1.3.0 is live

barKoder Web SDK is now at 1.3.0

 

We're pleased to announce that the barKoder Web SDK has been updated to include many new methods and UI settings. The new barKoder Web is now also compatible with browsers running without the SIMD feature. 

 

Following is the log of all new stuff: 

  • setScannerTimeout: set the amount of time in seconds for a started scan to automatically close; set 0 to disable the timeout
  • getContinuous: Retrieves whether continuous scanning session is enabled or disabled
  • getCameraResolution //getBarkoderResolution: Retrieves the resolution for barcode scanning
  • getEncodingCharacterSet: Retrieves the character set used for encoding barcode data
  • getMsiChecksumType: Retrieves the MSI Plessey checksum type
  • getCode39ChecksumType: Retrieves the checksum type for Code 39 barcodes
  • getCode11ChecksumType: Retrieves the Code 11 barcode checksum type
  • isBarcodeTypeEnabled: Checks if a specific barcode type is enabled  
  • setBarcodeTypeEnabled: Sets whether a specific barcode type is enabled
  • getBarcodeTypeLengthRange: Retrieves the length range of a specific barcode type
  • getMulticodeCachingEnabled: Retrieves whether multi-code caching is enabled
  • getMulticodeCachingDuration: Retrieves the caching duration (in milliseconds) for multi-code results

 

Web Assembly with SIMD feature is supported by the following browsers: 

  • Chrome ≥ 91 (May 2021)
  • Firefox ≥ 89 (June 2021)
  • Safari ≥ 16.4 (March 2023)
  • Node.js ≥ 16.4 (June 2021)

 

We also updated the native library version running for the barKoder Web SDK to 1.5.0.4.

 

The new barKoder Web version can be obtained both via the barKoder NPM Repository and via our Developer Portal

 

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