Installation

This is a guide for the Capacitor plugin powered by the barKoder Barcode Scanner SDK.

Before you start #

Requirements #

Capacitor is a cross-platform app runtime that makes it easy to build web apps that run natively on iOS, Android and the web. To get started with building apps using Capacitor, you'll need to meet certain requirements:

Node.js and npm #

☑ <a href="https://nodejs.org/en">Download Node.js</a> and verify installation:

node -v  
npm -v

Text Editor or IDE #

Choose an editor to write your code. Popular options include:

☑ <a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/">Visual Studio Code</a>

☑ Atom, Sublime Text, or any other editor you prefer.

 Git (Recommended) #

Capacitor projects are often version-controlled using Git.

git --version

Command Line Interface (CLI) #

Capacitor commands are executed via the command line. 

Mobile Development SDKs #

Platform-specific SDKs are required to build and run apps:

• iOS: Xcode (macOS only)
• Android: Android Studio (cross-platform)

Capacitor Project #

Here are the basic steps:

Install Capacitor #

npm install -g @capacitor/cli

Add Platforms #

npx cap add ios  
npx cap add android

Open Your IDE and Start Coding #

Use your preferred IDE or text editor to build your app using web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript).

Build and Run on Platforms #

Use Capacitor commands to build and launch your app:

npx cap open ios  
npx cap open android

1. Add the package #

Install #

npm install barkoder-capacitor
npx cap sync

2. Set the license key and barcode types #

Licensing #