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QR code scanner app using React Native

QR code scanner app using React native

QR code is popular due to its large storage capacity and instant readability capabilities. Nowadays, most applications use QR codes for item identification, tracking, and even marketing.

Getting Started

React-Native has an open-source npm package called react-native-qrcode-scanner to perform the QR code scanning. The following is a list of scan plugins and functionalities you can implement using React-native.

  1. react-native-qrcode-scanner
  2. react-native-scan-view
  3. react-native-camera

The idea behind this article is to develop a QR code scanner application using React native.

Step 1: Create your project in react native

Open the terminal and run the below commands to create a react native project.

create-react-native-app qrcode-scanner-app
cd qrcode-scanner-app 
react-native run-android

Step 2: Add your dependencies

yarn add react-native-camera@git+https://git@github.com/react-native-community/react-native-camera.git
yarn add react-native-qrcode-scanner

To use react-native-qrcode-scanner, import the module and use the <QRCodeScanner /> tag in your component.

Step 3: Adding permissions

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />

Step 4: QR Code scanner implementation

scan.js

import React, { Component, Fragment } from 'react';
import { TouchableOpacity, Text, Linking, View, Image, ImageBackground, BackHandler } from 'react-native';
import QRCodeScanner from 'react-native-qrcode-scanner';
import styles from './scanStyle';

class Scan extends Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);
        this.state = {
            scan: false,
            ScanResult: false,
            result: null
        };
    }
    onSuccess = (e) => {
        const check = e.data.substring(0, 4);
        console.log('scanned data' + check);
        this.setState({
            result: e,
            scan: false,
            ScanResult: true
        })
        if (check === 'http') {
            Linking.openURL(e.data).catch(err => console.error('An error occured', err));
        } else {
            this.setState({
                result: e,
                scan: false,
                ScanResult: true
            })
        }
    }
    activeQR = () => {
        this.setState({ scan: true })
    }
    scanAgain = () => {
        this.setState({ scan: true, ScanResult: false })
    }
    render() {
        const { scan, ScanResult, result } = this.state
        return (
            <View style={styles.scrollViewStyle}>
                <Fragment>
                    <View style={styles.header}>
                        <TouchableOpacity onPress={()=> BackHandler.exitApp()}>
                            <Image source={require('./assets/back.png')} style={{height: 36, width: 36}}></Image>
                        </TouchableOpacity>
                        <Text style={styles.textTitle}>Scan QR Code</Text>
                    </View>
                    {!scan && !ScanResult &&
                        <View style={styles.cardView} >
                            <Image source={require('./assets/camera.png')} style={{height: 36, width: 36}}></Image>
                            <Text numberOfLines={8} style={styles.descText}>Please move your camera {"\n"} over the QR Code</Text>
                            <Image source={require('./assets/qr-code.png')} style={{margin: 20}}></Image>
                            <TouchableOpacity onPress={this.activeQR} style={styles.buttonScan}>
                                <View style={styles.buttonWrapper}>
                                <Image source={require('./assets/camera.png')} style={{height: 36, width: 36}}></Image>
                                <Text style={{...styles.buttonTextStyle, color: '#2196f3'}}>Scan QR Code</Text>
                                </View>
                            </TouchableOpacity>
                        </View>
                    }
                    {ScanResult &&
                        <Fragment>
                            <Text style={styles.textTitle1}>Result</Text>
                            <View style={ScanResult ? styles.scanCardView : styles.cardView}>
                                <Text>Type : {result.type}</Text>
                                <Text>Result : {result.data}</Text>
                                <Text numberOfLines={1}>RawData: {result.rawData}</Text>
                                <TouchableOpacity onPress={this.scanAgain} style={styles.buttonScan}>
                                    <View style={styles.buttonWrapper}>
                                        <Image source={require('./assets/camera.png')} style={{height: 36, width: 36}}></Image>
                                        <Text style={{...styles.buttonTextStyle, color: '#2196f3'}}>Click to scan again</Text>
                                    </View>
                                </TouchableOpacity>
                            </View>
                        </Fragment>
                    }
                    {scan &&
                        <QRCodeScanner
                            reactivate={true}
                            showMarker={true}
                            ref={(node) => { this.scanner = node }}
                            onRead={this.onSuccess}
                            topContent={
                                <Text style={styles.centerText}>
                                   Please move your camera {"\n"} over the QR Code
                                </Text>
                            }
                            bottomContent={
                                <View>
                                    <ImageBackground source={require('./assets/bottom-panel.png')} style={styles.bottomContent}>
                                        <TouchableOpacity style={styles.buttonScan2} 
                                            onPress={() => this.scanner.reactivate()} 
                                            onLongPress={() => this.setState({ scan: false })}>
                                            <Image source={require('./assets/camera2.png')}></Image>
                                        </TouchableOpacity>
                                    </ImageBackground>
                                </View>
                            }
                        />
                    }
                </Fragment>
            </View>
        );
    }
}
export default Scan;

scanStyle.js


import { Dimensions } from 'react-native';
const deviceWidth = Dimensions.get('screen').width;
const deviceHeight = Dimensions.get('screen').height;
const styles = {
    scrollViewStyle: {
        flex: 1,
        justifyContent: 'flex-start',
        backgroundColor: '#2196f3'
    },
    header: {
        display: 'flex',
        flexDirection: 'row',
        alignItems: 'center',
        height: '10%',
        paddingLeft: 15,
        paddingTop: 10,
        width: deviceWidth,
    },
    textTitle: {
        fontWeight: 'bold',
        fontSize: 18,
        textAlign: 'center',
        padding: 16,
        color: 'white'
    },
    textTitle1: {
        fontWeight: 'bold',
        fontSize: 18,
        textAlign: 'center',
        padding: 16,
        color: 'white'
    },
    cardView: {
        width: deviceWidth - 32,
        height: deviceHeight - 350,
        alignSelf: 'center',
        justifyContent: 'flex-start',
        alignItems: 'center',
        borderRadius: 10,
        padding: 25,
        marginLeft: 5,
        marginRight: 5,
        marginTop: '10%',
        backgroundColor: 'white'
    },
    scanCardView: {
        width: deviceWidth - 32,
        height: deviceHeight / 2,
        alignSelf: 'center',
        justifyContent: 'center',
        alignItems: 'center',
        borderRadius: 10,
        padding: 25,
        marginLeft: 5,
        marginRight: 5,
        marginTop: 10,
        backgroundColor: 'white'
    },
    buttonWrapper: {
        display: 'flex', 
        flexDirection: 'row',
        alignItems: 'center'
    },
    buttonScan: {
        borderWidth: 2,
        borderRadius: 10,
        borderColor: '#258ce3',
        paddingTop: 5,
        paddingRight: 25,
        paddingBottom: 5,
        paddingLeft: 25,
        marginTop: 20
    },
    buttonScan2: {
        marginLeft: deviceWidth / 2 - 50,
        width: 100,
        height: 100,
    },
    descText: {
        padding: 16,
        textAlign: 'center',
        fontSize: 16
    },
    highlight: {
        fontWeight: '700',
    },
    centerText: {
        flex: 1,
        textAlign: 'center',
        fontSize: 18,
        padding: 32,
        color: 'white',
    },
    textBold: {
        fontWeight: '500',
        color: '#000',
    },
    bottomContent: {
       width: deviceWidth,
       height: 120,
    },
    buttonTouchable: {
        fontSize: 21,
        backgroundColor: 'white',
        marginTop: 32,
        width: deviceWidth - 62,
        justifyContent: 'center',
        alignItems: 'center',
        height: 44
    },
    buttonTextStyle: {
        color: 'black',
        fontWeight: 'bold',
    }
}
export default styles;

Bind the scan component in your App.js file.


import React from 'react';
import Scan from './src/scan';
const App = () => {
  return (
    <Scan />
  );
};
export default App;

Step 5: Run your project

react-native run-android

There you have it! Your own QR code scanner app in React native :)

To experiment with the various features of QRCode scanning, try the following methods in your application.

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