# node-camera-qr-reader

> Capture and read a QR code from a camera from nodejs.

Latest version **1.0.2** (published 2022-05-10) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install node-camera-qr-reader
pnpm add node-camera-qr-reader
yarn add node-camera-qr-reader
bun add node-camera-qr-reader
```

## Health

**Score 15/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: no vulnerabilities.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 |
| Published | 2022-05-10 |
| First published | 2019-11-14 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 3 |
| Unpacked size | 3.1 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 2 |
| Author | nikolaiwarner |
| Maintainers | nickwarner |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-camera-qr-reader
- Repository: https://github.com/nikolaiwarner/node-camera-qr-reader
- Homepage: https://github.com/nikolaiwarner/node-camera-qr-reader#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/nikolaiwarner/node-camera-qr-reader/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/node-camera-qr-reader

## Dependencies (3)

- [jsqr](https://npm.io/package/jsqr.md) ^1.3.1
- [jpeg-js](https://npm.io/package/jpeg-js.md) ^0.4.1
- [node-webcam](https://npm.io/package/node-webcam.md) ^0.6.4

## Recent versions

- 1.0.2 (latest) — 2020-08-05
- 1.0.1 — 2019-11-24
- 1.0.0 — 2019-11-14

## README

# node-camera-qr-reader

Capture and read a QR code from a camera from nodejs.

## Usage
```
const captureQrCode = require('node-camera-qr-reader')

const opts = {
  retry: true,                // keep checking until a QR is found, default: false
  retryUntilTimeout: 10000    // milliseconds until giving up, default: never give up
}

const content = await captureQrCode(opts)
```

## Dependencies

### Linux
`sudo apt-get install fswebcam`

### MacOS
`brew install imagesnap`

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