I have barcode scanning working in my app. After the barcode is detected I stop the capture session to allow processing of the barcode. However, after the barcode is processed I want the scanning controller to stay up and the next barcode scanned. I had assumed that starting the capture session (startRunning()) would do it but the image stays frozen. How can I start the capture session again?
To Stop The Session use this code
self.session.stopRunning()
To begin it agian, use this code
self.session.startRunning()
Here is all the code to implement a barcode scanner...
import UIKit
import AVFoundation
class ViewController: UIViewController, AVCaptureMetadataOutputObjectsDelegate {
let session : AVCaptureSession = AVCaptureSession()
var previewLayer : AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer!
var highlightView : UIView = UIView()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Allow the view to resize freely
self.highlightView.autoresizingMask =
UIViewAutoresizing.FlexibleTopMargin |
UIViewAutoresizing.FlexibleBottomMargin |
UIViewAutoresizing.FlexibleLeftMargin |
UIViewAutoresizing.FlexibleRightMargin
// Select the color you want for the completed scan reticle
self.highlightView.layer.borderColor = UIColor.greenColor().CGColor
self.highlightView.layer.borderWidth = 3
// Add it to our controller's view as a subview.
self.view.addSubview(self.highlightView)
// For the sake of discussion this is the camera
let device = AVCaptureDevice.defaultDeviceWithMediaType(AVMediaTypeVideo)
// Create a nilable NSError to hand off to the next method.
// Make sure to use the "var" keyword and not "let"
var error : NSError? = nil
let input : AVCaptureDeviceInput? =
AVCaptureDeviceInput.deviceInputWithDevice(device, error: &error)
as? AVCaptureDeviceInput
// If our input is not nil then add it to the session, otherwise we're kind of done!
if input != nil {
session.addInput(input)
} else {
// This is fine for a demo, do something real with this in your app. :)
println(error)
}
let output = AVCaptureMetadataOutput()
output.setMetadataObjectsDelegate(self, queue: dispatch_get_main_queue())
session.addOutput(output)
output.metadataObjectTypes = output.availableMetadataObjectTypes
previewLayer =
AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer.layerWithSession(session)
as! AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer
previewLayer.frame = self.view.bounds
previewLayer.videoGravity = AVLayerVideoGravityResizeAspectFill
self.view.layer.addSublayer(previewLayer)
// Start the scanner. You'll have to end it yourself later.
session.startRunning()
}
// This is called when we find a known barcode type with the camera.
func captureOutput(
captureOutput: AVCaptureOutput!,
didOutputMetadataObjects metadataObjects: [AnyObject]!,
fromConnection connection: AVCaptureConnection!) {
var highlightViewRect = CGRectZero
var barCodeObject : AVMetadataObject!
var detectionString : String!
let barCodeTypes = [AVMetadataObjectTypeUPCECode,
AVMetadataObjectTypeCode39Code,
AVMetadataObjectTypeCode39Mod43Code,
AVMetadataObjectTypeEAN13Code,
AVMetadataObjectTypeEAN8Code,
AVMetadataObjectTypeCode93Code,
AVMetadataObjectTypeCode128Code,
AVMetadataObjectTypePDF417Code,
AVMetadataObjectTypeQRCode,
AVMetadataObjectTypeAztecCode]
// The scanner is capable of capturing multiple 2-dimensional barcodes in one scan.
for metadata in metadataObjects {
for barcodeType in barCodeTypes {
if metadata.type == barcodeType {
barCodeObject = self.previewLayer.transformedMetadataObjectForMetadataObject(metadata as! AVMetadataMachineReadableCodeObject)
highlightViewRect = barCodeObject.bounds
detectionString = (metadata as! AVMetadataMachineReadableCodeObject).stringValue
self.session.stopRunning()
self.alert(detectionString)
break
}
}
}
println(detectionString)
self.highlightView.frame = highlightViewRect
self.view.bringSubviewToFront(self.highlightView)
}
func alert(Code: String){
let actionSheet:UIAlertController =
UIAlertController(
title: "Barcode",
message: "\(Code)",
preferredStyle: UIAlertControllerStyle.Alert)
// for alert add .Alert instead of .Action Sheet
// start copy
let firstAlertAction:UIAlertAction =
UIAlertAction(
title: "OK",
style: UIAlertActionStyle.Default,
handler: { (alertAction: UIAlertAction!) in
// action when pressed
self.session.startRunning()
})
actionSheet.addAction(firstAlertAction)
// end copy
self.presentViewController(actionSheet, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
}