Using IronBarcode With Blazor

<script src="webcam.js"></script>

// Current video stream
let videoStream;

// Function to initialize camera access and stream it to a video element
async function initializeCamera() {
    const canvas = document.querySelector("#canvas");
    const video = document.querySelector("#video");

    // Check if navigator supports media devices
    if (!("mediaDevices" in navigator) || !("getUserMedia" in navigator.mediaDevices)) {
        alert("Camera API is not available in your browser");
        return;
    }

    // Define video constraints
    const constraints = {
        video: {
            width: { min: 180 },
            height: { min: 120 }
        },
    };

    // Set camera facing mode: "user" for front camera, "environment" for back camera
    constraints.video.facingMode = useFrontCamera ? "user" : "environment";

    try {
        // Request camera access
        videoStream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(constraints);
        video.srcObject = videoStream;
    } catch (err) {
        alert("Could not access the camera: " + err);
    }
}

protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
{
    await JSRuntime.InvokeVoidAsync("initializeCamera");
}

Protected Overrides Async Function OnInitializedAsync() As Task
	Await JSRuntime.InvokeVoidAsync("initializeCamera")
End Function

<section class="section">
    <video autoplay id="video" width="320"></video>
</section>

// Function to capture a frame from the video and send it to the server via Blazor
function getFrame(dotNetHelper) {
    // Set canvas dimensions to match video
    canvas.width = video.videoWidth;
    canvas.height = video.videoHeight;

    // Draw the current video frame onto the canvas
    canvas.getContext('2d').drawImage(video, 0, 0);

    // Convert the canvas content to a base64 encoded PNG image
    let dataUrl = canvas.toDataURL("image/png");

    // Send the image data to the C# method `ProcessImage`
    dotNetHelper.invokeMethodAsync('ProcessImage', dataUrl);
}

[JSInvokable]
public async Task ProcessImage(string imageString)
{
    // Create an image object containing the base64 data
    var imageObject = new CamImage();
    imageObject.imageDataBase64 = imageString;

    // Serialize image object to JSON
    var jsonObj = System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Serialize(imageObject);

    // Send image data to server-side API for processing
    var barcodeeResult = await Http.PostAsJsonAsync("Ironsoftware/ReadBarCode", imageObject);
    if (barcodeeResult.StatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.OK)
    {
        QRCodeResult = await barcodeeResult.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
        StateHasChanged();
    }
}

<JSInvokable>
Public Async Function ProcessImage(ByVal imageString As String) As Task
	' Create an image object containing the base64 data
	Dim imageObject = New CamImage()
	imageObject.imageDataBase64 = imageString

	' Serialize image object to JSON
	Dim jsonObj = System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Serialize(imageObject)

	' Send image data to server-side API for processing
	Dim barcodeeResult = Await Http.PostAsJsonAsync("Ironsoftware/ReadBarCode", imageObject)
	If barcodeeResult.StatusCode = System.Net.HttpStatusCode.OK Then
		QRCodeResult = Await barcodeeResult.Content.ReadAsStringAsync()
		StateHasChanged()
	End If
End Function

private async Task CaptureFrame()
{
    await JSRuntime.InvokeAsync<String>("getFrame", DotNetObjectReference.Create(this));
}

Private Async Function CaptureFrame() As Task
	Await JSRuntime.InvokeAsync(Of String)("getFrame", DotNetObjectReference.Create(Me))
End Function

[HttpPost]
[Route("ReadBarCode")]
public string ReadBarCode(CamImage imageData)
{
    try
    {
        // Decode the base64 image data
        var splitObject = imageData.imageDataBase64.Split(',');
        byte[] imagebyteData = Convert.FromBase64String((splitObject.Length > 1) ? splitObject[1] : splitObject[0]);

        // Set IronBarcode license key (replace 'Key' with actual key)
        IronBarCode.License.LicenseKey = "Key";

        using (var ms = new MemoryStream(imagebyteData))
        {
            // Convert byte array to Image
            Image barcodeImage = Image.FromStream(ms);
            // Read barcode from Image
            var result = BarcodeReader.Read(barcodeImage);
            if (result == null || result.Value == null)
            {
                return $"{DateTime.Now}: Barcode is Not Detected";
            }

            return $"{DateTime.Now}: Barcode is ({result.Value})";
        }
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        return $"Exception: {ex.Message}";
    }
}

// Model to encapsulate the base64 image data
public class CamImage
{
    public string imageDataBase64 { get; set; }
}

<HttpPost>
<Route("ReadBarCode")>
Public Function ReadBarCode(ByVal imageData As CamImage) As String
	Try
		' Decode the base64 image data
		Dim splitObject = imageData.imageDataBase64.Split(","c)
		Dim imagebyteData() As Byte = Convert.FromBase64String(If(splitObject.Length > 1, splitObject(1), splitObject(0)))

		' Set IronBarcode license key (replace 'Key' with actual key)
		IronBarCode.License.LicenseKey = "Key"

		Using ms = New MemoryStream(imagebyteData)
			' Convert byte array to Image
			Dim barcodeImage As Image = Image.FromStream(ms)
			' Read barcode from Image
			Dim result = BarcodeReader.Read(barcodeImage)
			If result Is Nothing OrElse result.Value Is Nothing Then
				Return $"{DateTime.Now}: Barcode is Not Detected"
			End If

			Return $"{DateTime.Now}: Barcode is ({result.Value})"
		End Using
	Catch ex As Exception
		Return $"Exception: {ex.Message}"
	End Try
End Function

' Model to encapsulate the base64 image data
Public Class CamImage
	Public Property imageDataBase64() As String
End Class