[Koha-bugs] [Bug 23699] New: Add option to use smartphone/tablet/notebook cam as barcode reader

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=23699

            Bug ID: 23699
           Summary: Add option to use smartphone/tablet/notebook cam as
                    barcode reader
 Change sponsored?: ---
           Product: Koha
           Version: master
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5 - low
         Component: Circulation
          Assignee: koha-bugs at lists.koha-community.org
          Reporter: kugler_stefan at hotmail.com
        QA Contact: testopia at bugs.koha-community.org
                CC: gmcharlt at gmail.com, kyle.m.hall at gmail.com

Just a crazy thought, but it could be useful for small libraries or to use a
smartphone/tablet as a mobile terminal for librarians.

Use a JavaScript library like quaggaJS [0] to turn smartphone cams (or webcams
on notebooks) into a barcode reader.

-) Add an option to the system preferences to enable JS barcode reader (e.g.
"Use mobile device cam as barcode reader: disabled | enabled | on mobile
devices only | user/session defined ...")

-) If enabled, an additional button (e.g. with font awesome barcode symbol)
next to the header search field (e.g. between input form and submit button)

-) The barcode button opens a modal with the barcode scanner to get patron id
or item id

-) Also add a barcode button to the checkout field in circulations for reading
item barcode.

Example implementations are available at [1] and [2]

[0]: https://github.com/serratus/quaggaJS
[1]:
https://ourcodeworld.com/articles/read/460/how-to-create-a-live-barcode-scanner-using-the-webcam-in-javascript
[2]:
https://a.kabachnik.info/a-javascript-barcode-reader-with-bootstrap-3-and-quaggajs.html

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