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This documentation is deprecated. It applies only to legacy version 9.x of Barcode Reader and must not be used for new development.

Please refer to the latest documentation and Migration Guide, which supersede this content.

Use RuntimeSettings or Templates

DBR provides two ways for configuring the settings: via RuntimeSettings or via a JSON template.

  • RuntimeSettings

    RuntimeSettings is an object that manages various parameters during runtime. If you need to dynamically configure the reading process, use RuntimeSettings.

    However, bear in mind that RuntimeSettings doesn’t provide all the available configuration options of the SDK.

  • JSON Templates

    With a JSON template, you can make use of all the configuration options that DBR offers.

    However, compared with RuntimeSettings, a template is static and can’t be changed. If you need to use different settings for different scenarios, you can define a few templates and specify the proper one to use at runtime.

RuntimeSettings

RuntimeSettings is an object that manages various runtime settings of the DBR SDK which dictate the performance of the barcode reader.

Basic steps:

  1. Get the current value of the RuntimeSettings object
  2. Change one or more settings
  3. Update the RuntimeSettings object with the changed copy for the changes to take effect

The following code snippet demonstrates how to specify barcode formats via RuntimeSettings.

  • Javascript
  • Android
  • Objective-C
  • Swift
  • Python
  • Java
  • C#
  • C++
  • C
// Specifies a license.
Dynamsoft.DBR.BarcodeScanner.license = 'YOUR-LICENSE-KEY';
// Creates a BarcodeScanner instance.
let scanner = await Dynamsoft.DBR.BarcodeScanner.createInstance();
// Obtains the current runtime settings.
let rs = await scanner.getRuntimeSettings();
// Sets the barcode format(s).
rs.barcodeFormatIds = Dynamsoft.DBR.EnumBarcodeFormat.BF_QR_CODE;
// Updates the settings.
await scanner.updateRuntimeSettings(rs);

// Creates a BarcodeReader instance.
BarcodeReader reader = new BarcodeReader();
// Obtains the current runtime settings.
PublicRuntimeSettings rs = reader.getRuntimeSettings();
// Sets the barcode format(s).
rs.barcodeFormatIds = EnumBarcodeFormat.BF_QR_CODE;
// Updates the settings.
reader.updateRuntimeSettings(rs);

NSError* err = nil;
// Creates a BarcodeReader instance.
DynamsoftBarcodeReader* reader = [[DynamsoftBarcodeReader alloc] init];
// Obtains the current runtime settings.
iPublicRuntimeSettings* rs = [reader getRuntimeSettings:&err];
// Sets the barcode format(s).
rs.barcodeFormatIds = EnumBarcodeFormatQRCODE;
// Updates the settings.
[reader updateRuntimeSettings:rs error:&err];

// Creates a BarcodeReader instance.
let reader = DynamsoftBarcodeReader.init()
// Obtains the current runtime settings.
let rs = try? reader.getRuntimeSettings()
// Sets the barcode format(s).
rs?.barcodeFormatIds = EnumBarcodeFormat.QRCODE.rawValue
// Updates the settings.
try? reader.updateRuntimeSettings(rs)

error = BarcodeReader.init_license("YOUR-LICENSE-KEY")
if error[0] != EnumErrorCode.DBR_OK:
    print(error[1])
dbr = BarcodeReader()
settings = dbr.get_runtime_settings()
settings.barcode_format_ids = EnumBarcodeFormat.BF_QR_CODE
settings.barcode_format_ids_2 = EnumBarcodeFormat_2.BF2_POSTALCODE
dbr.update_runtime_settings(settings)
text_results = dbr.decode_file("YOUR-IMAGE-FILE-PATH")
# Add further process

BarcodeReader.initLicense("YOUR-LICENSE-KEY");
BarcodeReader reader = new BarcodeReader();
PublicRuntimeSettings settings = reader.getRuntimeSettings(); //Get the current RuntimeSettings
settings.barcodeFormatIds = EnumBarcodeFormat.BF_QR_CODE;
settings.barcodeFormatIds_2 = EnumBarcodeFormat_2.BF2_POSTALCODE;
reader.updateRuntimeSettings(settings); // Update RuntimeSettings with above setting
TextResult[] result = reader.decodeFile("YOUR-IMAGE-FILE-PATH", ""); // Start decoding
// Add further process

string errorMsg;
EnumErrorCode iRet = BarcodeReader.InitLicense("YOUR-LICENSE-KEY", out errorMsg);
if (iRet != EnumErrorCode.DBR_SUCCESS)
{
    Console.WriteLine(errorMsg);
}
BarcodeReader reader = new BarcodeReader();
PublicRuntimeSettings settings = reader.GetRuntimeSettings(); //Get the current RuntimeSettings
settings.BarcodeFormatIds = (int)EnumBarcodeFormat.BF_QR_CODE;
settings.BarcodeFormatIds_2 = (int)EnumBarcodeFormat_2.BF2_POSTALCODE;
reader.UpdateRuntimeSettings(settings); // Update RuntimeSettings with above setting
TextResult[] result = reader.DecodeFile("YOUR-IMAGE-FILE-PATH", ""); // Start decoding
// Add further process

char errorBuf[512];
int iRet = -1;
iRet = dynamsoft::dbr::CBarcodeReader::InitLicense("YOUR-LICENSE-KEY", errorBuf, 512);
if (iRet != DBR_OK)
{
    cout << errorBuf << endl;
}
CBarcodeReader* reader = new CBarcodeReader();
PublicRuntimeSettings* runtimeSettings = new PublicRuntimeSettings();
reader->GetRuntimeSettings(runtimeSettings); //Get the current RuntimeSettings
runtimeSettings->barcodeFormatIds = BF_QR_CODE;
runtimeSettings->barcodeFormatIds_2 = BF2_POSTALCODE;
reader->UpdateRuntimeSettings(runtimeSettings, errorBuf, 512); // Update RuntimeSettings with above setting
reader->DecodeFile("YOUR-IMAGE-FILE-PATH", ""); // Start decoding
// Add further process

int iRet = -1;
char errorBuf[512];
iRet = DBR_InitLicense("YOUR-LICENSE-KEY", errorBuf, 512);
if (iRet != DBR_OK)
{
    printf("%s\n", errorBuf);
}
void* barcodeReader = DBR_CreateInstance();
PublicRuntimeSettings runtimeSettings;
DBR_GetRuntimeSettings(barcodeReader, &runtimeSettings); //Get the current RuntimeSettings
runtimeSettings.barcodeFormatIds = BF_QR_CODE;
runtimeSettings.barcodeFormatIds_2 = BF2_POSTALCODE;
DBR_UpdateRuntimeSettings(barcodeReader, &runtimeSettings, errorBuf, 512); // Update RuntimeSettings with above setting
DBR_DecodeFile(barcodeReader, "YOUR-IMAGE-FILE-PATH", ""); // Start decoding
// Add further process

JSON Templates

With a JSON template, you can make use of all the configuration options that DBR offers. A JSON template consists of three parts:

  • ImageParameter: Defines the global configurations used for the entire image.
  • FormatSpecification: Defines the configurations used for a particular barcode format.
  • RegionDefinition: Defines the configurations for a specific area of the image.

Read Parameter Template Structure to learn more about the structure of templates.

To easily create your own template, please use DBR’s online demo settings menu on the left-hand side. When you toggle the “Advanced Settings” part of the menu and scroll to the bottom, you will find the full list of settings as a struct and more importantly, a JSON template that you can simply copy and paste.

To use a template, you can either use InitRuntimeSettingsWithFile to load a JSON file, or use InitRuntimeSettingsWithString/initRuntimeSettingsWithString to load a JSON string.

Notes about the JavaScript edition

  1. It only supports importing a JSON string and not a file
  2. It only allows one fixed template, in other words, the template itself should contain only one ImageParameter object
  3. Importing a JSON string is usually slower than using the RuntimeSettings interface so we recommend going with the RuntimeSettings method if you are not using a completely customized settings template.

The following code snippet demonstrates how to make use of a template.

  • Javascript
  • Android
  • Objective-C
  • Swift
  • Python
  • Java
  • C#
  • C++
  • C
// Specifies a license.
Dynamsoft.DBR.BarcodeScanner.license = 'YOUR-LICENSE-KEY';
// Creates a BarcodeScanner instance.
let scanner = await Dynamsoft.DBR.BarcodeScanner.createInstance();
// Stringify a template into a string if it is not yet a string.
let template = {ImageParameter:{}, version:3.0}; // An example of a template object, a real template would be much more complicated.
let templateString = JSON.stringify(jsonTemplate);
// Updates the settings with the string.
await scanner.initRuntimeSettingsWithString(templateString);

// Creates a BarcodeReader instance.
BarcodeReader reader = new BarcodeReader();
// Updates the settings with the string.
reader.initRuntimeSettingsWithString("A-JSON-Template");

NSError* err = nil;
// Creates a BarcodeReader instance.
DynamsoftBarcodeReader* reader = [[DynamsoftBarcodeReader alloc] init];
// Updates the settings with the string.
[reader initRuntimeSettingsWithString:@"A-JSON-Template" error:&err];

// Creates a BarcodeReader instance.
let reader = DynamsoftBarcodeReader.init()
// Updates the settings with the string.
try? reader.initRuntimeSettingsWithString("A-JSON-Template")

error = BarcodeReader.init_license("YOUR-LICENSE-KEY")
if error[0] != EnumErrorCode.DBR_OK:
    print(error[1])
dbr = BarcodeReader()
dbr.init_runtime_settings_with_string('{"Version":"3.0", "ImageParameter":{"Name":"IP1","ImagePreprocessingModes": [{"Mode": "IPM_GRAY_EQUALIZE","Sensitivity": 9},{"Mode": "IPM_GRAY_SMOOTH","SmoothBlockSizeX": 10,"SmoothBlockSizeY": 10},{"Mode": "IPM_SHARPEN_SMOOTH","SharpenBlockSizeX": 5,"SharpenBlockSizeY": 5},{"Mode": "IPM_MORPHOLOGY","MorphOperation": "Close","MorphOperationKernelSizeX": 7,"MorphOperationKernelSizeY": 7}]}}')
text_results = dbr.decode_file("YOUR-IMAGE-FILE-PATH")
# Add further process

BarcodeReader.initLicense("YOUR-LICENSE-KEY");
BarcodeReader reader = new BarcodeReader();
reader.initRuntimeSettingsWithString("{\"Version\":\"3.0\", \"ImageParameter\":{\"Name\":\"IP1\",\"ImagePreprocessingModes\": [{\"Mode\": \"IPM_GRAY_EQUALIZE\",\"Sensitivity\": 9},{\"Mode\": \"IPM_GRAY_SMOOTH\",\"SmoothBlockSizeX\": 10,\"SmoothBlockSizeY\": 10},{\"Mode\": \"IPM_SHARPEN_SMOOTH\",\"SharpenBlockSizeX\": 5,\"SharpenBlockSizeY\": 5},{\"Mode\": \"IPM_MORPHOLOGY\",\"MorphOperation\": \"Close\",\"MorphOperationKernelSizeX\": 7,\"MorphOperationKernelSizeY\": 7}]}}", EnumConflictMode.CM_OVERWRITE);
TextResult[] result = reader.decodeFile("YOUR-IMAGE-FILE-PATH", ""); // Start decoding
// Add further process

string errorMsg;
EnumErrorCode iRet = BarcodeReader.InitLicense("YOUR-LICENSE-KEY", out errorMsg);
if (iRet != EnumErrorCode.DBR_SUCCESS)
{
    Console.WriteLine(errorMsg);
}
BarcodeReader reader = new BarcodeReader();
reader.InitRuntimeSettingsWithString("{\"Version\":\"3.0\", \"ImageParameter\":{\"Name\":\"IP1\",\"ImagePreprocessingModes\": [{\"Mode\": \"IPM_GRAY_EQUALIZE\",\"Sensitivity\": 9},{\"Mode\": \"IPM_GRAY_SMOOTH\",\"SmoothBlockSizeX\": 10,\"SmoothBlockSizeY\": 10},{\"Mode\": \"IPM_SHARPEN_SMOOTH\",\"SharpenBlockSizeX\": 5,\"SharpenBlockSizeY\": 5},{\"Mode\": \"IPM_MORPHOLOGY\",\"MorphOperation\": \"Close\",\"MorphOperationKernelSizeX\": 7,\"MorphOperationKernelSizeY\": 7}]}}", EnumConflictMode.CM_OVERWRITE, out errorMsg);
TextResult[] result = reader.DecodeFile("YOUR-IMAGE-FILE-PATH", ""); // Start decoding
// Add further process

char errorBuf[512];
int iRet = -1;
iRet = dynamsoft::dbr::CBarcodeReader::InitLicense("YOUR-LICENSE-KEY", errorBuf, 512);
if (iRet != DBR_OK)
{
    cout << errorBuf << endl;
}
CBarcodeReader* reader = new CBarcodeReader();
reader->InitRuntimeSettingsWithString("{\"Version\":\"3.0\", \"ImageParameter\":{\"Name\":\"IP1\",\"ImagePreprocessingModes\": [{\"Mode\": \"IPM_GRAY_EQUALIZE\",\"Sensitivity\": 9},{\"Mode\": \"IPM_GRAY_SMOOTH\",\"SmoothBlockSizeX\": 10,\"SmoothBlockSizeY\": 10},{\"Mode\": \"IPM_SHARPEN_SMOOTH\",\"SharpenBlockSizeX\": 5,\"SharpenBlockSizeY\": 5},{\"Mode\": \"IPM_MORPHOLOGY\",\"MorphOperation\": \"Close\",\"MorphOperationKernelSizeX\": 7,\"MorphOperationKernelSizeY\": 7}]}}", CM_OVERWRITE, errorBuf, 512);
reader->DecodeFile("YOUR-IMAGE-FILE-PATH", ""); // Start decoding
// Add further process

int iRet = -1;
char errorBuf[512];
iRet = DBR_InitLicense("YOUR-LICENSE-KEY", errorBuf, 512);
if (iRet != DBR_OK)
{
    printf("%s\n", errorBuf);
}
void* barcodeReader = DBR_CreateInstance();
DBR_InitRuntimeSettingsWithString(barcodeReader, "{\"Version\":\"3.0\", \"ImageParameter\":{\"Name\":\"IP1\",\"ImagePreprocessingModes\": [{\"Mode\": \"IPM_GRAY_EQUALIZE\",\"Sensitivity\": 9},{\"Mode\": \"IPM_GRAY_SMOOTH\",\"SmoothBlockSizeX\": 10,\"SmoothBlockSizeY\": 10},{\"Mode\": \"IPM_SHARPEN_SMOOTH\",\"SharpenBlockSizeX\": 5,\"SharpenBlockSizeY\": 5},{\"Mode\": \"IPM_MORPHOLOGY\",\"MorphOperation\": \"Close\",\"MorphOperationKernelSizeX\": 7,\"MorphOperationKernelSizeY\": 7}]}}", CM_OVERWRITE, errorBuf, 512);
DBR_DecodeFile(barcodeReader, "YOUR-IMAGE-FILE-PATH", ""); // Start decoding
// Add further process

Mixed Usage

It’s also possible to use a template along with RuntimeSettings. Typically, you initialize the SDK with a template, the settings in which will be reflected in RuntimeSettings, then you can further fine-tune RuntimeSettings to apply to the actual reading process.

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