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Mobile Document Scanner API Reference

The DocumentScanner class handles the document scanning process, including image capture, correction, and result display.

Constructor

DocumentScanner

Syntax

new DocumentScanner(config: DocumentScannerConfig)

Parameters

  • config (DocumentScannerConfig) : Configuration settings for the scanner, including license, container, view settings and more.

Example

<div id="myDocumentScannerContainer" style="width: 80vw; height: 80vh;"></div>

const documentScanner = new Dynamsoft.DocumentScanner({
    license: "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE", // Replace this with your actual license key
    scannerViewConfig: {
        container: document.getElementById("myDocumentScannerViewContainer") // Use this container for the scanner view
    }
});

Methods

launch()

Starts the document scanning workflow.

Syntax

async launch(file?: File): Promise<DocumentResult>

Returns

Example

const result = await documentScanner.launch();

if (result?.correctedImageResult) {
    resultContainer.innerHTML = "";
    const canvas = result.correctedImageResult.toCanvas();
    resultContainer.appendChild(canvas);
} else {
    resultContainer.innerHTML = "<p>No image scanned. Please try again.</p>";
}

dispose()

Cleans up resources and hides UI components.

Syntax

dispose(): void

Example

documentScanner.dispose();
console.log("Scanner resources released.");

Configuration Interfaces

DocumentScannerConfig

Syntax

interface DocumentScannerConfig {
  license?: string;
  container?: HTMLElement | string;
  scannerViewConfig?: DocumentScannerViewConfig;
  resultViewConfig?: DocumentResultViewConfig;
  correctionViewConfig?: DocumentCorrectionViewConfig;
  templateFilePath?: string;
  utilizedTemplateNames?: UtilizedTemplateNames;
  engineResourcePaths: EngineResourcePaths;
}

Properties

Property Type Description
license string The license key for using the DocumentScanner.
container HTMLElement | string The container element or selector for the DocumentScanner UI.
scannerViewConfig DocumentScannerViewConfig Configuration settings for the scanner view.
resultViewConfig DocumentResultViewConfig Configuration settings for the result view.
correctionViewConfig DocumentCorrectionViewConfig Configuration settings for the correction view.
templateFilePath string The file path to the document template used for scanning. You may set custom paths to self-host the template, or host MDS fully offline - see self-hosting resources for details.
utilizedTemplateNames UtilizedTemplateNames Specifies detection and correction templates. You may set custom names to self-host resources, or host MDS fully offline - see self-hosting resources for details.
engineResourcePaths EngineResourcePaths Paths to the necessary resources for the scanning engine. You may set custom paths to self-host resources, or host MDS fully offline - see self-hosting resources for details.

Example

const config = {
    license: "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE",
    scannerViewConfig: {
        cameraEnhancerUIPath: "./dist/document-scanner.ui.html", // Use the local file
    },
    engineResourcePaths: {
        std: "./dist/libs/dynamsoft-capture-vision-std/dist/",
        dip: "./dist/libs/dynamsoft-image-processing/dist/",
        core: "./dist/libs/dynamsoft-core/dist/",
        license: "./dist/libs/dynamsoft-license/dist/",
        cvr: "./dist/libs/dynamsoft-capture-vision-router/dist/",
        ddn: "./dist/libs/dynamsoft-document-normalizer/dist/",
    },
};

DocumentScannerViewConfig

Configures the scanner view for capturing documents.

Syntax

interface DocumentScannerViewConfig {
  templateFilePath?: string;
  cameraEnhancerUIPath?: string;
  container?: HTMLElement | string;
  utilizedTemplateNames?: UtilizedTemplateNames;
  enableAutoCropMode?: boolean;
  enableSmartCaptureMode?: boolean;
  scanRegion: ScanRegion;
  minVerifiedFramesForAutoCapture: number;
  showSubfooter?: boolean;
  showPoweredByDynamsoft?: boolean;
}

Properties

Property Type Description
templateFilePath string Path to a Capture Vision template for scanning configuration.
cameraEnhancerUIPath string Path to the UI (.html template file) for the scanner view. You may set custom paths to self-host or customize the template, or host MDS fully offline - see self-hosting resources for details.
container HTMLElement The container element for the scanner view.
utilizedTemplateNames UtilizedTemplateNames Capture Vision template names for detection and correction.
enableAutoCropMode boolean The default auto-crop mode state.
enableSmartCaptureMode boolean The default smart capture mode state.
scanRegion ScanRegion Defines the region within the viewport to detect documents.
minVerifiedFramesForAutoCapture number The minimum number of camera frames to detect document boundaries on Smart Capture mode.
showSubfooter boolean Mode selector menu visibility.
showPoweredByDynamsoft boolean Visibility of the Dynamsoft branding message.

Example

const documentScanner = new Dynamsoft.DocumentScanner({
    license: "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE", // Replace with your actual license key
    scannerViewConfig: {
        cameraEnhancerUIPath: "../dist/document-scanner.ui.html", // Use the local file
    },
});

DocumentCorrectionViewConfig

Configures the correction view for adjusting scanned documents, including toolbar buttons and event handlers for completion.

Syntax

interface DocumentCorrectionViewConfig {
  container?: HTMLElement;
  toolbarButtonsConfig?: DocumentCorrectionViewToolbarButtonsConfig;
  onFinish?: (result: DocumentResult) => void;
}

Properties

Property Type Description
container HTMLElement The container element for the correction view.
toolbarButtonsConfig DocumentCorrectionViewToolbarButtonsConfig Configuration for toolbar buttons in the correction view.
onFinish (result: DocumentResult) => void Callback function triggered when correction is finished.

Example

const documentScanner = new Dynamsoft.DocumentScanner({
    license: "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE", // Replace this with your actual license key
    correctionViewConfig: {
        onFinish: (result) => {
            const canvas = result.correctedImageResult.toCanvas();
            resultContainer.appendChild(canvas);
        }
    }
});

DocumentResultViewConfig

Configures the result view for reviewing scanned documents, including toolbar buttons and event handlers for uploads and completion.

Syntax

interface DocumentResultViewConfig {
  container?: HTMLElement;
  toolbarButtonsConfig?: DocumentResultViewToolbarButtonsConfig;
  onDone?: (result: DocumentResult) => Promise<void>;
  onUpload?: (result: DocumentResult) => Promise<void>;
}

Properties

Property Type Description
container HTMLElement The container element for the result view.
toolbarButtonsConfig DocumentResultViewToolbarButtonsConfig Configuration for toolbar buttons in the result view.
onDone (result: DocumentResult) => Promise<void> Callback function triggered when scanning is done.
onUpload (result: DocumentResult) => Promise<void> Callback function triggered when uploading the scan result.

Example

const documentScanner = new Dynamsoft.DocumentScanner({
    license: "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE", // Replace this with your actual license key
    resultViewConfig: {
        onDone: async (result) =>
        {
            const canvas = result.correctedImageResult.toCanvas();
            resultContainer.appendChild(canvas);
        }
    }
});

DocumentResult

Represents the output of a scan, including the original and corrected images, detected boundaries, and scan status.

Syntax

interface DocumentResult {
  status: ResultStatus;
  correctedImageResult?: NormalizedImageResultItem | DSImageData;
  originalImageResult?: OriginalImageResultItem["imageData"];
  detectedQuadrilateral?: Quadrilateral;
}

Properties

Property Type Description
status ResultStatus The status of the document scan (success, failed, canceled).
originalImageResult OriginalImageResultItem["imageData"] The original captured image before correction.
correctedImageResult NormalizedImageResultItem | DSImageData The processed (corrected) image.
detectedQuadrilateral Quadrilateral The detected document boundaries.

ScanRegion

Describes the scan region within the viewfinder for document scanning:

  1. Use the ratio property to set the height-to-width of the rectangular scanning region, then scale the rectangle up to fit within the viewfinder.
  2. Translate the rectangular up by the number of pixels specified by regionBottomMargin.
  3. Create a visual border for the scanning region boundary on the viewfinder with a given stroke width in pixels, and a stroke color.

Syntax

interface ScanRegion {
  ratio: {
    width: number;
    height: number;
  };
  regionBottomMargin: number; // Bottom margin calculated in pixel
  style: {
    strokeWidth: number;
    strokeColor: string;
  };
}

Properties

Property Type Description
ratio object The aspect ratio of the rectangular scan region.
»height number The height of the rectangular scan region.
»width number The width of the rectangular scan region.
regionBottomMargin number Bottom margin below the scan region measured in pixels.
style object The styling for the scan region outline in the viewfinder.
»strokeWidth number The pixel width of the outline of the scan region.
»strokeColor string The color of the outline of the scan region.

Example

Create a scan region with a height-to-width ratio of 3:2, translated upwards by 20 pixels, with a green, 3 pixel-wide border in the viewfinder:

scanRegion {
  ratio: {
    width: 2,
    height: 3,
  },
  regionBottomMargin: 20,
  style: {
    strokeWidth: 3,
    strokeColor: "green",
  },
}

Toolbar Button Configurations

ToolbarButtonConfig

A simplified configuration type for toolbar buttons.

Syntax

export type ToolbarButtonConfig = Pick<"icon" | "label" | "isHidden">;

Properties

Property Type Description
icon string The icon displayed on the button.
label string The text label for the button.
isHidden boolean (optional) Determines if the button is hidden.

Example

const documentScanner = new Dynamsoft.DocumentScanner({
    license: "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE", // Replace this with your actual license key
    correctionViewConfig: {
        toolbarButtonsConfig: {
            fullImage: {
                isHidden: true
            },
            detectBorders: {
                icon: "path/to/new_icon.png", // Change to the actual path of the new icon
                label: "Custom Label"
            }
        }
    }
});

Configurable Buttons Per Each View

DocumentCorrectionViewToolbarButtonsConfig

Syntax
interface DocumentCorrectionViewToolbarButtonsConfig {
  fullImage?: ToolbarButtonConfig;
  detectBorders?: ToolbarButtonConfig;
  apply?: ToolbarButtonConfig;
}

DocumentResultViewToolbarButtonsConfig

Syntax
interface DocumentResultViewToolbarButtonsConfig {
  retake?: ToolbarButtonConfig;
  correct?: ToolbarButtonConfig;
  share?: ToolbarButtonConfig;
  upload?: ToolbarButtonConfig;
  done?: ToolbarButtonConfig;
}

Assisting Interfaces

UtilizedTemplateNames

Dynamsoft Capture Vision template names for detection and correction. This typically does not need to be set, as DDS uses the default template.

Syntax

interface UtilizedTemplateNames {
  detect: string;
  normalize: string;
}

EngineResourcePaths

Paths to extra resources such as .wasm engine files. The default paths point to CDNs and so may be left unset. You may set custom paths to self-host resources, or host MDS fully offline - see self-hosting resources for details.

Syntax

interface EngineResourcePaths {
    "rootDirectory"?: string;
    "std"?: string | PathInfo;
    "dip"?: string | PathInfo;
    "dnn"?: string | PathInfo;
    "core"?: string | PathInfo;
    "license"?: string | PathInfo;
    "cvr"?: string | PathInfo;
    "utility"?: string | PathInfo;
    "dbr"?: string | PathInfo;
    "dlr"?: string | PathInfo;
    "ddn"?: string | PathInfo;
    "dcp"?: string | PathInfo;
    "dce"?: string | PathInfo;
    "dlrData"?: string | PathInfo;
    "ddv"?: string | PathInfo;
    "dwt"?: string | DwtInfo;
}

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