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Barcode Capture Rn

  • 33 installs
  • 17 repo stars
  • Updated August 4, 2026
  • scandit/skills

barcode-capture-rn is an agent skill that integrates Scandit BarcodeCapture into React Native scan screens.

About

barcode-capture-rn helps solo builders embed Scandit’s BarcodeCapture SDK in a React Native app, starting from a `ScanScreen` stub and evolving toward production scanning. The readme shows license initialization on `DataCaptureContext`, shared instance wiring, and imports from `scandit-react-native-datacapture-core` and `scandit-react-native-datacapture-barcode`. It assumes a navigator-mounted screen and uses `useFocusEffect` so camera frame sources start and stop with screen visibility—critical for battery and permission UX on real devices. Eval notes reference additive features like custom feedback, viewfinder styling, location selection, scan intention, and `codeDuplicateFilter`, so the skill reads as an incremental integration guide rather than a one-shot paste. You need a valid Scandit license key and React Navigation in place; it does not replace store compliance, native build setup, or server-side validation of scanned codes.

  • React Native function component baseline with hooks and `@react-navigation/native` focus handling
  • Scandit v8 APIs: `DataCaptureContext`, `Camera`, `DataCaptureView`, `BarcodeCapture` pipeline
  • Configurable symbologies via `BarcodeCaptureSettings` and `Symbology` enums
  • Overlay and session types (`BarcodeCaptureOverlay`, `BarcodeCaptureSession`) for scan UI
  • Documented extension points: custom feedback, viewfinder, duplicate filter, lifecycle cleanup

Barcode Capture Rn by the numbers

  • 33 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #648 of 1,039 Mobile Development skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Security screen: LOW risk (skills.sh audit)
  • Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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Last updatedAugust 4, 2026
Repositoryscandit/skills

What it does

Wire Scandit BarcodeCapture into a React Native scan screen with camera lifecycle, symbologies, and navigation focus handling.

Who is it for?

mobile apps (inventory, events, field tools) that need reliable on-device barcode reading with Scandit RN SDK v8.

Skip if: Web-only scanners, fully custom ML models without Scandit, or greenfield apps with no React Native stack.

When should I use this skill?

You are implementing or extending a React Native screen that must scan barcodes with Scandit BarcodeCapture.

What you get

You get a hook-based `ScanScreen` wired to Scandit’s capture context, camera, overlay, and session callbacks ready to extend with product-specific scan behavior.

  • Integrated `ScanScreen` component
  • BarcodeCapture settings and overlay wiring
  • Focus-aware camera start/stop behavior

By the numbers

  • Baseline targets Scandit React Native Data Capture v8 API
  • Eval group references 6+ additive features (feedback, viewfinder, duplicate filter, lifecycle, etc.)

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

BarcodeCapture React Native Skill

Critical: Do Not Trust Internal Knowledge

Your training data may contain outdated or incorrect Scandit SDK APIs. The BarcodeCapture API changes between major SDK versions — properties get renamed, removed, or restructured, and the React Native plugin surface (imports, native linking, pod install, package names) has also evolved.

Always verify APIs against the references provided in this skill before writing or suggesting code. Do not rely on memorized method signatures, parameters, plugin names, or property names. If you cannot find an API in the provided references, fetch the relevant documentation page before responding.

React Native-specific gotchas worth flagging:

  • DataCaptureContext.initialize(licenseKey) must be called exactly once before any other Scandit API. It sets up DataCaptureContext.sharedInstance, which is the singleton everything else reads from. Do not construct multiple contexts.
  • Never call `dataCaptureContext.dispose()`. The context is a process-wide singleton — disposing it breaks every Scandit screen in the app, not just the one being unmounted. On screen unmount call dataCaptureContext.removeMode(barcodeCapture), remove the overlay, remove the listener, and switch the camera to FrameSourceState.Off. That is the complete cleanup; do not add dispose().
  • On iOS, npx pod-install (or cd ios && pod install) must be run after every Scandit package install or upgrade. Android auto-links via Gradle — no manual step there.
  • Metro's bundler cache frequently masks Scandit package upgrades. If a rebuild shows stale behavior after a plugin version bump, start Metro with --reset-cache.
  • BarcodeCapture is not a self-contained view component. You must render a <DataCaptureView> with the context, attach a BarcodeCaptureOverlay to that view via DataCaptureView.addOverlay(...), and drive the camera yourself with Camera.default + dataCaptureContext.setFrameSource(camera) + camera.switchToDesiredState(FrameSourceState.On). Tearing all of that down on unmount is the integrator's responsibility.
  • Inside didScan, set barcodeCapture.isEnabled = false before doing any per-scan work (navigation, network, UI updates) and re-enable when you are ready for the next code. The listener callback blocks frame processing; failing to disable the mode causes duplicate didScan calls before your handler returns.
  • Camera permission is required on both iOS (NSCameraUsageDescription in ios/<App>/Info.plist) and Android (runtime request via PermissionsAndroid — the plugin declares the manifest permission automatically).

Intent Routing

Based on the user's request, load the appropriate reference file before responding:

  • Integrating BarcodeCapture from scratch (e.g. "add BarcodeCapture to my app", "set up barcode scanning", "how do I use BarcodeCapture in React Native", "how do I add a viewfinder") → read references/integration.md and follow the instructions there.
  • Migrating or upgrading an existing BarcodeCapture integration (e.g. "upgrade from v6 to v7", "migrate my BarcodeCapture", "bump the Scandit packages to v8", "what changed between SDK versions") → read references/migration.md and follow the instructions there.

API Usage Policy

Only use APIs that are explicitly documented in the Scandit references below. Do not invent or guess method signatures, parameters, property names, or imports. If unsure whether an API exists or how it is called — or if a TypeScript / runtime error occurs — fetch the relevant reference page before responding. Do not tell the user to check the docs themselves. After answering, always include the relevant link so the user can explore further.

Never construct or guess documentation URLs. When you need a specific class or property's API page: 1. First check whether the page you already fetched (e.g. the Advanced Configurations page) contains a direct hyperlink to it — topic pages link directly to relevant API symbols. Always request links alongside content in your fetch prompt. 2. If no direct link was found, fetch the API index (see Full API reference in the table below), extract the actual link from it, and follow that.

URL structures vary across SDK versions and package paths (e.g. api/ui/ subdirectory) and guessing will lead to 404s.

Framework variant policy

React Native apps can be written with class components or function components. Examples in this skill use function components with hooks because they match the official React Native samples and the current React Native convention. Even if the target project still contains legacy class components elsewhere, write new BarcodeCapture code as function components — do not rewrite the rest of the app's component style, but keep the BarcodeCapture integration itself on the current idiom (useRef, useEffect, useFocusEffect, useMemo).

Examples are in TypeScript (.tsx). If the target project is plain JavaScript (.js / .jsx), drop the type annotations and keep the same imports and structure.

References

Direct users to the right resource based on their question:

TopicResource
React Native integrationGet Started · Samples
Advanced topics (custom viewfinder, location selection, scan intention, composite codes, feedback)Advanced Configurations
Migration between major SDK versions6 → 7 · 7 → 8
Full API referenceBarcodeCapture API

Related skills

How it compares

Mobile SDK integration skill—not a generic Expo camera tutorial or server-side barcode API.

FAQ

Who is barcode-capture-rn for?

Developers shipping React Native apps who licensed Scandit and need agent-guided integration on a primary scan screen.

When should I use barcode-capture-rn?

During Build integrations while replacing a ‘Scanner goes here’ placeholder with BarcodeCapture, camera lifecycle, and symbology settings.

Is barcode-capture-rn safe to install?

It touches camera and commercial SDK credentials; review the Security Audits panel on this page and never commit real license keys to git.

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