barcode-tool/src/components/getSupportedFormats/getSupportedFormats.ts

lightweight npm package that facilitates barcode generation and detection. It leverages the Barcode Detection API for barcode scanning directly in web browsers and provides an intuitive interface for generating various barcode formats. Seamlessly integrat

import { supportedBarcodeGeneratorFormats } from "../../constants/barcodes";

type BarcodeFormats = {
    detector: string[];
    generator: string[];
};

export async function getSupportedFormats(): Promise<BarcodeFormats> {
    try {
        const types: BarcodeFormats = {
            detector: [],
            generator: supportedBarcodeGeneratorFormats,
        };

        // Check if BarcodeDetector is supported in the current environment
        if ('BarcodeDetector' in window) {
            // Retrieve supported formats using BarcodeDetector API
            const detector = (window as any).BarcodeDetector;
            if (detector && typeof detector.getSupportedFormats === 'function') {
                types.detector = await detector.getSupportedFormats();
            }
        }

        return types;
        
    } catch (error: any) {
        console.error('Error getting supported formats:', error.message);
        throw error;
    }
}