Read Barcode From URL Asynchronously - PowerShell
Barcode Reader sample in PowerShell demonstrating ‘Read Barcode From URL Asynchronously’
ReadBarcodeFromUrlAsynchronously.ps1
# Cloud API asynchronous "Barcode Reader" job example.
# Allows to avoid timeout errors when processing huge or scanned PDF documents.
# The authentication key (API Key).
# Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
$API_KEY = "***********************************"
# Direct URL of source file to search barcodes in.
$SourceFileURL = "https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/barcode-reader/sample.pdf"
# Comma-separated list of barcode types to search.
# See valid barcode types in the documentation https://apidocs.pdf.co
$BarcodeTypes = "Code128,Code39,Interleaved2of5,EAN13"
# Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process. Leave empty for all pages. Example: '0,2-5,7-'.
$Pages = ""
# (!) Make asynchronous job
$Async = $true
# Prepare URL for `Barcode Reader` API call
$query = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/barcode/read/from/url"
# Prepare request body (will be auto-converted to JSON by Invoke-RestMethod)
# See documentation: https://apidocs.pdf.co
$body = @{
"types" = $BarcodeTypes
"pages" = $Pages
"url" = $SourceFileURL
"async" = $Async
} | ConvertTo-Json
try {
# Execute request
$response = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY; "Content-Type" = "application/json" } -Body $body -Uri $query
$jsonResponse = $response.Content | ConvertFrom-Json
if ($jsonResponse.error -eq $false) {
# Asynchronous job ID
$jobId = $jsonResponse.jobId
# URL of generated JSON file with decoded barcodes that will available after the job completion
$resultFileUrl = $jsonResponse.url
# Check the job status in a loop.
# If you don't want to pause the main thread you can rework the code
# to use a separate thread for the status checking and completion.
do {
$statusCheckUrl = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/job/check?jobid=" + $jobId
$jsonStatus = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY } -Uri $statusCheckUrl
# Display timestamp and status (for demo purposes)
Write-Host "$(Get-date): $($jsonStatus.status)"
if ($jsonStatus.status -eq "success") {
# Download JSON file with decoded barcodes
$jsonFoundBarcodes = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY } -Uri $resultFileUrl
# Display found barcodes in console
foreach ($barcode in $jsonFoundBarcodes)
{
Write-Host "Found barcode:"
Write-Host " Type: " + $barcode.TypeName
Write-Host " Value: " + $barcode."Value"
Write-Host " Document Page Index: " + $barcode."Page"
Write-Host " Rectangle: " + $barcode."Rect"
Write-Host " Confidence: " + $barcode."Confidence"
Write-Host ""
}
break
}
elseif ($jsonStatus.status -eq "working") {
# Pause for a few seconds
Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
}
else {
Write-Host $jsonStatus.status
break
}
}
while ($true)
}
else {
# Display service reported error
Write-Host $jsonResponse.message
}
}
catch {
# Display request error
Write-Host $_.Exception
}
run.bat
@echo off
powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& .\ReadBarcodeFromUrlAsynchronously.ps1"
echo Script finished with errorlevel=%errorlevel%
pause
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