- August 28, 2025
- Mins Read
RSBarcodes allows you to read 1D and 2D barcodes using the metadata scanning capabilities introduced with iOS 7 and generate the same set of barcode images for displaying and sharing. Now implemented in Swift.
To add a package dependency to your Xcode project, select File > Swift Packages > Add Package Dependency and enter https://github.com/yeahdongcn/RSBarcodes_Swift to the text field.
Simply add the following lines to your Podfile:
# required by Cocoapods 0.36.0.rc.1 for Swift Pods
use_frameworks!
pod ‘RSBarcodes_Swift’, ‘~> 5.2.0’
You will need to import RSBarcodes_Swift manually in the ViewController file after creating the file using wizard.
(CocoaPods v0.36 or later required. See this blog post for details.)
Simply add the following line to your Cartfile:
github “yeahdongcn/RSBarcodes_Swift” >= 5.2.0
You will need to import RSBarcodes_Swift manually in the ViewController file after creating the file using wizard.
https://github.com/yeahdongcn/RSBarcodes_Swift in the “Choose Package Repository” dialog.cd-ing into your top-level project directory, and entering the command git submodule add https://github.com/yeahdongcn/RSBarcodes_Swift.gitRSBarcodes_Swift folder, and drag RSBarcodes.xcodeproj into the file navigator of your app project.RSBarcodes.framework.+ button at the top left of the panel and select “New Copy Files Phase”. Rename this new phase to “Copy Frameworks”, set the “Destination” to “Frameworks”, and add RSBarcodes.framework.How to Use Generator and How to Use Reader
First, import the following frameworks:
import RSBarcodes_Swift
import AVFoundation
Then, use the generator to generate a barcode. For example:
RSUnifiedCodeGenerator.shared.generateCode(“2166529V”, machineReadableCodeObjectType: AVMetadataObjectTypeCode39Code)
It will generate a UIImage instance if the 2166529V is a valid code39 string. For AVMetadataObjectTypeCode128Code, you can change useBuiltInCode128Generator to false to use my implementation (AutoTable for code128).
P.S. There are 4 tables for encoding a string to code128, TableA, TableB, TableC and TableAuto; the TableAuto is always the best choice, but if one has specific requirements, try this:
RSCode128Generator(codeTable: .A).generateCode(“123456”, machineReadableCodeObjectType: AVMetadataObjectTypeCode128Code)
Example of these simple calls can be found in the test project.
The following are steps to get the barcode reader working:
File -> New -> FileiOS click source and make sure Cocoa Touch Class is selected and hit Next.ScanViewController from now on.RSCodeReaderViewController and ensure the language is Swift and hit Next and then CreateUIViewController onto it.ScanViewControllerScanViewController.swift file add the following code into the viewDidLoad() or some place more suitable for you:
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
self.focusMarkLayer.strokeColor = UIColor.red.cgColor
self.cornersLayer.strokeColor = UIColor.yellow.cgColor
self.tapHandler = { point in
print(point)
}
self.barcodesHandler = { barcodes in
for barcode in barcodes {
print(“Barcode found: type=” + barcode.type + ” value=” + barcode.stringValue)
}
}
}
If you want to ignore some code types (for example, AVMetadataObjectTypeQRCode), add the following lines:
let types = NSMutableArray(array: self.output.availableMetadataObjectTypes)
types.remove(AVMetadataObjectTypeQRCode)
self.output.metadataObjectTypes = NSArray(array: types)
To validate codes:
let isValid = RSUnifiedCodeValidator.shared.isValid(code, machineReadableCodeObjectType: AVMetadataObjectTypeEAN13Code)
Use RSAbstractCodeGenerator.resizeImage(source: UIImage, scale: CGFloat) to scale the generated image.
Use RSAbstractCodeGenerator.resizeImage(source: UIImage, targetSize: CGSize, contentMode: UIViewContentMode) to fill/fit the bounds of something to the best capability and don’t necessarily know what scale is too much to fill/fit, or if the UIImageView itself is flexible.
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