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=pod

=head1 NAME

Barcode::ZBar::Processor - self-contained bar code reader

=head1 SYNOPSIS

setup:

    use Barcode::ZBar;
    
    my $reader = Barcode::ZBar::Processor->new();
    $reader->init("/dev/video1", 1);
    $reader->parse_config('code39.disable');
    $reader->set_data_handler(\&my_handler);

scan an image:

    $reader->process_image($image);

scan from video:

    $reader->set_visible();
    $reader->set_active();
    $reader->user_wait();

=head1 DESCRIPTION

A Barcode::ZBar::Processor may be used to quickly create stand-alone
bar code scanning applications.  It has interfaces to scan images or
video and to optionally display a video/image preview to a window.

This interface is not well suited for integration with an existing
GUI, as the library manages the optional preview window and any user
interaction.  Use a Barcode::ZBar::ImageScanner or Investigate the
avilable widget interfaces for GUI applications.

=head1 REFERENCE

=head2 Methods

=over 4

=item new()

Create a new bar code reader instance.

=item init([I<video_device>], [I<enable_display>])

Open a video input device and/or prepare to display output.

=item set_data_handler([I<handler>], [I<closure>])

Setup a callback to process results whenever new results are available
from the video stream or a static image.  The specified callable will
be invoked with the associated Barcode::ZBar::Processor object and
I<closure> as arguments.  Closure may be achieved either using
standard Perl closure or by manually passing a scalar via I<closure>.

=item is_visible()

=item set_visible([I<visible>])

Test/set visibility of the output window.

=item set_active([I<active>])

Enable/disable video streaming and scanning for bar codes.

=item get_results()

Return a list of Barcode::ZBar::Symbol results from the last scanned
image or video frame.

=item user_wait([I<timeout>])

Wait for the user to press a key/button or close the window.  Bar
codes will continue to be processed if video is active.

=item process_one([I<timeout>])

Enable video and scan until at least one barcode is found.  Note that
multiple results may still be returned.

=item process_image([I<image>])

Scan a Barcode::ZBar::Image for bar codes.

=item parse_config(I<configstr>)

Apply a decoder configuration setting.  See the documentation for
C<zbarcam>/C<zbarimg> for available configuration options.

=item request_size(I<width>, I<height>)

Request a preferred size for the video image from the device.  The
request may be adjusted or completely ignored by the driver.  Must be
called before C<init()>

=back

=head1 SEE ALSO

Barcode::ZBar, Barcode::ZBar::Image, Barcode::ZBar::ImageScanner

zbarimg(1), zbarcam(1)

http://zbar.sf.net

=head1 AUTHOR

Jeff Brown, E<lt>spadix@users.sourceforge.netE<gt>

=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright 2008-2009 (c) Jeff Brown E<lt>spadix@users.sourceforge.netE<gt>

The ZBar Bar Code Reader is free software; you can redistribute it
and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser Public License as
published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
the License, or (at your option) any later version.

=cut
