Barcode to pc app

Useful links

Downloads

• Server: https://barcodetopc.com/#download-server
• Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.barcodetopc
• iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1180168368

Repositories

• Server: https://github.com/fttx/barcode-to-pc-server
• App: https://github.com/fttx/barcode-to-pc-app

Setup

• Clone the repository

  git clone https://github.com/fttx/barcode-to-pc-app/
  cd barcode-to-pc-app

• Install ionic and cordova

  • See: https://ionicframework.com/docs/intro/installation/
  • Run cordova requirements to see if there is something missing
  • And also check last-ionic-info.txt

• Put the Firebase config files in the root folder (GoogleService-Info.plist and google-services.json)

• Install the npm dependencies and add your platform

  npm install
  ionic cordova platform add android@8.1.0
  ionic cordova platform add ios
  ionic cordova resources # rename icon.ios.png to icon.png to generate the iOS icons

Run

ionic cordova run ios --device
ionic cordova run android

Publish updates

• Increase the version number of the package.json
• Increase the versionCode and version number in the config.xml
• Commit the changes, Add a tag & push
• Run the following commands:

# iOS
# Select Any iOS device as Build Target
# Barcode to PC > Build Phases > Remove "[CP] Copy Pods Resources"
# Barcode to PC > Build Settings > Signing > Set Code Signign Identity to "iOS Developer"
ionic cordova build ios --prod --release
open "platforms/ios/Barcode to PC.xcworkspace"
# Product > Archive

# Android
# Increase version code in package.json & config.xml
ionic cordova build android --prod --release

Development

Quick way to test changes in the barcode scanner plugin:

trash plugins/fttx-phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner
cp -r ../phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner plugins/fttx-phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner
trash platforms/android
ionic cordova build android