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i should've been clearer: while browsing i found multiple apps that do this. most use AI to extract data from images and are much more feature-rich - you can ph

i should've been clearer: while browsing i found multiple apps that do this. most use AI to extract data from images and are much more feature-rich - you can photo your boarding pass and it goes straight to wallet. however, i noticed that AI sometimes gets details wrong. for example, when i uploaded just a barcode image, it couldn't create the pass because the model also wanted a "name" field.

Moto7451 10mo ago
When I’ve done similar things in the past I found there was always a library for barcode/QR use cases before such things ended up being built into the OS/Framework I’m in. https://serratus.github.io/quaggaJS/ https://serratus.github.io/quaggaJS/ seems browser friendly? Generally I agree with your point on AI fuzziness here not being useful.
dmd 10mo ago
Could you add Codabar? edit: oh, I guess you can't, because Apple Wallet doesn't support it.
- alentodorov 10mo ago
  i think there's a way but it's hacky. instead of using the barcode property it would add an image based on your inputted codabar.
  - dmd 10mo ago
    That would be pretty great. I have half a dozen codabar-based cards.
    - Daneel_ 10mo ago
      Try Pass4Wallet from the app store. It's free and supports a huge array of barcode types, including codabar. It's been my go-to custom card app for a number of years.
  - old4ever 10mo ago
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carlosjobim 10mo ago
Millions of barcodes are scanned every second, and has been for the past few decades. So it seems very strange that there aren't any solution readily able for your app, which isn't AI. I have to scan bar codes every once in a while with an app on my iPhone, which definitely doesn't use AI. It will instantly recognize a bar code before I've had a chance to line up the camera properly, and the error rate is zero.
paulirish 10mo ago
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Barcode_Detection_API https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Barcode_Det... Chromium browsers have native support for reading many barcode types!

Moto7451 10mo ago

When I’ve done similar things in the past I found there was always a library for barcode/QR use cases before such things ended up being built into the OS/Framework I’m in. https://serratus.github.io/quaggaJS/ https://serratus.github.io/quaggaJS/ seems browser friendly? Generally I agree with your point on AI fuzziness here not being useful.

dmd 10mo ago

Could you add Codabar? edit: oh, I guess you can't, because Apple Wallet doesn't support it.

alentodorov 10mo ago
i think there's a way but it's hacky. instead of using the barcode property it would add an image based on your inputted codabar.
- dmd 10mo ago
  That would be pretty great. I have half a dozen codabar-based cards.
  - Daneel_ 10mo ago
    Try Pass4Wallet from the app store. It's free and supports a huge array of barcode types, including codabar. It's been my go-to custom card app for a number of years.
- old4ever 10mo ago
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carlosjobim 10mo ago

Millions of barcodes are scanned every second, and has been for the past few decades. So it seems very strange that there aren't any solution readily able for your app, which isn't AI. I have to scan bar codes every once in a while with an app on my iPhone, which definitely doesn't use AI. It will instantly recognize a bar code before I've had a chance to line up the camera properly, and the error rate is zero.

paulirish 10mo ago

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Barcode_Detection_API https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Barcode_Det... Chromium browsers have native support for reading many barcode types!