I've written some code to recognize and read barcodes in images that I
want to clean up and release as a module. I haven't found any module
that duplicates the functionality.
The idea is that you give it an image (JPEG, PNG, or anything else
handled by GD) that contains a barcode and it returns the string that
the barcode decodes to. Currently I handle only EAN-13 (including UPC)
barcodes, but I may eventually extend it.
There are modules for generating barcodes under GD::Barcode, modules for
validating the check digit in barcodes under Business::Barcode, and a
top-level Barcode namespace that may or may not be a good idea.
Any suggestions for the right namespace?
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Keith C. Ivey <[email protected]>
Washington, DC
