MTBBarcodeScanner CHANGELOG

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5.0.11

• Fix rare crash when stopping the barcode scanner

Special thanks to @anuraagshakya for the work on this release!

5.0.10

• Guard all uses of iOS 10+ classes and APIs with appropriate @available() tests

Special thanks to @bayoung for the work on this release!

5.0.9

• Made call to freezeCapture non-blocking.

Special thanks to @shagedorn for the work on this release!

5.0.8

• Fixed warnings being generated with latest Xcode version.

Special thanks to @anuraagshakya for the work on this release!

5.0.7

• Added the ability to scan from a particular camera on startup with startScanningWithCamera:resultBlock:error.

5.0.6

• Fixed build warnings in Xcode 9.4.

Special thanks to @badchoice for all of the work on this release!

5.0.5

• Updated app for deprecation warnings in iOS 11

5.0.4

• Improvements to performance of still capture

5.0.3

• Fixed blocking issue with scanRect call

5.0.2

• Handle deprecation of devicesWithMediaType in iOS 10
• Fixed an issue where stopScanning() could potentially hang
• Updated sample project for iOS 10 deprecation warnings

Thanks to @alistra and @shagedorn with their help in this release!

5.0.1

• Fixed issue with orientation changes not registering under some circumstances.

Special thanks to @juliangoacher for all of the work on this release!

5.0.0

• Setting the scanRect must now be set in the didStartScanning block.
• Removed MTBTorchModeAuto
• Added error handling when setting torch mode.

Special thanks to @shagedorn for all of the work on this release!

4.0.0

• Setting the camera property directly is now deprecated in favor of the more-helpful setCamera:error: method.
• Methods that accept an error argument now have a return value to satisfy Xcode analyzer.

Special thanks to @shagedorn for all of the work on this release!

3.1.0

• Fixed issue where calling a method on UIImagePickerController could prompt a rejection from the App Store if a NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription is not provided in the Info.plist file. Details are here. Thanks @brblakley!
• Fixed an issue with setting the camera using the camera property setter

3.0.0

• Errors are now propagated to the startScanning methods. You may now supply an NSError to this method that will be updated in the event scanning could not be started.
• The scanning methods have now been changed to:

- (void)startScanningWithError:(NSError **)error;
- (void)startScanningWithResultBlock:(void (^)(NSArray *codes))resultBlock error:(NSError **)error;

2.1.0

• Now uses AVCaptureFocusModeContinuousAutoFocus by default, per issue #81. Thanks @JacopoKenzo!

2.0.3

• Fixed bug where resultBlock could be called when nil. Thanks @navicor90!

2.0.2

• Fixed bug with Carthage support and missing import

2.0.1

• Added a minor bug fix for CocoaPods support

2.0.0

• Added support for Carthage. Thanks @hardikdevios!

1.9.1

• Removed NSLog statement Thanks @brblakley!

1.9.0

• Added support for tapping the view to focus the camera

1.8.11

• Fixed an issue with iOS 7 support. Thanks @kiwox!

1.8.10

• Fixed an issue with freezing the camera and stopping capture in the demo project. Thanks @huuang!

1.8.9

• Fixed issue with scanning still images on iOS 7.

1.8.8

• Fixed flicker issue with setting torchMode property. To avoid flickering when turning on the torch, set the torchMode property after you call startScanning.

1.8.7

• Setting the scanRect value now correctly checks the video orientation. Thanks @peterpaulis!

1.8.6

• Added support for capturing still images with new captureStillImage: method. Thanks @peterpaulis!

1.8.5

• Fixed issue where the scanRect property needed to be explicitly set in order to scan barcodes.

1.8.4

• Added the ability to limit scanning to only a section of the screen using the new scanRect property. See the file MTBAdvancedExampleViewController in the demo project for an example. Thanks @Shannon-Yang!

1.8.3

• Added the didStartScanningBlock property, which stores a block that's called when the barcode scanner initializes. This is useful for presenting an activity spinner while the scanner loads. Thanks to @jaybowong for the suggestion!
• Exposed the resultBlock property, which will allow the results to be dynamically set before or after the scanner starts scanning.
• Added a startScanning method, which will start scanning using the block properties set by the user. See README for sample usage of this.

1.8.2

• Added the previewLayer property to expose the underlying preview layer. For those not using auto layout, it may be necessary to adjust this layer when the device rotates.

1.8.1

• The hasTorch method can now be called when the scanner is not scanning. (Thanks felipowsky!)

1.8.0

Features:

• Added hasTorch method. (Thanks to felipowsky for the implementation, and jaybowong for the suggestion!)
• Added freezeCapture and unfreezeCapture methods. (Thanks felipowsky!)

1.7.1

Allow setting torchMode to On before scanner starts. (Thanks felipowsky!)

1.7.0

Added support for controlling the torch. (Thanks felipowsky!)

1.6.1

Bug Fixes:

• Removed duplicate method call

1.6.0

Bug Fixes:

• Further fixes for issue #25: focus issue

1.5.0

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue with the auto focus range restriction and focus point incorrectly persisting. (Thanks sebastianludwig!). Read more here.

1.4.0

Enhancements:

• Scan codes from the front or back camera! Thanks to lanbozhang.

1.3.2

Enhancements:

• Use AVCaptureSessionPresetHigh for session preset for higher quality video. (Thanks @rshevchuk!)

1.3.1

Bug Fixes:

• Removed CocoaPods build phases from test target to fix issue #19.

1.3.0

Enhancements:

• Added support for the following:
  • AVMetadataObjectTypeInterleaved2of5Code
  • AVMetadataObjectTypeITF14Code
  • AVMetadataObjectTypeDataMatrixCode

Thanks to @hdoria for bringing this to my attention!

1.2.0

Enhancements:

• The capture preview layer now inherits the corner radius of the previewView's layer. Thanks @tupps!

1.1.18

Enhancements:

• Removed scanningIsAvailable and scanningIsAvailableAndAllowed methods in favor of requestCameraPermissionWithSuccess:, which requests camera permission and returns the result in a block.

0.1.8

Enhancements:

• Added scanningIsAvailableAndAllowed and scanningIsProhibited methods. Thanks to @MattLewin for the fix!

0.1.7

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed issue with preview orientation when starting in landscape. Thanks to @laptobbe for the fix!

0.1.6

Bug Fixes:

• Updated captureOrientationForInterfaceOrientation to handle all cases, including the new UIInterfaceOrientationUnknown. Thanks to @emilstahl for the fix!
• Updated sample project to recommended settings for Xcode 6

0.1.5

Bug Fixes:

• stopScanning was not correctly discarding the existing session, causing a lock.
• Scanner now stops scanning on a background thread

Thanks to @brandonschlenker for the fix!

0.1.4

Bug Fixes:

• The logic to check for the unsupported type (AVMetadataObjectTypeFace) was inverted. Thanks to @Dario848 for the fix!

0.1.3

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed issue with setting auto range restriction and focus point of interest on older models of iPads

0.1.2

Version 0.1.2 adds improvements to documentation and formatting.

Demo Project Enhancements:

• Added Kiwi testing framework

0.1.1

Features:

• Allow calling of stopScanning if scanning is unavailable to the device to make everything a little cleaner

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed issue with podspec source_files attribute

0.1.0

Initial release.