barcode-httpd
barcode-httpd converts any camera-phone running Android into a keyboard-emulating barcode reader. It runs a simple
webserver that redirects to the free ZXing Android app to scan the barcode. When
done, the app redirects back to the webserver, which validates the scanned barcode and injects it into the system as
keystrokes.
I strongly urge you to pass a sensible validation regexp on the command line. Any input that passes this validation is injected and may do evil things to your system.
Requirements
barcode-httpd requires flask to run. To inject keypresses into the system, either the evdev module or the
xdotool command-line tool are required.
Usage
$ ./barcode-httpd.py --help
usage: barcode-httpd.py [-h] --validation VALIDATION --servername SERVERNAME
[--port PORT] [--uinput | --xdotool]
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--validation VALIDATION
regular expression to match validate barcode with
--servername SERVERNAME
server name to redirect the phone back to, should
include the port number
--port PORT port to listen on (default: 5000)
--uinput use uinput to inject keyboard events
--xdotool use xdotool to inject keyboard events
License
barcode-httpd is free software released into the public domain.