https://github.com/wisehackermonkey/barcode-item-tracker
raspberry pi database that connects and tracks items entered useing a barcode scanner
https://github.com/wisehackermonkey/barcode-item-tracker
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raspberry pi database that connects and tracks items entered useing a barcode scanner
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/wisehackermonkey/barcode-item-tracker
- Owner: wisehackermonkey
- License: mit
- Created: 2020-06-22T22:00:02.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2021-02-02T22:52:14.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-07T15:44:21.690Z (over 1 year ago)
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://wisehackermonkey.github.io/barcode-item-tracker/
- Size: 2.77 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# barcode-item-tracker
raspberry pi database that connects and tracks items entered useing a barcode scanner
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```
by oran collins
github.com/wisehackermonkey
oranbusiness@gmail.com
20200622
```
# install
```
git clone https://github.com/wisehackermonkey/barcode-item-tracker.git
cd barcode-item-tracker
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
```
# Run
#### plugin barcode scanner to pc
##### Shell 1
```bash
python3 main.py
```
##### Shell 2
```bash
python3 server.py
```
# Run
#### plugin barcode scanner to pc
##### Shell 1
```bash
nodemon --exec python3 main.py
```
##### Shell 2
```bash
nodemon --watch server/db --exec python server.py
```
# In development Notes:
## Run flask server
```
pip freeze | grep flask >> requirements.txt
export FLASK_APP=server.py
export FLASK_ENV=development
python -m flask run
flask run --host=0.0.0.0
```
-----
## Development watch command
#### Node.js
```bash
npm install -g nodemon
nodemon --watch server/db --exec python server.py
```
##### and for barcode scanner script 'main.py'
```bash
nodemon --exec python3 main.py
```
# Dev log
### MVP: its alive, and works! (20200622)
### example UPC api call return
```
{
"category": "",
"ASIN": "",
"stores": null,
"description": "MORTON SALT COMPANY 26 oz Morton Salt, Iodized",
"success": true,
"title": "",
"mpn": "",
"timestamp": 1592889515,
"brand": "",
"barcode": "0024600010030",
"modified_time": "2020-03-17 14:59:12",
"alias": "",
"images": null,
"added_time": "2012-01-09 19:51:06",
"metadata": {
"color": "",
"gender": "",
"age": "",
"msrp": "0.00",
"unit": "",
"size": ""
},
"msrp": "0.00",
"manufacturer": ""
}
```
## what i want back
```
description string
images string url
success bool
```
## update Got product name to image working! (20200623)
# succesfull db test
## barcode scans pop up on web server!
### server working, and db plumed, and barcode scans pop
## products showing up on website when scanned!
#### also switched upc providers
# TODO
##### v1
- ~~read barcode into app~~
##### v2
- ~~barcode into product name api call~~
- ~~product name to image url api call~~
- ~~use beautifuly soup to grab first image from google images~~
- ~~test scanning products around the house~~
##### v3
- ~~add barcode and product name into json database~~
- ~~add results to json database~~
- ~~webapp that renders json database to markdown or html
- ~~create web server~~
##### v4
- ~~change upc code api provide~~
##### v5
- fix db caching issue, on insert
- multi-thead server and barcode client
- add css to frontend
##### Future
- docker image
- pass through usb barcode scanner (hidraw*) to docker container
# Links
- https://upcdatabase.org/
- https://pypi.org/project/python-dotenv/
- https://pypi.org/project/bleach/
- https://gist.github.com/stephenhouser/c5e2b921c3770ed47eb3b75efbc94799
- [template generator flask tutorial iternation](https://nicolas.perriault.net/code/2012/dead-easy-yet-powerful-static-website-generator-with-flask/)
- [nodemon or watchdog project reloader](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49355010/how-do-i-watch-python-source-code-files-and-restart-when-i-save)
- [watchdog · PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/watchdog/)
- [Quickstart Flask Documentation (1.1.x)](https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/1.1.x/quickstart/)
- [tinydb PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/tinydb/)
- [Advanced Usage TinyDB 4.1.1 documentation](https://tinydb.readthedocs.io/en/stable/usage.html#handling-data)
- [barcodelookup.com api](https://www.barcodelookup.com/api)