I have a JavaScript script that I am getting an error for that I can't figure out. I am trying to take a picture of the webcam feed using JavaScript
The error is:
Uncaught TypeError: webcam.snap is not a function
I am using webcam.js to take the snapshot.
Here is my JavaScript code:
<script>
var video = document.createElement("video");
var canvasElement = document.getElementById("canvas");
var canvas = canvasElement.getContext("2d");
var loadingMessage = document.getElementById("loadingMessage");
var outputContainer = document.getElementById("output");
var outputMessage = document.getElementById("outputMessage");
var outputData = document.getElementById("outputData");
const jsQR = require("jsqr");
function drawLine(begin, end, color) {
canvas.beginPath();
canvas.moveTo(begin.x, begin.y);
canvas.lineTo(end.x, end.y);
canvas.lineWidth = 4;
canvas.strokeStyle = color;
canvas.stroke();
}
// Use facingMode: environment to attemt to get the front camera on phones
navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ video: { facingMode: "environment" } }).then(function(stream) {
video.srcObject = stream;
video.setAttribute("playsinline", true); // required to tell iOS safari we don't want fullscreen
video.play();
requestAnimationFrame(tick);
});
function tick() {
loadingMessage.innerText = "⌛ Loading video..."
if (video.readyState === video.HAVE_ENOUGH_DATA) {
loadingMessage.hidden = true;
canvasElement.hidden = false;
outputContainer.hidden = false;
canvasElement.height = video.videoHeight;
canvasElement.width = video.videoWidth;
canvas.drawImage(video, 0, 0, canvasElement.width, canvasElement.height);
var imageData = canvas.getImageData(0, 0, canvasElement.width, canvasElement.height);
var code = jsQR(imageData.data, imageData.width, imageData.height, {
inversionAttempts: "invertFirst",
});
if (code) {
drawLine(code.location.topLeftCorner, code.location.topRightCorner, "#FF3B58");
drawLine(code.location.topRightCorner, code.location.bottomRightCorner, "#FF3B58");
drawLine(code.location.bottomRightCorner, code.location.bottomLeftCorner, "#FF3B58");
drawLine(code.location.bottomLeftCorner, code.location.topLeftCorner, "#FF3B58");
outputMessage.hidden = true;
outputData.parentElement.hidden = false;
outputData.innerText = code.data;
takeSnapShot();
}
else {
outputMessage.hidden = false;
outputData.parentElement.hidden = true;
}
}
requestAnimationFrame(tick);
}
// TAKE A SNAPSHOT.
takeSnapShot = function () {
webcam.snap(function (data_uri) {
downloadImage('video', data_uri);
});
}
// DOWNLOAD THE IMAGE.
downloadImage = function (name, datauri) {
var a = document.createElement('a');
a.setAttribute('download', name + '.png');
a.setAttribute('href', datauri);
a.click();
}
</script>
This is the first line that causes a problem:
webcam.snap(function (data_uri) {
downloadImage('video', data_uri);
});
This is the second line that causes a problem:
takeSnapShot();
how do I correct this properly?
****** UPDATE ******
The version of webcam.js I am using is WebcamJS v1.0.26. My application is a Django application that launches the HTML file as defined in main.js.
snap: function(user_callback, user_canvas) {
// use global callback and canvas if not defined as parameter
if (!user_callback) user_callback = this.params.user_callback;
if (!user_canvas) user_canvas = this.params.user_canvas;
// take snapshot and return image data uri
var self = this;
var params = this.params;
if (!this.loaded) return this.dispatch('error', new WebcamError("Webcam is not loaded yet"));
// if (!this.live) return this.dispatch('error', new WebcamError("Webcam is not live yet"));
if (!user_callback) return this.dispatch('error', new WebcamError("Please provide a callback function or canvas to snap()"));
// if we have an active preview freeze, use that
if (this.preview_active) {
this.savePreview( user_callback, user_canvas );
return null;
}
// create offscreen canvas element to hold pixels
var canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
canvas.width = this.params.dest_width;
canvas.height = this.params.dest_height;
var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
// flip canvas horizontally if desired
if (this.params.flip_horiz) {
context.translate( params.dest_width, 0 );
context.scale( -1, 1 );
}
// create inline function, called after image load (flash) or immediately (native)
var func = function() {
// render image if needed (flash)
if (this.src && this.width && this.height) {
context.drawImage(this, 0, 0, params.dest_width, params.dest_height);
}
// crop if desired
if (params.crop_width && params.crop_height) {
var crop_canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
crop_canvas.width = params.crop_width;
crop_canvas.height = params.crop_height;
var crop_context = crop_canvas.getContext('2d');
crop_context.drawImage( canvas,
Math.floor( (params.dest_width / 2) - (params.crop_width / 2) ),
Math.floor( (params.dest_height / 2) - (params.crop_height / 2) ),
params.crop_width,
params.crop_height,
0,
0,
params.crop_width,
params.crop_height
);
// swap canvases
context = crop_context;
canvas = crop_canvas;
}
// render to user canvas if desired
if (user_canvas) {
var user_context = user_canvas.getContext('2d');
user_context.drawImage( canvas, 0, 0 );
}
// fire user callback if desired
user_callback(
user_canvas ? null : canvas.toDataURL('image/' + params.image_format, params.jpeg_quality / 100 ),
canvas,
context
);
};
// grab image frame from userMedia or flash movie
if (this.userMedia) {
// native implementation
context.drawImage(this.video, 0, 0, this.params.dest_width, this.params.dest_height);
// fire callback right away
func();
}
else if (this.iOS) {
var div = document.getElementById(this.container.id+'-ios_div');
var img = document.getElementById(this.container.id+'-ios_img');
var input = document.getElementById(this.container.id+'-ios_input');
// function for handle snapshot event (call user_callback and reset the interface)
iFunc = function(event) {
func.call(img);
img.removeEventListener('load', iFunc);
div.style.backgroundImage = 'none';
img.removeAttribute('src');
input.value = null;
};
if (!input.value) {
// No image selected yet, activate input field
img.addEventListener('load', iFunc);
input.style.display = 'block';
input.focus();
input.click();
input.style.display = 'none';
} else {
// Image already selected
iFunc(null);
}
}
else {
// flash fallback
var raw_data = this.getMovie()._snap();
// render to image, fire callback when complete
var img = new Image();
img.onload = func;
img.src = 'data:image/'+this.params.image_format+';base64,' + raw_data;
}
return null;
},
Your implementation doesn't need Webcamjs, because you're using navigator media devices.
You can either use WebcamJS by initializing it at first and attaching it to some canvas, like in the following code
Or you can update your takeSnapShot function to the following :
Here's a working example based on your code https://codepen.io/majdsalloum/pen/RwVKBbK