Installation on iOS

How to install Document Reader SDK.

Overview
Requirements
Installation
Core Types

Overview

graph LR
  A(Document Reader SDK) --> B(API);
  A --> C(Core);
  B --> D(Common);
  A -.- E[(Database)];

The Document Reader SDK consists of two frameworks: API and Core.

The API framework provides the external interface for controlling the process and getting the result. It depends on the Common framework that is an interface for working with the camera and other modules that are used in other Regula SDKs.

The Core framework provides the recognition functionality where all the processing happens. This is the internal framework, it is used by the API framework only and is not accessible for developers. However, it should be referenced in the project.

The database contains the documents' data. It's mandatory to have it if you use the Core type that supports document type recognition.

Requirements

The latest stable version of Xcode.
Minimum target: iOS 12.0.

Installation

CocoaPods

To always use the latest release version, add the following to your Podfile:

Podfile
pod 'DocumentReader'
pod 'DocumentReaderFullRFID'

Alternatively, you can pin to a specific version (for example 1.0.0):

Podfile
pod 'DocumentReader', '1.0.0'
pod 'DocumentReaderFullRFID', '1.0.0'

And then run in Terminal the command below to install pods in your project:

pod install

Swift Package Manager (SPM)

Swift Package Collection

Swift Package Collection is a set of all Regula products in one place.

To add Regula Swift Package Collection to your project, run the following command in Terminal:

swift package-collection add https://pods.regulaforensics.com/SPM/PodsCollection-signed.json

or in Xcode:

1. Naviate to File > Add Package Dependencies.

2. In the prompt that appears, click plus.

3. Select Add Package Collection.

4. In the prompt that appears, enter the collection URL:

https://pods.regulaforensics.com/SPM/PodsCollection-signed.json

5. Click Load and then Add Collection.

6. Select the package you want to add.

7. Select the version you want to use. For new projects, we recommend using the newest version.

8. Select the project you want to add the package.

9. Click Add Package.

Once you're finished, Xcode will begin downloading and resolving dependencies.

Add Packages Separately

You can add each package individually instead of using the collection. To do so, follow these steps:

1. In Xcode, naviate to File > Add Package Dependencies.

2. In the prompt that appears, enter the API package URL:

https://github.com/regulaforensics/DocumentReader-Swift-Package

3. Select the version you want to use. For new projects, we recommend using the newest version.

4. Select the project you want to add the package.

5. Click Add Package.

6. Now add the Core package by performing steps 2-5 again for the following URL:

https://github.com/regulaforensics/DocumentReaderFullRFID-Swift-Package

Once you're finished, Xcode will begin downloading and resolving dependencies.

Migration from CocoaPods to SPM

If migrating from a CocoaPods-based project, run pod deintegrate to remove CocoaPods from your Xcode project. The CocoaPods-generated .xcworkspace file can safely be deleted afterward.

If you're adding Document Reader SDK Swift Packages to a project for the first time, ignore this notice.

Manual Integration

1. Download the latest API framework.

2. Download the latest Common framework.

3. Download one of the Core frameworks depending on the functionality you need and the license capabilities.

4. Drag DocumentReader.xcframework, DocumentReaderCore.xcframework, and RegulaCommon.xcframework frameworks into the Frameworks, Libraries, and Embedded Content section of your target:

5. Build and run the project.

Core Types

There is a variety of the Core framework types, each has different features included.

Find the list of available features in the table below.

Feature	Description
Visual zone OCR	Optical character recognition of the document visual zone text fields based on document templates included in the database.
Document type identification	Automatic recognition of the document type: no need to manually select a country, document type, and series for processing.
MRZ OCR	Reading and parsing the machine readable zone lines into separate fields.
Barcode recognition	Reading the 1D and 2D (PDF417, QR, Aztec, Datamatrix) barcodes and automatic parsing into text fields using included document template specifications if the template database is available and the document type is identified.
Document location	Detecting the document boundaries and cropping out the document from the supplied picture.
Graphics cropping	Cropping graphic fields, such as a photo portrait and signature, based on templates included in the database.
RFID chip processing	Reading data from electronic contactless chips of ePassport, eID, and eDL using NFC hardware, if present.
Security features check	For each document type, certain secutiry checks can be performed. For example, UV dull paper check, image patterns (VIS), IR transparency, etc. You can find the security checks by document types in the Documents list.

The size of the Core framework depends on the features included, so choose the one that suits your case the best to optimize the size of your application.

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CocoaPods:

Podfile

pod 'DocumentReaderFullRFID'

SPM:

https://github.com/regulaforensics/DocumentReaderFullRFID-Swift-Package

Features:

Notes:

Need to add the database

CocoaPods:

Podfile

pod 'DocumentReaderFull'

SPM:

https://github.com/regulaforensics/DocumentReaderFull-Swift-Package

Features:

Notes:

Need to add the database

CocoaPods:

Podfile

pod 'DocumentReaderOCR'

SPM:

https://github.com/regulaforensics/DocumentReaderOCR-Swift-Package

Features:

Notes:

Need to add the database

CocoaPods:

Podfile

pod 'DocumentReaderMRZ'

SPM:

https://github.com/regulaforensics/DocumentReaderMRZ-Swift-Package

Features:

Notes:

Need to add the database

CocoaPods:

Podfile

pod 'DocumentReaderBarcode'

SPM:

https://github.com/regulaforensics/DocumentReaderBarcode-Swift-Package

Features:

Notes:

Need to add the database

CocoaPods:

Podfile

pod 'DocumentReaderFullAuthRFID'

SPM:

https://github.com/regulaforensics/DocumentReaderFullAuthRFID-Swift-Package

Features:

Notes:

Need to add the database

CocoaPods:

Podfile

pod 'DocumentReaderMRZBarcode'

SPM:

https://github.com/regulaforensics/DocumentReaderMRZBarcode-Swift-Package

Features:

Notes:

Need to add the database

CocoaPods:

Podfile

pod 'DocumentReaderMRZRFID'

SPM:

https://github.com/regulaforensics/DocumentReaderMRZRFID-Swift-Package

Features:

Notes:

Need to add the database

CocoaPods:

Podfile

pod 'DocumentReaderDocType'

SPM:

https://github.com/regulaforensics/DocumentReaderDocType-Swift-Package

Features:

Notes:

Need to add the database

CocoaPods:

Podfile

pod 'DocumentReaderOCRRFID'

SPM:

https://github.com/regulaforensics/DocumentReaderOCRRFID-Swift-Package

Features:

Notes:

Need to add the database

CocoaPods:

Podfile

pod 'DocumentReaderBarcodeMRZRFID'

SPM:

https://github.com/regulaforensics/DocumentReaderBarcodeMRZRFID-Swift-Package

Features:

Notes:

Need to add the database

CocoaPods:

Podfile

pod 'DocumentReaderFullAuth'

SPM:

https://github.com/regulaforensics/DocumentReaderFullAuth-Swift-Package

Features:

Notes:

Need to add the database

CocoaPods:

Podfile

pod 'DocumentReaderBounds'

SPM:

https://github.com/regulaforensics/DocumentReaderBounds-Swift-Package

Features:

Notes:

Need to add the database

Info

If you are not sure yet which Core type to choose, consider the fullrfid one. You will be able to get back and change your decision at any moment.

Installation on iOS

Overview

Requirements

Installation

CocoaPods

Swift Package Manager (SPM)

Swift Package Collection

Add Packages Separately

Migration from CocoaPods to SPM

Manual Integration

Core Types

Next Steps