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fix(271): invalidate the ref in order to fix camera running in the background issue #279

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26 changes: 22 additions & 4 deletions src/QrReader/hooks.ts
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Expand Up @@ -12,8 +12,14 @@ export const useQrReader: UseQrReaderHook = ({
onResult,
videoId,
}) => {
const controlsRef: MutableRefObject<IScannerControls> = useRef(null);

/**
* The ref has 3 possible states:
* undefined - reader is not initialized
* null - useEffect cleanup was called so we should throw an error if the decode Promise resolves
* IScannerControls - reader is initialized and ready to be used
*/
const controlsRef: MutableRefObject<IScannerControls | null | undefined> =
useRef(undefined);
useEffect(() => {
const codeReader = new BrowserQRCodeReader(null, {
delayBetweenScanAttempts,
Expand All @@ -33,10 +39,17 @@ export const useQrReader: UseQrReaderHook = ({
codeReader
.decodeFromConstraints({ video }, videoId, (result, error) => {
if (isValidType(onResult, 'onResult', 'function')) {
if (controlsRef.current === null) {
throw new Error('Component is unmounted');
}
onResult(result, error, codeReader);
}
})
.then((controls: IScannerControls) => (controlsRef.current = controls))
.then((controls: IScannerControls) => {
if (controlsRef.current === undefined) {
controlsRef.current = controls;
}
})
.catch((error: Error) => {
if (isValidType(onResult, 'onResult', 'function')) {
onResult(null, error, codeReader);
Expand All @@ -45,7 +58,12 @@ export const useQrReader: UseQrReaderHook = ({
}

return () => {
controlsRef.current?.stop();
if (controlsRef.current === undefined) {
/** invalidate the ref as the component is unmounted */
controlsRef.current = null;
} else {
controlsRef.current?.stop();
}
};
}, []);
};