qr_coder

Electron QR Code Generator App:

Purpose: To allow users to generate QR codes for specified URLs.

Components:

1. Main Process (main.js):

   • Sets up and controls the primary Electron window.
   • Uses a BrowserWindow instance to render index.html.
   • Disables nodeIntegration for security and may utilize a preload script for secure communication between the main and renderer processes.

2. Renderer (index.html & renderer.js):

   • index.html:
     • Contains input for URL.
     • Dropdown to select the QR code size.
     • Canvas to display the generated QR code.
     • Button to trigger the QR code generation.
   • renderer.js:
     • Uses the qrcode npm package to generate QR codes.
     • Retrieves the URL and desired size from the UI elements.
     • Renders the QR code to the canvas with the specified size.

Setting Up the Application:

• Clone or download the project from GitHub.
• Navigate to the project folder in the terminal.
• Run npm install to install all required dependencies.
• Launch the application with npm start.

Workflow:

1. User enters a URL into the provided input field.
2. User selects the desired QR code size from a dropdown menu.
3. Upon clicking the "Generate QR" button, the application generates a QR code representing the entered URL with the specified size.
4. The generated QR code is displayed on a canvas element within the app.

Dependencies:

• electron: Framework for creating native applications with web technologies.
• qrcode: npm package to generate QR codes.

Conclusion:

The app is a simple Electron-based desktop application that offers a user-friendly interface for generating QR codes of varying sizes for user-provided URLs.