Food Scanner App

A Swift-based iOS application that allows users to scan food items, barcodes, and food labels using the FatSecret API for nutritional information.

Features

• Food item scanning and recognition
• Barcode scanning with nutritional information lookup
• Food label text recognition
• Photo gallery integration
• Real-time camera preview
• Integration with FatSecret API for comprehensive food data

Requirements

• iOS 15.0+
• Xcode 13.0+
• Swift 5.0+
• FatSecret API credentials

Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Open scanner v3.xcodeproj in Xcode
3. Configure your FatSecret API credentials:
   • Sign up for a FatSecret API account at FatSecret Platform API
   • Get your API credentials (Client ID and Client Secret)
   • Open Config.swift and replace the placeholder values:

     static let fatSecretClientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID_HERE"
     static let fatSecretClientSecret = "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE"

4. Build and run the project

Usage

1. Launch the app
2. Choose one of the scanning modes:
   • Scan Food: Point the camera at a food item for recognition
   • Barcode: Scan product barcodes for nutritional information
   • Food Label: Capture and process food label text
   • Gallery: Select existing photos from your device
3. View the nutritional information and details of the scanned items

Privacy Permissions

The app requires the following permissions:

• Camera access for scanning
• Photo library access for gallery features

Make sure to grant these permissions when prompted.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• FatSecret API for nutritional data
• Vision framework for image processing
• AVFoundation for camera handling