README

This is an unofficial library for using the Evernote API as a means for image text recognition. Please be advised that using the Evernote API solely for the purpose of OCR for your application is a violation of the API License Agreement.

Installation

Install this package through Composer by editing your project's composer.json file to require estey/evernote-ocr.

{
    "require": {
        "estey/evernote-ocr": "0.2.*"
    }
}

Then, update Composer:

composer update

To get a new Evernote Dev Token, sign in to your account and use this link: https://www.evernote.com/api/DeveloperToken.action

Usage

use Estey\EvernoteOCR\Client;

$client = new Client('YOUR DEV TOKEN');
$response = $client->recognize('path/to/image.jpg');

print_r($response);

The recognize method will return an array of TextBlock objects, each with an array of text recognition options. Each Text object contains the recognized text and a confidence score of 0-100. Each TextBlock contains the X and Y coordinates where the text was found and the width and height of the text block in pixels.

Array
(
    [0] => Estey\EvernoteOCR\TextBlock Object
        (
            [x] => 51
            [y] => 82
            [width] => 307
            [height] => 35
            [options] => Array
                (
                    [0] => Estey\EvernoteOCR\Text Object
                        (
                            [text] => SEPTEMBER
                            [confidence] => 91
                        )

                )

        )

    [1] => Estey\EvernoteOCR\TextBlock Object
        (
            [x] => 370
            [y] => 87
            [width] => 128
            [height] => 30
            [options] => Array
                (
                    [0] => Estey\EvernoteOCR\Text Object
                        (
                            [text] => 2014
                            [confidence] => 77
                        )

                    [1] => Estey\EvernoteOCR\Text Object
                        (
                            [text] => 201 a
                            [confidence] => 35
                        )

                )

        )

)

Laravel Filesystem Adapter

If you're using Laravel, there is a service provider available. Open app/config/app.php, and add the service provider to the providers array. You'll also need to add your Evernote Dev Token to your .env file with the key set to EVERNOTE_DEV_TOKEN.

'Estey\EvernoteOCR\Providers\Illuminate\EvernoteOCRServiceProvider'

Use it like so:

$client = App::make('evernote_ocr', ['path/to/image.jpg']);
$response = $client->recognize();

print_r($response);

Flysystem Adapter

The Evernote OCR package comes with a built in adapter to support the Flysystem filesystem library.

use Estey\EvernoteOCR\Client;
use Estey\EvernoteOCR\FileAdapters\FlysystemFileAdapter;
use League\Flysystem\Filesystem;
use League\Flysystem\Adapter\Local as Adapter;

$filesystem = new Filesystem(
    new Adapter(__DIR__ . '/path/to/root/')
);

$client = new Client('YOUR DEV TOKEN');
$file = new FlysystemFileAdapter('path/to/image.jpg', $filesystem);
$response = $client->recognize($file);

print_r($response);

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.