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