README.md

Plate Recognizer Client in C++

Step 1

Get your API key from Plate Recognizer. Replace MY_API_KEY with your API key in the file numberPlate.cpp if you are using Linux or in the file ConsoleApplication2.cpp if you are on Windows.

Step 2

On Windows

Using the Command line

1. Install MinGW-x64 via MSYS2 https://www.msys2.org/

2. Add the MinGW compiler to your path https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/cpp#_add-the-mingw-compiler-to-your-path

3. Install libcurl

   pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-curl
   

4. Build and Run. Open CMD in the location of this file ConsoleApplication2.cpp Run this command to build

   g++ ConsoleApplication2.cpp -o app.exe -lcurl
   

   Run the build program by running this command

   .\app.exe
   

Uisng Visual Studio IDE

• Open ConsoleApplication2.sln with Visual Studio and click compile.
• Execute the program from the terminal (program.exe car.jpg)
• Having trouble with libcurl? Try this guide or this [SA question](maybe have a look at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53861300/how-do-you-properly-install-libcurl-for-use-in-visual-studio-2017).

On Linux

• Install Libcurl:sudo apt-get install libcurl3-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev
• Compile: gcc -Wall -g -o output numberPlate.cpp -lcurl -lstdc++
• Run: ./output car.jpg