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+<?php
+/**
+ * reader.php
+ *
+ * @created      25.04.2022
+ * @author       smiley <smiley@chillerlan.net>
+ * @copyright    2022 smiley
+ * @license      MIT
+ */
+
+use chillerlan\QRCode\{QRCode, QROptions};
+
+require_once __DIR__.'/../vendor/autoload.php';
+
+/** @var chillerlan\Settings\SettingsContainerInterface $options */
+$options = new QROptions;
+$options->readerUseImagickIfAvailable = false;
+$options->readerGrayscale = true;
+$options->readerIncreaseContrast = true;
+
+$result = (new QRCode($options))->readFromFile(__DIR__.'/../.github/images/example_image.png');
+
+var_dump($result);