this is a big slop that might backfire lol... new config system and UI!

server/src/services/barcodeScannerService/configuration.js

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+// Barcode-Scanner Configuration
+// Purpose: Defines whether the optional physical barcode scanner is active.
+// Scope: Contains configuration metadata only and never initializes hardware.
+const { strictObject, boolean } = require('../../configuration/schemaHelpers');
+
+module.exports = {
+  key: 'barcodeScanner',
+  feature: true,
+  defaultValue: { enabled: false },
+  schema: strictObject({ enabled: boolean() }, { title: 'Barcode scanner', required: ['enabled'] }),
+};