phonegap barcode scanner plugin only supports landscape orientation on android

The phonegap barcode scanner plugin for android currently only supports landscape orientation. It is possible to modify the xzing barcode scanner library within the plugin to use portrait orientation instead of landscape using the following instructions http://stackoverflow.com/a/16252917 and rebuilding the jar but it would useful to have the option to choose the orientation and allow for both portrait and landscape barcode scanning within the plugin itself.