Integrating the ZXing library directly into my Android application

Question

I\'m writing this in mere desperation :) I\'ve been assigned to make a standalone barcode scanner (as a proof of concept) to an Android 1.6 phone.

For this i\'ve dis

Answer 1

Much Easier approach.

Just include dependency in your app level gradle file

compile 'com.journeyapps:zxing-android-embedded:3.0.1@aar'
compile 'com.google.zxing:core:3.2.0'  

Define one button in your xml file and and write below code in Java file in OnCreate()and inside the OnClick listener of button

new IntentIntegrator(this).initiateScan();

And write below code after OnCreate() of the Java file

@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    IntentResult result = IntentIntegrator.parseActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
    if(result != null) {
        if(result.getContents() == null) {
            Log.d("MainActivity", "Cancelled scan");
            Toast.makeText(this, "Cancelled", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        } else {
            Log.d("MainActivity", "Scanned");
            String st_scanned_result = result.getContents();
            Toast.makeText(this, "Scanned: " + result.getContents(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

        }
    }

}

Answer 2

If you just need the core.jar from zxing, you can skip that process and get the pre-built JARs from the GettingStarted wiki page

Latest ZXing (2.2) doesn't have core.jar under core folder but you can obtain the core.jar from the zxing Maven repository here

Answer 3

Having issues building with ANT? Keep reading

If ant -f core/build.xml says something like:

Unable to locate tools.jar. Expected to find it in
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\tools.jar

then set your JAVA_HOME environment variable to the proper java folder. I found tools.jar in my (for Windows):

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_21\lib

so I set my JAVA_HOME to:

C:\Progra~1\Java\jdk1.6.0_25

the reason for the shorter syntax I found at some site which says:

"It is strongly advised that you choose an installation directory that does not include spaces in the path name (e.g., do NOT install in C:\Program Files). If Java is installed in such a directory, it is critical to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to a path that does not include spaces (e.g., C:\Progra~1); failure to do this will result in exceptions thrown by some programs that depend on the value of JAVA_HOME."

I then relaunched cmd (important because DOS shell only reads env vars upon launching, so changing an env var will require you to use a new shell to get the updated value)

and finally the ant -f core/build.xml worked.

Answer 4

Have you seen the wiki pages on the zxing website? It seems you might find GettingStarted, DeveloperNotes and ScanningViaIntent helpful.

Answer 5

The

compile 'com.google.zxing:core:2.3.0'

unfortunately didn't work for me.

This is what worked for me:

dependencies {
   compile 'com.journeyapps:zxing-android-embedded:3.0.1@aar'
   compile 'com.google.zxing:core:3.2.0'
}

Please find the link here: https://github.com/journeyapps/zxing-android-embedded

Answer 6

Step by step to setup zxing 3.2.1 in eclipse

1. Download zxing-master.zip from "https://github.com/zxing/zxing"
2. Unzip zxing-master.zip, Use eclipse to import "android" project in zxing-master
3. Download core-3.2.1.jar from "http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/google/zxing/core/3.2.1/"
4. Create "libs" folder in "android" project and paste cor-3.2.1.jar into the libs folder
5. Click on project: choose "properties" -> "Java Compiler" to change level to 1.7. Then click on "Android" change "Project build target" to android 4.4.2+, because using 1.7 requires compiling with Android 4.4
6. If "CameraConfigurationUtils.java" don't exist in "zxing-master/android/app/src/main/java/com/google/zxing/client/android/camera/". You can copy it from "zxing-master/android-core/src/main/java/com/google/zxing/client/android/camera/" and paste to your project.
7. Clean and build project. If your project show error about "switch - case", you should change them to "if - else".
8. Completed. Clean and build project.
9. Reference link: Using ZXing to create an android barcode scanning app