Dynamsoft aims to make barcode SDK available for all mainstream platforms, including Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android. There are many developers devoted to developing mobile barcode scanner app for iOS and Android platforms. To expedite the developing work, some of them may rely on a powerful detection and recognition libraries, like Dynamsoft mobile barcode SDK. In this post, let’s take a glimpse of how to use barcode SDK for Android to build Android barcode scanner with a few lines of code.
Android Barcode SDK
Android Barcode Scanner
Open Android Studio and select File > New > New Project the menu option to create a new project with the template Empty Activity.
Import the AAR package DynamsoftBarcodeReader.aar, which is included in SDK, as a module:
Press F4 to open Project Structure and then add the dependent module:
Now, you can use Dynamsoft Barcode Reader in your Android project.
UI design
The app mainly consists of an About dialog, the Camera Preview layout, and a Setting view.
About Dynamsoft Android Barcode SDK:
Camera preview for scanning barcode:
Optional barcode types:
Configuration
Edit AndroidManifest.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.dynamsoft.demo.dynamsoftbarcodereaderdemo"> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" /> <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" /> <application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@mipmap/logo" android:label="@string/app_name" android:supportsRtl="true" android:theme="@style/AppTheme"> <activity android:name=".MainActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait" android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar"> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> <activity android:name=".BarcodeTypeActivity"></activity> </application> </manifest>
To invoke camera API, you need to declare the permission and feature:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" /> <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />
The main Activity has no action bar, therefore we can choose the following theme style:
android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar"
The BarcodeTypeActivity is for selecting barcode types:
<activity android:name=".BarcodeTypeActivity"></activity>
Source Code Anatomy
Since from Android 6.0 (API level 23), you need to request permissions while the app is running. Here is the code for requesting the camera permission:
if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.CAMERA) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
if (ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(this,
Manifest.permission.CAMERA)) {
}
else {
ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this,
new String[]{Manifest.permission.CAMERA}, PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_CAMERA);
}
}
Initialize Dynamsoft Barcode Reader with a valid license:
BarcodeReader mBarcodeReader = new BarcodeReader("<license>");
Open a camera and set its focus continuous:
private void openCamera()
{
new Thread(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
mCamera = getCameraInstance();
if (mCamera != null) {
mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
Camera.Parameters cameraParameters = mCamera.getParameters();
cameraParameters.setFocusMode(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_CONTINUOUS_VIDEO);
mCamera.setParameters(cameraParameters);
}
Message message = handler.obtainMessage(OPEN_CAMERA, 1);
message.sendToTarget();
}
}).start();
}
Set preview callback and start the preview:
if (mCamera != null) {
mCamera.setPreviewCallback(MainActivity.this);
mSurfaceHolder.setCamera(mCamera);
Camera.Parameters p = mCamera.getParameters();
if (mFlashTextView.getText().equals("Flash on"))
p.setFlashMode(Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_TORCH);
mCamera.setParameters(p);
mSurfaceHolder.startPreview();
}
Switch the flash:
public void setFlash(View v) {
if (mCamera != null) {
Camera.Parameters p = mCamera.getParameters();
String flashMode = p.getFlashMode();
if (flashMode.equals(Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_OFF)) {
p.setFlashMode(Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_TORCH);
mFlashImageView.setImageResource(R.mipmap.flash_on);
mFlashTextView.setText("Flash on");
}
else {
p.setFlashMode(Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_OFF);
mFlashImageView.setImageResource(R.mipmap.flash_off);
mFlashTextView.setText("Flash off");
}
mCamera.setParameters(p);
mCamera.startPreview();
}
}
Implement Camera.PreviewCallback and read barcode in function onPreviewFrame:
@Override
public void onPreviewFrame(byte[] data, Camera camera) {
if (mFinished && !mIsDialogShowing) {
mFinished = false;
Camera.Size size = camera.getParameters().getPreviewSize();
mImageHeight = size.height;
mBarcodeReader.readSingleAsync(data, size.width, size.height, mBarcodeFormat, new FinishCallback() {
@Override
public void onFinish(ReadResult readResult) {
Message message = handler.obtainMessage(READ_RESULT, readResult);
message.sendToTarget();
}
});
}
}
Show About dialog:
public void showAbout(View v) {
CustomDialog.Builder builder = new CustomDialog.Builder(this);
builder.setTitle("About");
builder.setPositiveButton("OK", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
dialog.dismiss();
mIsDialogShowing = false;
}
});
Spanned spanned = Html.fromHtml("<font color='#FF8F0D'><a href=\"http://www.dynamsoft.com\">Download Free Trial here</a></font><br/>");
builder.setMessage(spanned);
builder.create(R.layout.about, R.style.AboutDialog).show();
mIsDialogShowing = true;
}
Start BarcodeTypeActivity to select barcode types:
Intent intent = new Intent(this, BarcodeTypeActivity.class); intent.putExtra(BarcodeTypeActivity.BarcodeFormat, mBarcodeFormat); startActivityForResult(intent, RC_BARCODE_TYPE);
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNOAMCsCi-I
App Download
Install the app from Google Play.
Source Code
https://github.com/dynamsoft-dbr/Android-barcode-scanner
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