Release Notes
This page documents notable changes for each release.
[8.0.0] - 2024-08-01
This major release delivers compliance to the new ScanViewConfig JSON Schemas. The integrator will be notified with the issue related to fields under the configuration file. Also, the visual feedback positioning has been fixed for Japanese Landing Permission.
If you find that your use case (ScanViewConfig) does not work anymore after upgrading to 8.0.0, please compare your ScanViewConfigs with the ones provided in our Developer Examples on Github. Additionally, consider looking into our guidance on how to Construct your ScanViewConfig (on Android or iOS). |
Build Information
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Anyline
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Android SDK: 53.0.0 (Release Notes)
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iOS SDK: 53.0.0 (Release Notes)
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Xcode Version: 14.2
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.NET SDK: 6.0.402
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Microsoft.iOS: 16.2.1040
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NuGet Version: 6.3.3
Fixed
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[Japanese Landing Permission] This release fixes an issue where scanning Japanese Landing Permission slips would show a displacement of the visual feedback.
Changed
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[SDK] All ScanViewConfigs passed are now validated against a JSON schema. This will result in earlier detection of any problems with the config.
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The following ScanViewConfigs have been updated to be compliant with the new ScanViewConfig JSON Schemas. If you find that you were using these as a basis for your ScanViewConfig, it is recommended that you compare your ScanViewConfig with the changes in the following files on our Developer Examples on Github.
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energy_analog_digital_config.json
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id_config_arabic.json
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id_config_cyrillic.json
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id_config_jlp.json
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id_config_mrz.json
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id_config_universal.json
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mro_shipping_container_horizontal_config.json
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mro_shipping_container_vertical_config.json
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mro_usnr_config.json
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vehicle_registration_certificate_config.json
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workflows_config_parallel_first_scan.json
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workflows_config_parallel_scanning.json
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workflows_config_serial_scanning.json
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[7.0.0] - 2024-06-11
This major release delivers enhanced reliability in poor or no connection scenarios. It improves the reliability and accuracy of the advanced barcode reader and the tire scanner, fixes a problem with continuously high CPU usage (under certain circumstances) and adds customizable attributes for the UI Feedback preset for TIN scanning, as well as security enhancements to file integrity. This release also improves the accuracy of the Tire Identification Number (DOT) scanner.
Build Information
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Anyline
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Android SDK: 52.0.1 (Release Notes)
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iOS SDK: 52.0.1 (Release Notes)
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Xcode Version: 14.2
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.NET SDK: 6.0.402
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Microsoft.iOS: 16.2.1040
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NuGet Version: 6.3.3
Changed
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[General] Technical improvement for handling network connections, such that bad internet connectivity does not impact the UI when scanning.
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[Android] [Barcode] This release improves the reliability of scanning torn or broken barcodes with the advanced barcode reader.
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[Android] [Barcode] Occasionally devices with less capable cameras struggled with dense barcodes. We have improved the accuracy on those cameras.
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[Tire] This release improves the overall accuracy of the Tire Identification Number (DOT) Scanner. This is especially targeting tire numbers with wider spaces (e.g. some Yokohama tires) between individual parts.
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[Breaking] The UI Feedback preset
tin_custom_v1
has been replaced bytin_with_instruction_overlay_image_text_sound_feedback
, which includes additional attributes. If you are currently using thetin_custom_v1
preset, please make sure you follow its correct usage.
Fixed
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[Android] [Barcode] Sometimes coordinates reported by the advanced barcode reader were inaccurate. The SDK now reports barcode coordinates more reliably.
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[Vehicle Registration Certificate] This release fixes a crash, that sometimes happens during scanning.
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[iOS] When stopping the scan plugin without stopping the scan view camera as well, some users continuously experienced 100% CPU usage on their devices. This release fixes this issue.
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[iOS] In recent releases the beep sound (when configured) could not be heard after a successful scan. This release fixes this issue.
Build Information
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Anyline
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Android SDK: 51.4.1 (Release Notes)
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iOS SDK: 51.4.0 (Release Notes)
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Xcode Version: 14.2
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.NET SDK: 6.0.402
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Microsoft.iOS: 16.2.1040
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NuGet Version: 6.3.3
All platforms
Added
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Added a new UI Feedback Config feature with the TIN preset to be used together with the TIN/DOT scan plugin. For more information, please see UI Feedback config.
Build Information
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Anyline
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Android SDK: 51.3.1
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iOS SDK: 51.3.2
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Xcode Version: 14.2
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.NET SDK: 6.0.402
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Microsoft.iOS: 16.2.1040
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NuGet Version: 6.3.3
Please take note of the breaking changes listed below, requiring some changes on your Android application. |
All platforms
Added
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Added new United Kingdom driver’s license (layout 11002) to the Universal ID scanner. This allows you to scan UK driver’s licenses that have been issued post-Brexit.
Changed
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The Commercial Tire ID scanner couldn’t scan some tire IDs because our default validation regex was too strict. We made the regex less strict, so now users can scan a wider range of commercial tire IDs. Users will also notice an improved accuracy on all commercial tire IDs.
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Prior to this release, the Tire Identification Number (TIN) scanner couldn’t scan TINs without a valid production date by default due to an internal validation check. We have changed the default behavior, allowing users to scan TINs without a valid production date.
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If you want to verify the production date during scanning, activate this feature via pluginConfig→tinConfig→validateProductionDate.
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Android
Changed
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[Breaking] On Android, we’ve made changes to the package structure by moving several classes from the old
IO.Anyline
package to the newIO.Anyline2
package. If you are using some of the following classes, please re-import them from the new packages:-
IO.Anyline.Camera
→IO.Anyline2.Camera
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AbstractZoomHandler
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CameraConfig
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CameraController
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CameraOpenListener
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CameraFeatures
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CameraFeatures1
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CameraPermissionHelper
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CameraSize
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CameraUtil
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CameraView
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FlashConfig
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FlashControl
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HighResolutionImageListener
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HighResolutionImageProvider
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ImageHolder
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ImageListener
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ImageReceiver
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SimpleZoomHandler
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SimpleZoomHandlerBuilder
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ZoomEventHandler
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IO.Anyline.Models
→IO.Anyline2.Model
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AnylineImage
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AnylineYuvImage
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IO.Anyline.Modules
→IO.Anyline2.Modules
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LicenseExpirationHelper
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IO.Anyline.Util
→IO.Anyline2.Util
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DimensUtil
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ImageUtil
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SoundUtil
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Removed
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The
Camera.CameraView.enableBarcodeDetection
method has been removed. Please useCamera.CameraView.addNativeBarcodeReceivedEventListener
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The
Camera.CameraView.disableBarcodeDetection
method has been removed. Please useCamera.CameraView.removeNativeBarcodeReceivedEventListener
instead.
Fixed
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Fixed a bug where the cutout was not drawn during the first use of the scanner.
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Improvements to resolve possible memory leaks on Android 14 devices.
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Prior to this release, some specialized devices (e.g. Payment Terminals) using the front camera were unable to scan with the correct orientation. This restriction has now been lifted.
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Resolved an issue that caused an unresponsive scanning experience in very specific situations, particularly related to composite scanning. This bug was exclusive to the previous version and has been successfully addressed.
iOS
Fixed
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Previously, errors in PluginConfig were silently overlooked, causing unintended behavior without alerting the integrator. For example, incorrect casing could lead to the selection of an unintended scan mode. In this release, any errors in PluginConfig will raise exceptions, providing integrators with clear error notifications for prompt correction.
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Under certain circumstances a change to the device orientation might have led to a crash. This is now fixed.
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An issue where visual scan feedback for the VINs are being shown outside the cutout area has been addressed and resolved.
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We addressed issues with scanning for some uncommon cases. "Upside-down portrait" orientation support was fixed, as well as scanning with the device’s "front" camera.
Build Information
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Anyline
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Android SDK: 51.1.0
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iOS SDK: 51.1.0
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Xcode Version: 14.2
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.NET SDK: 6.0.402
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Microsoft.iOS: 16.2.1040
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NuGet Version: 6.3.3
Please take note of the breaking changes listed below. |
All platforms
Changed
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[Barcode] Remap “DCT” (customerGivenNames) keyword to firstName and middleName fields in AAMVA PDF417 result
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[Barcode] Improved support for damaged CODE-128 barcodes
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[Tire] Changed tireAgeInYearsRoundedDown type from string to int
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[Tire] Improved support for wide space TINs
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[Commercial Tire ID] Improved accuracy
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Improved network connection handling in low bandwidth environments
Fixed
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Fixed issues on certain devices with scanning in general
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[License Plate] Fixed bug preventing validationRegex to work for European License Plate Scanner
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[Meter] Fixed a bug that resulted in the MULTI_FIELD_DIGITAL_METER scan mode to return empty positions and values
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[Meter] Odometer monitoring issue
Android
Changed
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[ID] Changed plugin config property
scanOption
in "universalIdField" to string type enum -
[Vehicle Registration Certificate] Changed plugin config property
scanOption
in "vehicleRegistrationCertificateField" to string type enum -
[Japanese Landing Permission] Changed plugin config property
scanOption
in "japaneseLandingPermissionConfigFieldOption" to string type enum -
Improved HTTP/SSL connection handling
iOS
Changed
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ALScanPluginConfig
is removed: instead directly accesspluginConfig
from withinALScanViewPluginConfig
rather than through itsscanPluginConfig
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The plugin config properties named
scanOption
, found inALUniversalIDField
,ALVehicleRegistrationCertificateField
, andALJapaneseLandingPermissionConfigFieldOption
are now initialized based on more-intuitive string values (i.e. "mandatory", "optional", "disabled", "default" rather than 0, 1, 2, and 3)
Build Information
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Anyline
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Android SDK: 46.1.0
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iOS SDK: 46.1.0
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Microsoft Visual Studio For Mac: 17.5.1
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Xcode Version: 14.2
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.NET SDK: 6.0.402
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NuGet Version: 6.2.2
All platforms
Added
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[Tire] Added new Tire Make scanner supporting 49 manufacturers
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[Universal ID] Added new templates for Latin script:
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BE_IDC_O_10002_F
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PL_IDC_O_05001_F
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BW_DVL_O_01001_F_v2
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MZ_DVL_O_R500_F
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[Meter] Added functionality to define a maximum number of decimal digits for the
AUTO_ANALOG_DIGITAL_METER
scan mode
Changed
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[Universal ID] Modified templates for Latin script:
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DE_IDC_O_02004_F
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BW_DVL_O_01001_F
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DE_DVL_O_02006-02003-02002-02001_F
(errors reading names in German driving licenses)
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[Tire] Improved accuracy and smaller SDK size for Universal TIN
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[OCR]
ocrConfig
now usesmodels
instead ofmodel
and can set an array of models instead of one model specifically
Removed
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[Tire] Removed
DOT_STRICT
scan mode from Tire Identification Number (DOT) technical capability
Android
Fixed
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Composite scanning receiving more than one result for the same ScanPlugin id.
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Adjust placement of UI Feedback elements for smaller screen devices
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When calling
ScanView.init()
to apply a new view config to a runningScanViewPlugin
(simple or composite), theScanViewPlugin
may continue to receive and process image frames, leading to unexpected results.
Build Information
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Anyline
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Android SDK: 44.1.0
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iOS SDK: 44.1.0
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Microsoft Visual Studio For Mac: 17.5.1
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Xcode Version: 14.2
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.NET SDK: 6.0.402
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NuGet Version: 6.2.2
Breaking Changes
Barcode results encoded in base64 are now automatically decoded and returned in the value() method. The isBase64() check function has been removed and a new method getBase64value() was added to return base64 encoded results. |
Added
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New composite processing mode:
parallelFirstScan
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[Barcode] Added base64value to barcode object in the barcode result
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[Tire] Added productionDate, tireAgeInYearsRoundedDown, resultPrettified to TIN result
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[Tire] Added option to disable production date validation for TIN
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[ID] Added the following layouts for american ID cards
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US-CO_DVL_0_R421_F
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US-NV_DVL_O_R421_F
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US-NV_IDC_O_R421_F
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US-OK_DVL_O_R421_F
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Changed
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[Barcode] The coordinates in the barcode result are now relative to the full image instead of the scanned region
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[Tire] Improved the accuracy for TIN/DOT recognition & detection
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[Tire] Validation regex is now configurable from
pluginConfig
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[ID] Improved the performance for ID scanning
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[ID] Improved the accuracy of Turkish IDs
Fixed
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[ID] Fixed a bug where the MRZ scanner would not recognize 'H' on mexican ID’s
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Wrong position of the CameraView and Cutout when ScanView did not fill the whole device screen.
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When
cancelOnResult
was set totrue
for a plugin of typeID
, the ScanViewPlugin.resultReceived could be called more than once due to FaceDetection process. -
[iOS] Empty date result on ID / MRZ scans when device settings is using 12 hour clock
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[iOS] Random crash related to
AVCaptureSession
when initializingALScanView
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[iOS] Issue using custom flash button images
Build Information
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Anyline
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Android SDK: 43
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iOS SDK: 43
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Microsoft Visual Studio For Mac: 17.3.7
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Xcode Version: 14.2
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.NET SDK: 6.0.402
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NuGet Version: 6.2.2
Breaking Changes
This release introduces fundamental changes & improvements to how the Anyline SDK works. To upgrade from a prior SDK version to version 8.0.0, check out the migration guide. |
Document Scanner Support Dropped
As of Anyline 43.0.0, the Document Scanner plugin has been removed and the feature will no longer be supported. |
Android
Added
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Added
PluginResult
for describing result data-
Added a type of plugin result for each scanning capability
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New event ScanView.onCutoutChanged that notifies the client when the cutout changed
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Support for full frame scanning
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[Tire] Added tire size specification fields to the result
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[Barcode] Added AAMVA parsing for PDF417 codes on driving licenses
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[ID]
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Restructured ID results in a way that every field can contain date- & multi-language information
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ID results also return face image, if one is available
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Fixed
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Watermark is displayed in the corner when using composite plugins
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Watermark is now correctly shown below the cutout when not using composite plugins
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Feedback style
animated_rect
also supports center alignment for the cutout -
Corrected wrong position of cutout for
animated_rect
Changed
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Changed the SDK architecture from one using inheritance & generics to a composition-based approach
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Instead of distinctive subclasses such as
MeterScanViewPlugin
,IDScanViewPlugin
, etc. the SDK offers anScanViewPlugin
class regardless of the scanning use case
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Changed the structure of how scanning use-cases are constructed through JSON
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Introduced configuration types for every scanning use-case with a corresponding result type
iOS
Added
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Added
ALPluginConfig
for describing configuration data-
Added a type of configuration for each scanning capability
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Added
ALPluginResult
for describing result data-
Added a type of plugin result for each scanning capability
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[Tire] Added tire size specification fields to the result
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[Barcode] Added AAMVA parsing for PDF417 codes on driving licenses
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[ID] Restructured ID results in a way that every field can contain date- & multi-language information
Changed
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Changed the SDK architecture from one using inheritance & generics to a composition-based approach
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Instead of distinctive subclasses such as
ALMeterScanViewPlugin
,ALIDScanViewPlugin
, etc. the SDK offers anALScanViewPlugin
class regardless of the scanning use case
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Changed the structure of how scanning use-cases are constructed through JSON
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Introduced configuration types for every scanning use-case with a corresponding result type