Size of the Anyline SDK Bundle Explained - iOS

Why is the Anyline SDK Bundle so large?

Integrating our SDK can add up to 90MB for Android, 50MB for iOS and 20MB for Windows, due to all the necessary resources for all the processing. We are working on this and hope to be able to optimise further in the future.

Please note that the Anyline SDK requires the inclusion of computer vision and machine learning libraries, because there is no server side processing. This enables fully offline functionality and increased safety. The combination of all these resources, therefore, increases the size of our SDK.

Below is a table of how much space each module takes up in your app.

Version 42.3.0

MODULE(S)	SIZE OF ALL ADDED	OVERALL SIZE	SIZE WHEN REMOVED
All Modules	133.3MB	73.7MB	59.9MB
module_tire	133.3MB	12.5MB	120.8MB
module_license_plate	133.3MB	9.7MB	123.6MB
module_document	133.3MB	0.6MB	132.7MB
module_barcode	133.3MB	0MB	133.3MB
module_anyline_ocr	133.3MB	10.3MB	123MB
module_id	133.3MB	18.7MB	114.6MB
module_energy	133.3MB	21.9MB	111.4MB

Version 43

MODULE(S)	SIZE OF ALL ADDED	OVERALL SIZE	SIZE WHEN REMOVED
All Modules	181.8MB	73.6MB	108.2MB
module_tire	181.8MB	12.5MB	169.3MB
module_license_plate	181.8MB	9.7MB	172.1MB
module_document	181.8MB	0.5MB	181.3MB
module_barcode	181.8MB	0MB	181.8MB
module_anyline_ocr	181.8MB	10.3MB	171.5MB
module_id	181.8MB	18.7MB	163.1MB
module_energy	181.8MB	21.9MB	159.9MB

What exactly does the Bundle SDK include?

THE ANYLINE SDK EXAMPLES BUNDLE FOR ANDROID

Android

The Anyline SDK in the latest version for offline integration
A build version of the Anyline OCR Examples App
The source code of the Anyline OCR Examples App
The Javadoc for the Anyline SDK
This documentation
The third party licenses
A Readme
The current Release Notes

THE ANYLINE SDK EXAMPLES BUNDLE FOR iOS

iOS

Framework: Contains the Anyline.framework and AnylineResources.bundle
Documentation: Contains a html and docset version of an appledoc style interface documentation
AnylineExamples: Contains a simple app where each plugin is implemented - it can be installed right away
LICENSE: The Third Party License Agreements
RELEASE_NOTES: Information about any changes

THE ANYLINE SDK EXAMPLES BUNDLE FOR UWP

UWP

The Anyline SDK in the latest version for offline integration
The source code of the Anyline Windows Examples App
The code documentation for the Anyline SDK
The third party licenses
The API Reference
A Readme

Reducing the Size of the SDK

iOS

Add the following script to Run Script in your Build Phases of your project.

# --Available Modules--
DIR_DOCUMENT="module_document"
DIR_OCR="module_anyline_ocr"
DIR_BARCODE="module_barcode"
DIR_ENERGY="module_energy"
DIR_ID="module_id"
DIR_LICENSE_PLATE="module_license_plate"
DIR_TIRE="module_tire"

# Identify any of the SDK modules from the list above that the app requires
# eg ${DIR_ID} ${DIR_ENERGY} and set the MODULES_TO_KEEP_ARRAY accordingly
MODULES_TO_KEEP_ARRAY=(${DIR_ID}, ${DIR_LICENSE_PLATE})
echo "Modules to include: ${MODULES_TO_KEEP_ARRAY[@]}"

FILENAME="AnylineResources.bundle"
MODULES_DIR_PATH=$(find "${CODESIGNING_FOLDER_PATH}" -iname ${FILENAME})

MODULES_ARRAY=(${DIR_OCR} ${DIR_BARCODE} ${DIR_DOCUMENT} ${DIR_ENERGY} ${DIR_ID} ${DIR_LICENSE_PLATE} ${DIR_TIRE})

if ((${#MODULES_TO_KEEP_ARRAY[@]})); then
    for module in "${MODULES_ARRAY[@]}"; do
        if [[ ! " ${MODULES_TO_KEEP_ARRAY[*]} " =~ " ${module} " ]]; then
            echo "Removing module ${module}"
            rm -rf "${MODULES_DIR_PATH}/${module}"
        fi
    done
fi

WARNING: Please make sure not to delete the module or any other resources you require!

Tutorial Videos

Here, you will be able to watch our SDK Size Reduction Tutorial video for iOS.

Important Notes

Important: Uninstall your app on the iPhone if you launch a new version of your app.

When you do a build of your project existing assets on a iPhone will NOT be deleted. When you start your app containing the Anyline SDK the first time on your iPhone our SDK copies assets into a local folder.

If in the future assets will be changed or deleted our SDK checks if this local folder exists. If yes, files will not be overwritten. So uninstall your app before you install a new version.

Links to Documentation

If you require any further information or details on our size reduction for the Anyline Android SDK,
please find our Documentation Page.