Size of the Anyline SDK Bundle Explained - Android

1 Why is the Anyline SDK Bundle so large?
- 1.1 Version 42.3.0
- 1.2 Version 43
- 1.3 Version 54
2 What exactly does the Bundle SDK include?
3 Reducing the Size of the SDK
- 3.1 Option 1
- 3.2 Option 2
4 Video Tutorial
5 Important Notes
6 Links to Documentation

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

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

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

Version 54

MODULE(S)	SIZE OF ALL ADDED	OVERALL SIZE	SIZE WHEN REMOVED

MODULE(S)	SIZE OF ALL ADDED	OVERALL SIZE	SIZE WHEN REMOVED
All Modules	96MB	68.8MB	27.8MB
module_tire	96MB	10.8MB	85.2MB
module_license_plate	96MB	9.5MB	86.5MB
module_document	96MB	290.1KB	95.7MB
module_barcode	96MB	8KB	95.9MB
module_anyline_ocr	96MB	9.8MB	86.2MB
module_id	96MB	17.8MB	78.2MB
module_energy	96MB	20.9MB	75.7MB

What exactly does the Bundle SDK include?

THE ANYLINE SDK EXAMPLES BUNDLE FOR 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

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

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

An Anyline SDK bundle comes with trained models for all supported modules, a number of which your application may not require, and hence could be excluded from your build process.

Starting with Anyline SDK version 41 the build process can be tuned to exclude not used modules from your app.

Option 1

One way to reduce the size of the SDK is to first enter the modules you wish to use. Then, define the full list of modules, as show below, and then remove all of your required modules from that list. Finally, combine all the modules you do not wish to use and finally remove them. This option is useful if you wish to see the module you are using clearly and that it is not removed from the SDK.

Add the following section in your app level build.gradle file inside android:

packagingOptions {
    aaptOptions {
        // Enter any modules into "used_modules" you would like to keep and use
        def used_modules = [
                "module_license_plate"
        ].toList()

        // Below is the full list of modules
        def all_modules = [
                "module_anyline_ocr",
                "module_barcode",
                "module_document",
                "module_energy",
                "module_id",
                "module_tire",
                "module_license_plate",
        ].toList()

        // All used modules are kept, the rest are discarded (to shrink your app)
        all_modules.removeAll(used_modules)

        def all_removed_modules = all_modules.join(":")
        ignoreAssetsPattern all_removed_modules
    }
}

WARNING: Please make sure not to delete the module(s) you require!

Option 2

An even easier way is to simply include all the modules you do not wish to use and not include the modules you do wish to use. There is less code this way and it performs the exact same task.

Add the following section in your app level build.gradle file inside android:

packagingOptions {
    aaptOptions {
        ignoreAssetsPattern "module_energy:module_id:module_anyline_ocr:module_barcode:module_document:module_license_plate:module_tire"
    }
}