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Progresses toward f-droid release preparations

Replaces mlkit with zxing-cpp on android. Frames are analyzed on a dedicated thread since zxing-cpp decodes synchronously; filter and result callbacks stay on the main thread.

ML Kit's zoom suggestions (auto-zoom) are removed. The manual inverted-frame pass is dropped in favour of tryInvert.

Final apk size reduction is expected. processes QRCodes up to 7 times faster.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Android barcode scanning now uses the open-source ZXing C++ engine instead of Google ML Kit.
    • Barcode format detection supports ZXing symbologies and variants.
    • Frame analysis runs on a dedicated background thread for improved responsiveness.
    • Android scanning now uses manual zoom only; automatic zoom suggestions are no longer available.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for barcode format mapping and supported symbologies.

Decodes with zxing-cpp 3.1.1 instead of Google ML Kit, so every
dependency is open source and no Play Services libraries are pulled in.
Frames are analyzed on a dedicated thread since zxing-cpp decodes
synchronously; filter and result callbacks stay on the main thread.

ML Kit's zoom suggestions (auto-zoom) are removed; zoom is manual only.
The manual inverted-frame pass is dropped in favour of tryInvert.
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  • shared/kscan/src/androidMain/kotlin/org/ncgroup/kscan/BarcodeAnalyzer.kt
  • shared/kscan/src/androidMain/kotlin/org/ncgroup/kscan/BarcodeFormatMapper.kt
  • shared/kscan/src/androidUnitTest/kotlin/org/ncgroup/kscan/BarcodeFormatMapperTest.kt
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Android barcode scanning now uses zxing-cpp instead of ML Kit. Format mapping, synchronous frame decoding, executor usage, lifecycle cleanup, consumer rules, documentation, and unit tests were updated.

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Barcode scanning migration

Layer / File(s) Summary
ZXing format contract
gradle/libs.versions.toml, shared/kscan/build.gradle.kts, shared/kscan/src/androidMain/kotlin/org/ncgroup/kscan/BarcodeFormatMapper.kt, shared/kscan/src/androidUnitTest/kotlin/org/ncgroup/kscan/BarcodeFormatMapperTest.kt
Replaces ML Kit format mappings with zxing-cpp formats. Tests cover exact formats, variants, unsupported formats, and all-format requests.
Synchronous decoder execution
shared/kscan/src/androidMain/kotlin/org/ncgroup/kscan/BarcodeAnalyzer.kt
Uses BarcodeReader for synchronous decoding. Dispatches filtered results and failures through callbackExecutor. Prevents callbacks after closure.
CameraX executor and lifecycle wiring
shared/kscan/src/androidMain/kotlin/org/ncgroup/kscan/ScannerView.android.kt, shared/kscan/consumer-rules.pro, shared/kscan/README.md
Moves frame analysis to a dedicated executor. Clears the analyzer during release and disposal. Removes ML Kit consumer rules and documents the zxing-cpp and manual-zoom differences.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CameraX as CameraX ImageAnalysis
  participant Analyzer as BarcodeAnalyzer
  participant ZXing as BarcodeReader
  participant Main as Main callback executor
  CameraX->>Analyzer: Analyze image frame
  Analyzer->>ZXing: Read frame
  ZXing-->>Analyzer: Return barcode results
  Analyzer->>Main: Dispatch filtered results or failure
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The migrated scanner can reject valid scans or return barcodes outside the requested content type. These correctness regressions should be fixed before merge.

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In `@shared/kscan/src/androidMain/kotlin/org/ncgroup/kscan/BarcodeAnalyzer.kt`:
- Line 85: In BarcodeAnalyzer’s confirmed-result loop, replace the early return
after filter(barcode) rejects a barcode with continue so remaining results are
evaluated. Add a regression test covering a rejected result followed by an
accepted result reaching onSuccess.
- Line 59: Update BarcodeAnalyzer.analyze to detect and rethrow
CancellationException before invoking onFailed in the broad Exception catch
around imageProxy.use and reader.read. Continue reporting other exceptions
through callbackExecutor.execute, preserving the existing closed check.

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`@shared/kscan/src/androidMain/kotlin/org/ncgroup/kscan/BarcodeFormatMapper.kt`:
- Line 39: Restore filtering for type-only requests in the migrated analyzer’s
result-processing path: use the requested content types/codeTypes to reject
decoded results whose format does not match, rather than relying only on
isKnownFormat or treating an empty mapped set as unrestricted. Preserve
unrestricted behavior only for genuinely absent format constraints, and add
coverage for a TYPE_* request that excludes unrelated known symbologies.

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  • shared/kscan/src/androidMain/kotlin/org/ncgroup/kscan/BarcodeFormatMapper.kt
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Comment thread shared/kscan/src/androidMain/kotlin/org/ncgroup/kscan/BarcodeAnalyzer.kt Outdated
…ejection

Restore the ML Kit era rule that decoded results must match codeTypes,
not merely be a known symbology. A rejected filter result now moves on
to the next candidate instead of ending the frame.
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