I was integrating ZXING into an Android application and there were no good sources for the input all over, I will give you a hint on what worked for me - because it turned out to be very easy.
There is a real handy git repository that provides the zxing android library project as an AAR archive.
All you have to do is add this to your build.gradle
repositories {
jcenter()
}
dependencies {
implementation 'com.journeyapps:zxing-android-embedded:3.0.2@aar'
implementation 'com.google.zxing:core:3.2.0'
}
and Gradle does all the magic to compile the code and makes it accessible in your app.
To start the Scanner afterwards, use this class/method: From the Activity:
new IntentIntegrator(this).initiateScan(); // `this` is the current Activity
From a Fragment:
IntentIntegrator.forFragment(this).initiateScan(); // `this` is the current Fragment
// If you're using the support library, use IntentIntegrator.forSupportFragment(this) instead.
There are several customizing options:
IntentIntegrator integrator = new IntentIntegrator(this);
integrator.setDesiredBarcodeFormats(IntentIntegrator.ONE_D_CODE_TYPES);
integrator.setPrompt("Scan a barcode");
integrator.setCameraId(0); // Use a specific camera of the device
integrator.setBeepEnabled(false);
integrator.setBarcodeImageEnabled(true);
integrator.initiateScan();
They have a sample-project and are providing several integration examples:
If you already visited the link you going to see that I just copy&pasted the code from the git README. If not, go there to get some more insight and code examples.