What’s new in the Aspose.BarCode for Java 23.9

Release Highlights

Aspose.BarCode for Java 23.9 introduces major enhancements, including GS1 Composite barcode recognition, extended Aztec encoding features, and significant performance and API modernization improvements. This release also addresses key decoding bugs and adds new structured append functionality.

New Features

• GS1 Composite and GS1 Aztec Support
  New barcode types GS_1_COMPOSITE_BAR and GS_1_AZTEC added to EncodeTypes and DecodeType, enabling comprehensive GS1 barcode workflows.

• Extended Aztec Encoding Support
  Added:

  • AztecEncodeMode (AUTO, BYTES, EXTENDED_CODETEXT)
  • AztecExtCodetextBuilder for advanced encoding sequences
  • StructuredAppend support via barcode ID, count, and file ID
  • Reader Initialization and Layers Count support

Enhancements

• Performance Optimization
  Improved decoding speed across barcode types, with special attention to Aspose.BarCode for Python via Java integration.

• Migration to java.time.LocalDateTime
  Replaced deprecated java.util.Date with modern Java time API across public members.

• Improved Aztec Decoder
  Enhanced decoding logic ensures better results in low-resolution and rotated images.

Bug Fixes

• BMP Loading Failure Fixed
  Addressed issue where BMP images could not be processed under certain conditions.

• DataMatrix from JPG Not Detected
  Resolved recognition failure when reading DataMatrix codes from JPG images.

Public API and Backward Incompatible Changes

✅ Added

• New Barcode Types:

  • GS_1_AZTEC, GS_1_COMPOSITE_BAR

• New Aztec Features:

  • AztecEncodeMode
  • AztecExtCodetextBuilder
  • Structured Append: setStructuredAppendBarcodeId(), setStructuredAppendFileId()
  • Reader Initialization: setReaderInitialization(boolean)
  • Layer control: setLayersCount(int)

• Extended Parameters:

  • BarCodeExtendedParameters.getAztec()
  • AztecExtendedParameters with full structured append access

🔍 Explore the Full Release Details

For full list of updates, please visit Aspose.BarCode for Java 23.9 Release Notes.

aztec barcode | gs1 composite | structured append | aztec encode mode | java localdatetime