How to compile Google Vision API library?

Question

I am trying to implement Google Vision API, but after adding libraries I am getting the following error:

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithMultidexlistForDebug'.

java.io.IOException: Can't write [/Users/anshul/AndroidStudioProjects/CisiveDemo/app/build/intermediates/multi-dex/debug/componentClasses.jar] (Can't read [/Users/anshul/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.google.guava/guava-jdk5/17.0/463f8378feba44df7ba7cd9272d01837dad62b36/guava-jdk5-17.0.jar(;;;;;;**.class)] (Duplicate zip entry [guava-jdk5-17.0.jar:com/google/common/annotations/Beta.class]))

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 27
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.demo.cisive"
        minSdkVersion 15
        targetSdkVersion 27
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        multiDexEnabled true
        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
    configurations.all {
        resolutionStrategy.force 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:1.3.9'
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.0.2'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    implementation 'com.android.support:design:27.1.0'
    implementation 'com.github.delight-im:Android-AdvancedWebView:v3.0.0'
    implementation 'com.basgeekball:awesome-validation:1.3'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:11.8.0'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:11.8.0'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.1'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.1'


    implementation 'com.google.api-client:google-api-client-android:1.23.0'
    implementation 'com.google.http-client:google-http-client-gson:1.23.0'
    implementation 'com.google.apis:google-api-services-vision:v1-rev369-1.23.0'
}

Dependencies

+--- com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.0
|    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.1.0
|    +--- com.android.support:support-core-utils:27.1.0
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.1.0
|    |    \--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.1.0
|    |         +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.1.0
|    |         \--- android.arch.lifecycle:runtime:1.1.0
|    |              +--- android.arch.lifecycle:common:1.1.0
|    |              \--- android.arch.core:common:1.1.0
|    +--- com.android.support:support-fragment:27.1.0
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.1.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-core-ui:27.1.0
|    |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.1.0
|    |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    \--- com.android.support:support-core-utils:27.1.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-core-utils:27.1.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.1.0
|    |    +--- android.arch.lifecycle:livedata-core:1.1.0
|    |    |    +--- android.arch.lifecycle:common:1.1.0
|    |    |    +--- android.arch.core:common:1.1.0
|    |    |    \--- android.arch.core:runtime:1.1.0
|    |    |         \--- android.arch.core:common:1.1.0
|    |    \--- android.arch.lifecycle:viewmodel:1.1.0
|    +--- com.android.support:support-vector-drawable:27.1.0
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.1.0
|    |    \--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.1.0 (*)
|    \--- com.android.support:animated-vector-drawable:27.1.0
|         +--- com.android.support:support-vector-drawable:27.1.0 (*)
|         \--- com.android.support:support-core-ui:27.1.0 (*)
+--- com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.0.2
|    \--- com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout-solver:1.0.2
+--- com.android.support:design:27.1.0
|    +--- com.android.support:support-v4:27.1.0
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.1.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-media-compat:27.1.0
|    |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.1.0
|    |    |    \--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.1.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-core-utils:27.1.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-core-ui:27.1.0 (*)
|    |    \--- com.android.support:support-fragment:27.1.0 (*)
|    +--- com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.0 (*)
|    +--- com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:27.1.0
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.1.0
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.1.0 (*)
|    |    \--- com.android.support:support-core-ui:27.1.0 (*)
|    \--- com.android.support:transition:27.1.0
|         +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.1.0
|         \--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.1.0 (*)
+--- com.github.delight-im:Android-AdvancedWebView:v3.0.0
+--- com.basgeekball:awesome-validation:1.3
|    \--- com.google.guava:guava:19.0
+--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:11.8.0
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth-api-phone:11.8.0
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:11.8.0
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.8.0
|    |    |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-v4:25.2.0 -> 27.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement-license:11.8.0
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:11.8.0
|    |    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.8.0 (*)
|    |    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks-license:11.8.0
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base-license:11.8.0
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.8.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:11.8.0 (*)
|    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth-api-phone-license:11.8.0
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth-base:11.8.0
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:11.8.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.8.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:11.8.0 (*)
|    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth-base-license:11.8.0
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:11.8.0 (*)
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.8.0 (*)
|    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:11.8.0 (*)
+--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:11.8.0 (*)
+--- com.google.api-client:google-api-client-android:1.23.0
|    +--- com.google.api-client:google-api-client:1.23.0
|    |    +--- com.google.oauth-client:google-oauth-client:1.23.0
|    |    |    +--- com.google.http-client:google-http-client:1.23.0
|    |    |    |    +--- com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:1.3.9
|    |    |    |    \--- org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.0.1
|    |    |    |         +--- org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:4.0.1
|    |    |    |         +--- commons-logging:commons-logging:1.1.1
|    |    |    |         \--- commons-codec:commons-codec:1.3
|    |    |    \--- com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:1.3.9
|    |    +--- com.google.http-client:google-http-client-jackson2:1.23.0
|    |    |    +--- com.google.http-client:google-http-client:1.23.0 (*)
|    |    |    \--- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.1.3
|    |    \--- com.google.guava:guava-jdk5:17.0
|    \--- com.google.http-client:google-http-client-android:1.23.0
|         \--- com.google.http-client:google-http-client:1.23.0 (*)
+--- com.google.http-client:google-http-client-gson:1.23.0
|    +--- com.google.http-client:google-http-client:1.23.0 (*)
|    \--- com.google.code.gson:gson:2.1
+--- com.google.apis:google-api-services-vision:v1-rev369-1.23.0
|    \--- com.google.api-client:google-api-client:1.23.0 (*)
\--- com.android.support:multidex:1.0.2

`(Duplicate zip entry [guava-jdk5)` .You need to exclude to duplicate one . — ADM, Mar 20 '18 at 14:01
@ADM please tell me how to do it, I am not able to understand this error — Anshul Khare, Mar 20 '18 at 14:02
Please show output of this command https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39008887/how-do-i-show-dependencies-tree-in-android-studio/39020703#39020703 — OneCricketeer, Mar 20 '18 at 14:04
Try `implementation {('com.google.apis:google-api-services-vision:v1-rev369-1.23.0') exclude group:'com.google.guava' }`. — ADM, Mar 20 '18 at 14:06
@cricket_007 I got this releaseCompileClasspath after running the command — Anshul Khare, Mar 20 '18 at 14:19
What is `'com.google.api-client:google-api-client-android:1.23.0'`, and why do you need it? — OneCricketeer, Mar 20 '18 at 15:06

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 20 '18 at 15:13

These lines are the problem (well, just the first one, but the rest are related).

implementation 'com.google.api-client:google-api-client-android:1.23.0'
implementation 'com.google.http-client:google-http-client-gson:1.23.0'
implementation 'com.google.apis:google-api-services-vision:v1-rev369-1.23.0'

If you search in the output of the dependencies, you see the library in the error. com.google.guava:guava-jdk5:17.0... Android originally supported JDK6, so even having a JDK5 library is a sign something is wrong.

The google-api-java-client project is in maintenance mode, and is not the recommended library to use for Android development.

Use Google Play Services APIs instead. (Which you already are using for Auth). For example, there is a Vision API there.

If you need an HTTP Client with Gson support, checkout Retrofit

How to compile Google Vision API library?

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