[BUG] Cannot capture image with CameraView using just MVVM

[jfversluis]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• [X] I have searched the existing issues

Did you read the "Reporting a bug" section on Contributing file?

• [X] I have read the "Reporting a bug" section on Contributing file: https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Maui/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#reporting-a-bug

Current Behavior

As outlined in our docs we can use the CaptureImageCommand to capture an image while using the MVVM pattern in our .NET MAUI app.

However, to access the actual media that was captured we need to subscribe to the MediaCaptured event. And by having to use an event suddenly I am breaking the MVVM pattern.

Expected Behavior

We need to have a way of also capturing the media in an MVVM fashion to not force people into bad patterns.

Steps To Reproduce

N/A

Link to public reproduction project repository

https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Maui

Environment

- .NET MAUI CommunityToolkit Camera: 1.0.2
- OS: N/A
- .NET MAUI: 8.0.61

Anything else?

Additionally I think we may want to consider giving the CaptureImageCommand a default value for the CancellationToken or have an override without it. This makes consuming in XAML a bit harder.

[polincev]

For anybody stumbling upon this issue, a functional work-around I'm currently using is the EventToCommandBehavior from the Community Toolkit. This doesn't require any code-behind and propagates the captured media to the ViewModel.

Here is a sample XAML that maps the MediaCaptured event to a command named MediaCapturedCommand:

<toolkit:CameraView.Behaviors>
    <toolkit:EventToCommandBehavior
        EventName="MediaCaptured"
        x:TypeArguments="toolkit:MediaCapturedEventArgs"
        Command="{Binding BindingContext.MediaCapturedCommand, Source={x:Reference Camera}}"/>
</toolkit:CameraView.Behaviors>

The Command needs to accept a parameter of type MediaCapturedEventArgs in this case.

EDIT

Just to avoid any confusion, the "Camera" which is referenced in the Binding Source is the name I have assigned to the ContentPage (x:Name="Camera")