IOS: Get path of saved file

[adnanakbar]

When I record the video, the file gets saved on ios camera roll but data.file comes back as /asset.mp4

I need to save the path of the save file, how do I get the path. Its a very urgent requirement, need help please.

videorecorder.record(options) .then((data) => { console.log(data.file) }) .catch((err) => { console.log(err) })

[triniwiz]

I can't promise a fix asap but i'll look into this

[adnanakbar]

Can you suggest any work around?

[adnanakbar]

This is still not fixed. data.file still giving me /asset.mp4

I have done the following tweak to work for me: assetLibrary.writeVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbumCompletionBlock(nativePath_1, function (file, error) { //_this._callback({ file: path_1 }); if (!error) { //_this._callback({ file: file.path }); _this._callback({ file: path_1 }); } //fs.File.fromPath(path_1).remove(); });

By the way just for the reference, this is the files getting installed from npm package when I used latest package version "nativescript-videorecorder": "^3.0.0-ALPHA.2"

"use strict"; function export(m) { for (var p in m) if (!exports.hasOwnProperty(p)) exports[p] = m[p]; } Object.defineProperty(exports, "esModule", { value: true }); var frame = require("tns-core-modules/ui/frame"); var fs = require("tns-core-modules/file-system"); var types = require("tns-core-modules/utils/types"); require("./async-await"); var videorecorder_common_1 = require("./videorecorder.common"); __export(require("./videorecorder.common")); var listener; var VideoRecorder = (function (_super) { extends(VideoRecorder, _super); function VideoRecorder() { return _super !== null && _super.apply(this, arguments) || this; } VideoRecorder.prototype.requestPermissions = function () { var _this = this; return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) { if (!_this.options.saveToGallery) return resolve(); var authStatus = PHPhotoLibrary.authorizationStatus(); if (authStatus === 0) { PHPhotoLibrary.requestAuthorization(function (auth) { if (auth === 3) { resolve(); } }); } else if (authStatus !== 3) { reject(); } }); }; VideoRecorder.prototype.isAvailable = function () { return UIImagePickerController.isSourceTypeAvailable(1); }; VideoRecorder.prototype._startRecording = function (options) { var _this = this; if (options === void 0) { options = this.options; } return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) { listener = null; var picker = UIImagePickerController.new(); picker.mediaTypes = [kUTTypeMovie]; picker.sourceType = 1; picker.cameraCaptureMode = 1; if (options.position !== videorecorder_common_1.CameraPosition.NONE) { picker.cameraDevice = options.position === videorecorder_common_1.CameraPosition.FRONT ? 1 : 0; } picker.allowsEditing = false; picker.videoQuality = options.hd ? 0 : 2; picker.videoMaximumDuration = types.isNumber(options.duration) && options.duration > 0 ? Number(options.duration) : Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY; if (options) { listener = UIImagePickerControllerDelegateImpl.initWithOwnerCallbackOptions(new WeakRef(_this), resolve, options); } else { listener = UIImagePickerControllerDelegateImpl.initWithCallback(resolve); } picker.delegate = listener; picker.modalPresentationStyle = 3; var topMostFrame = frame.topmost(); if (topMostFrame) { var viewController = topMostFrame.currentPage && topMostFrame.currentPage.ios; if (viewController) { viewController.presentViewControllerAnimatedCompletion(picker, true, null); } } }); }; return VideoRecorder; }(videorecorder_common_1.VideoRecorderCommon)); exports.VideoRecorder = VideoRecorder; var UIImagePickerControllerDelegateImpl = (function (_super) { extends(UIImagePickerControllerDelegateImpl, _super); function UIImagePickerControllerDelegateImpl() { var _this = _super !== null && _super.apply(this, arguments) || this; _this._format = videorecorder_common_1.VideoFormat.DEFAULT; return _this; } UIImagePickerControllerDelegateImpl.initWithCallback = function (callback) { var delegate = new UIImagePickerControllerDelegateImpl(); delegate._callback = callback; return delegate; }; UIImagePickerControllerDelegateImpl.initWithOwnerCallbackOptions = function (owner, callback, options) { var delegate = new UIImagePickerControllerDelegateImpl(); if (options) { delegate._saveToGallery = options.saveToGallery; delegate._format = options.format; delegate._hd = options.hd; } delegate._callback = callback; return delegate; }; UIImagePickerControllerDelegateImpl.prototype.imagePickerControllerDidCancel = function (picker) { picker.presentingViewController.dismissViewControllerAnimatedCompletion(true, null); listener = null; }; UIImagePickerControllerDelegateImpl.prototype.imagePickerControllerDidFinishPickingMediaWithInfo = function (picker, info) { var _this = this; if (info) { var currentDate = new Date(); if (this._saveToGallery) { var source = info.objectForKey(UIImagePickerControllerMediaURL); if (this._format === videorecorder_common_1.VideoFormat.MP4) { var asset = AVAsset.assetWithURL(source); var preset = this.hd ? AVAssetExportPresetHighestQuality : AVAssetExportPresetLowQuality; var session = AVAssetExportSession.exportSessionWithAssetPresetName(asset, preset); session.outputFileType = AVFileTypeMPEG4; var fileName = "VID" + +new Date() + ".mp4"; var path_1 = fs.path.join(fs.knownFolders.documents().path, fileName); var nativePath_1 = NSURL.fileURLWithPath(path_1); session.outputURL = nativePath_1; session.exportAsynchronouslyWithCompletionHandler(function () { var assetLibrary = ALAssetsLibrary.alloc().init(); assetLibrary.writeVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbumCompletionBlock(nativePath_1, function (file, error) { if (!error) { _this._callback({ file: file.path }); } fs.File.fromPath(path_1).remove(); }); }); } else { var assetLibrary = ALAssetsLibrary.alloc().init(); assetLibrary.writeVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbumCompletionBlock(source, function (file, error) { if (!error) { _this._callback({ file: file.path }); } else { console.log(error.localizedDescription); } }); } } else { var source_1 = info.objectForKey(UIImagePickerControllerMediaURL); if (this._format === videorecorder_common_1.VideoFormat.MP4) { var asset = AVAsset.assetWithURL(source_1); var preset = this.hd ? AVAssetExportPresetHighestQuality : AVAssetExportPresetLowQuality; var session = AVAssetExportSession.exportSessionWithAssetPresetName(asset, preset); session.outputFileType = AVFileTypeMPEG4; var fileName = "VID" + +new Date() + ".mp4"; var path_2 = fs.path.join(fs.knownFolders.documents().path, fileName); var nativePath = NSURL.fileURLWithPath(path_2); session.outputURL = nativePath; session.exportAsynchronouslyWithCompletionHandler(function () { fs.File.fromPath(source_1.path).remove(); _this._callback({ file: path_2 }); }); } else { this._callback({ file: source_1.path }); } } picker.presentingViewController.dismissViewControllerAnimatedCompletion(true, null); listener = null; } }; UIImagePickerControllerDelegateImpl.ObjCProtocols = [UIImagePickerControllerDelegate]; return UIImagePickerControllerDelegateImpl; }(NSObject)); //# sourceMappingURL=videorecorder.ios.js.map

[ghost]

Agreed we are running in to the same issue, plus I have a small fix we will put in a PR shortly to do with permissions when you choose save to gallery. Do you think this will get looked at reasonably soon, or should we start considering workarounds?

Thanks, love the work by the way!

[mreall]

This is still a problem. If I set saveToGallery to true in the options, I can't access the recording at the data.file location. Setting saveToGallery to false works fine, but then the video isn't available in the gallery.