media module

Classes

File

File object that can be used to represent image or video or audio

Media

Media object returned by the select Media API

VideoController

VideoController class is used to communicate between the app and the host client during the video capture flow

Interfaces

AssembleAttachment

Helper object to assembled media chunks

AudioProps

All properties in AudioProps are optional and have default values in the platform

BarCodeConfig

Barcode configuration supplied to scanBarCode API to customize barcode scanning experience in mobile All properties in BarCodeConfig are optional and have default values in the platform

ImageProps

All properties in ImageProps are optional and have default values in the platform

ImageUri

Input for view images API

MediaChunk

Media chunks an output of getMedia API from platform

MediaInputs

Input parameter supplied to the select Media API

MediaResult

Output of getMedia API from platform

VideoAndImageProps

All properties in VideoAndImageProps are optional and have default values in the platform

VideoControllerCallback

Callback which will register your app to listen to lifecycle events during the video capture flow

VideoProps

All properties in VideoProps are optional and have default values in the platform

Type Aliases

captureImageCallbackFunctionType

Function callback type used when calling captureImage.

errorCallbackFunctionType

Error callback function type.

getMediaCallbackFunctionType

Function callback type used when calling getMedia

scanBarCodeCallbackFunctionType

Function callback type used when calling scanBarCode.

selectMediaCallbackFunctionType

Function callback type used when calling selectMedia.

Enums

CameraStartMode

The modes in which camera can be launched in select Media API

FileFormat

Enum for file formats supported

ImageOutputFormats

Specifies the image output formats.

ImageUriType

ID contains a mapping for content uri on platform's side, URL is generic

MediaControllerEvent

Events which are used to communicate between the app and the host client during the media recording flow

MediaType

Specifies the type of Media

Source

Specifies the image source

Functions

captureImage(captureImageCallbackFunctionType)

Launch camera, capture image or choose image from gallery and return the images as a File[] object to the callback.

See SdkError if there are any. If error is null or undefined, the callback will be called with a collection of See File objects

hasPermission()

Checks whether or not media has user permission

requestPermission()

Requests user permission for media

scanBarCode(scanBarCodeCallbackFunctionType, BarCodeConfig)
selectMedia(MediaInputs, selectMediaCallbackFunctionType)

Select an attachment using camera/gallery

viewImages(ImageUri[], errorCallbackFunctionType)

View images using native image viewer

Function Details

captureImage(captureImageCallbackFunctionType)

Launch camera, capture image or choose image from gallery and return the images as a File[] object to the callback.

See SdkError if there are any. If error is null or undefined, the callback will be called with a collection of See File objects

function captureImage(callback: captureImageCallbackFunctionType)

Parameters

Remarks

Note: Currently we support getting one File through this API, i.e. the file arrays size will be one. Note: For desktop, this API is not supported. Callback will be resolved with ErrorCode.NotSupported.

hasPermission()

Note

This API is in Beta and provided as a preview for developers and may change based on feedback that we receive. Do not use this API in a production environment.

Checks whether or not media has user permission

function hasPermission(): Promise<boolean>

Returns

Promise<boolean>

Promise that will resolve with true if the user had granted the app permission to media information, or with false otherwise, In case of an error, promise will reject with the error. Function can also throw a NOT_SUPPORTED_ON_PLATFORM error

requestPermission()

Note

This API is in Beta and provided as a preview for developers and may change based on feedback that we receive. Do not use this API in a production environment.

Requests user permission for media

function requestPermission(): Promise<boolean>

Returns

Promise<boolean>

Promise that will resolve with true if the user consented permission for media, or with false otherwise, In case of an error, promise will reject with the error. Function can also throw a NOT_SUPPORTED_ON_PLATFORM error

scanBarCode(scanBarCodeCallbackFunctionType, BarCodeConfig)

Warning

This API is now deprecated.

As of 2.1.0, please use barCode.scanBarCode(config?: BarCodeConfig): Promise<string> instead.

Scan Barcode/QRcode using camera

function scanBarCode(callback: scanBarCodeCallbackFunctionType, config?: BarCodeConfig)

Parameters

callback
scanBarCodeCallbackFunctionType

callback to invoke after scanning the barcode

config
BarCodeConfig

optional input configuration to customize the barcode scanning experience

Remarks

Note: For desktop and web, this API is not supported. Callback will be resolved with ErrorCode.NotSupported.

selectMedia(MediaInputs, selectMediaCallbackFunctionType)

Select an attachment using camera/gallery

function selectMedia(mediaInputs: MediaInputs, callback: selectMediaCallbackFunctionType)

Parameters

mediaInputs
MediaInputs

The input params to customize the media to be selected

callback
selectMediaCallbackFunctionType

The callback to invoke after fetching the media

viewImages(ImageUri[], errorCallbackFunctionType)

View images using native image viewer

function viewImages(uriList: ImageUri[], callback: errorCallbackFunctionType)

Parameters

uriList

ImageUri[]

list of URIs for images to be viewed - can be content URI or server URL. Supports up to 10 Images in a single call

callback
errorCallbackFunctionType

returns back error if encountered, returns null in case of success