Multiple Asset Photos | Videos selecting package for Expo SDK 43+. For users who use React native and managed workflow + Styled Components.
How to Video => https://youtu.be/xcMcVZTw6xA
Copy & Paste => https://snack.expo.dev/@natysoz/expo-images-picker
- expo multiple image selector
- Allow selecting multiple Photos or Videos.
- Allow getting extra metadata.
- Allow resizing and get base64 images.
- Permission requests built in.
- Support Both landscape and portrait.
- Simple Indicator for the selected Assets.
- Custom Indicator for the selected Assets.
- Allow using custom navbar component.
- Optimized for speed.
- Install with
or
$ npm install expo-images-picker
$ yarn add expo-images-picker
- import to the top of your file like
import { AssetsSelector } from 'expo-images-picker'
- install @expo-vectors package and send icons as props to the widget
import { Ionicons } from '@expo/vector-icons'
- Use the imported as Following =>
<AssetsSelector Settings={widgetSettings} Errors={widgetErrors} Styles={widgetStyles} Resize={widgetResize} // optional Navigator={widgetNavigator} // optional CustomNavigator={{ // optional Component: CustomNavigator, props: { backFunction: true, onSuccess, text: T.ACTIONS.SELECT, }, }} />
##[๐ Params]
you better create this const out of your component , if you do need it inside your component , use useMemo from react.
const widgetSettings = useMemo(
() => ({
getImageMetaData: false,
initialLoad: 100,
assetsType: [MediaType.photo, MediaType.video],
minSelection: 1,
maxSelection: 3,
portraitCols: 4,
landscapeCols: 4,
}),
[]
)
getImageMetaData
- return an asset with extra metadata fields * may cause slower results .
but on some ios versions its a must , because u need the absolute file path file://
and not asset-library://
-
initialLoad
- initial amount of assets to load first time. -
assetsType
- array that includes[MediaType.photo, MediaType.video]
. [photo
,video
]. -
minSelection
- min amount of images user need to select. -
maxSelection
- max amount of images user need to select. -
portraitCols
- Number of columns in portrait Mode. -
landscapeCols
- Number of columns in landscape Mode.
const widgetErrors = useMemo(
() => ({
errorTextColor: polar_text_2,
errorMessages: {
hasErrorWithPermissions: translator(
T.ERROR.HAS_PERMISSIONS_ERROR
),
hasErrorWithLoading: translator(T.ERROR.HAS_INTERNAL_ERROR),
hasErrorWithResizing: translator(T.ERROR.HAS_INTERNAL_ERROR),
hasNoAssets: translator(T.ERROR.HAS_NO_ASSETS),
},
}),
[]
)
-
onError
- callback function that you can pass and will fire whenever there is an error. -
errorTextColor
- set the text color of an error message. -
errorMessages
`hasErrorWithPermissions`- error text when there are no permissions. `hasErrorWithLoading` - error text for issue with loading assets. `hasErrorWithResizing` - error text for issue with resizing. `hasNoAssets` - text shows when there are no assets to show.
const widgetStyles = useMemo(
() => ({
margin: 2,
bgColor: bg,
spinnerColor: main,
widgetWidth: 99,
videoIcon: {
Component: Ionicons,
iconName: 'ios-videocam',
color: polar_text_1,
size: 20,
},
selectedIcon: {
Component: Ionicons,
iconName: 'ios-checkmark-circle-outline',
color: 'white',
bg: mainWithOpacity,
size: 26,
},
}),
[polar_text_1, mainWithOpacity]
)
-
margin
- set margin between the images. -
bgColor
- set the widget background color. -
spinnerColor
- set the color of the spinner (loading indicator). -
widgetWidth
- the widget width in percentages . -
videoIcon
Component
- the icon component.(from @expo/vector-icons).iconName
- the icon name.Component
- the icon color.Component
- the icon size. -
selectedIcon
- the widget width in percentages .Component
- the icon component.(from @expo/vector-icons).iconName
- the icon name.color
- the icon color.bg
- set the cover color when an asset is select.size
- the icon size.
const widgetNavigator = useMemo(
() => ({
Texts: {
finish: 'finish',
back: 'back',
selected: 'selected',
},
midTextColor: polar_text_2,
minSelection: 3,
buttonTextStyle: _textStyle,
buttonStyle: _buttonStyle,
onBack: () => navigation.goBack(),
onSuccess: (data: Asset[]) => onSuccess(data),
}),
[]
)
-
Texts
- send infinish
back
selected
texts. -
midTextColor
- set the color of the middle text aka "selected" . -
minSelection
- set the min selection ,continue
button will be unavailable until user select this amount of images. -
buttonTextStyle
- Text Style Object , design the text inside the buttons. -
buttonStyle
- View Style Object, design the button itself. -
onBack
- Send in a function to go back to your screen. -
onSuccess
- Send in a function to go back and send the returned data.
const widgetResize = useMemo(
() => ({
width: 512,
compress: 0.7,
base64: false,
saveTo: SaveType.JPG,
}),
[]
)
**Note that using manipulate might result with crash or slow loading times on older phones.
- All fields are optional , in order to resize and keep images Ratio its recommend sending only width or height, and it will resize using this axis only.
-
width
- Manipulate image widthoptional
-
height
- Manipulate image widthoptional
-
compress
- compress 0.1 Super low quality 1.0 leave as is (high quality). -
base64
- will add extra result , image as a base64 string. -
saveTo
- can bepng
orjpeg
.
Make sure your CustomTopNavigator can receive onSuccess function. And bind this onFinish function on the correct button.
-
Component
- Send in your Custom nav bar. -
props
Send any props your Custom Component needs.
<AssetsSelector
options={{
...otherProps,
CustomTopNavigator: {
Component: CustomNavImageSelection,
props: {
onSuccess: (data: Asset[]) => onDone(data),
backFunction: true,
text: T.ACTIONS.SELECT
},
},
}}
/>