Phonegap - Save image from url into device photo gallery
I'm developing phonegap application and I need to save Image from url to the Device Photo Gallery.
I can't find at the Phonegap Api a way for doing it and Also I didn't find phonegap plugin for that.
I need it to work with Iphone & Android
Thanks a lot!
This is file download code which can be used by anyone. You just have three parameters to use this like-
1) URL
2) Folder name which you want to create in your Sdcard
3) File name (You can give any name to file)
All types of file can download by using this code. you can use this as .js
And this works on IOS
also.
//First step check parameters mismatch and checking network connection if available call download function
function DownloadFile(URL, Folder_Name, File_Name) {
//Parameters mismatch check
if (URL == null && Folder_Name == null && File_Name == null) {
return;
}
else {
//checking Internet connection availablity
var networkState = navigator.connection.type;
if (networkState == Connection.NONE) {
return;
} else {
download(URL, Folder_Name, File_Name); //If available download function call
}
}
}
//Second step to get Write permission and Folder Creation
function download(URL, Folder_Name, File_Name) {
//step to request a file system
window.requestFileSystem(LocalFileSystem.PERSISTENT, 0, fileSystemSuccess, fileSystemFail);
function fileSystemSuccess(fileSystem) {
var download_link = encodeURI(URL);
ext = download_link.substr(download_link.lastIndexOf('.') + 1); //Get extension of URL
var directoryEntry = fileSystem.root; // to get root path of directory
directoryEntry.getDirectory(Folder_Name, { create: true, exclusive: false }, onDirectorySuccess, onDirectoryFail); // creating folder in sdcard
var rootdir = fileSystem.root;
var fp = rootdir.fullPath; // Returns Fulpath of local directory
fp = fp + "/" + Folder_Name + "/" + File_Name + "." + ext; // fullpath and name of the file which we want to give
// download function call
filetransfer(download_link, fp);
}
function onDirectorySuccess(parent) {
// Directory created successfuly
}
function onDirectoryFail(error) {
//Error while creating directory
alert("Unable to create new directory: " + error.code);
}
function fileSystemFail(evt) {
//Unable to access file system
alert(evt.target.error.code);
}
}
//Third step for download a file into created folder
function filetransfer(download_link, fp) {
var fileTransfer = new FileTransfer();
// File download function with URL and local path
fileTransfer.download(download_link, fp,
function (entry) {
alert("download complete: " + entry.fullPath);
},
function (error) {
//Download abort errors or download failed errors
alert("download error source " + error.source);
//alert("download error target " + error.target);
//alert("upload error code" + error.code);
}
);
}
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The latest version of Cordova (3.3+), the newer (1.0.0+) version of File uses filesystem URLs instead of the file path. So, to make the accepted answer work with the newer version in the FileSystemSuccess function change the line:
var fp = rootdir.fullPath;
to:
var fp = rootdir.toURL();
Another easy way is to use the Cordova/Phonegap plugin Canvas2ImagePlugin. Install it and add the following function to your code which is based on getImageDataURL() by Raul Sanchez (Thanks!).
function saveImageToPhone(url, success, error) {
var canvas, context, imageDataUrl, imageData;
var img = new Image();
img.onload = function() {
canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
canvas.width = img.width;
canvas.height = img.height;
context = canvas.getContext('2d');
context.drawImage(img, 0, 0);
try {
imageDataUrl = canvas.toDataURL('image/jpeg', 1.0);
imageData = imageDataUrl.replace(/data:image\/jpeg;base64,/, '');
cordova.exec(
success,
error,
'Canvas2ImagePlugin',
'saveImageDataToLibrary',
[imageData]
);
}
catch(e) {
error(e.message);
}
};
try {
img.src = url;
}
catch(e) {
error(e.message);
}
}
Use it like this:
var success = function(msg){
console.info(msg);
};
var error = function(err){
console.error(err);
};
saveImageToPhone('myimage.jpg', success, error);