Recording Video Activity
Now that we have set up our constants in Part-I let us start with our Recording process.
First, let us start by creating an interface that will use throughout the life cycle of RecordActivity.kt:
class IRecord {
interface ViewRecord{
fun toggleCamera()
fun initFrontCamera()
fun initBackCamera()
fun startRecording()
fun stopRecording()
fun recordVideo()
fun initVideoNameDialog()
}
interface PresenterRecord{
fun getVideoTask(file: File, context: Context, vidName:String,simpleVideoView: SimpleVideoView)
}
}Now to our presenter that will do the saving that will use on our activity. Notice that there to mappings. feedMapper will be under the personal saves of the current user. Even if it is closed to sharing it will still be used for the current users. uploadMapper will be used globally and be visible for every user that is using the app.
class RecordPresenter : IRecord.PresenterRecord {
override fun getVideoTask(
file: File,
context: Context,
vidName: String,
simpleVideoView: SimpleVideoView
) {
val uri = Uri.fromFile(file)
val feedRef = "UserFeed/Video/${AppUser.getUserId()}"
val uploadsRef = "uploads/Shareable"
val timeDate = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance().format(Date())
val millis = System.currentTimeMillis().toString()
val feedPush = Constants.fFeedRef.push()
val pKey = feedPush.key.toString()
val fUploadsStorageRef =
FirebaseStorage.getInstance().reference.child("uploads/${AppUser.getUserId()}")
.child("Videos")
.child(System.currentTimeMillis().toString() + ".mp4")
try {
val uploadTask = fUploadsStorageRef.putFile(uri)
uploadTask.continueWith {
if (!it.isSuccessful) {
it.exception?.let { t -> throw t }
}
fUploadsStorageRef.downloadUrl
}.addOnCompleteListener {
if (it.isSuccessful) {
showToast(context, "Recording Ended")
val a = it.result.toString()
it.result!!.addOnSuccessListener { uploadTask ->
val videoUrl = uploadTask.toString()
showToast(context, "Saving to Video View.")
feedMapper(pKey, timeDate, millis, videoUrl, feedRef, vidName)
uploadMapper(pKey, timeDate, millis, videoUrl, uploadsRef, vidName)
simpleVideoView.start(videoUrl)
}.addOnFailureListener {
showToast(context, "Uploading error.")
}
} else {
showToast(context, "Get Task error.")
}
}
} catch (e: Exception) {
e.message?.let { showToast(context, it) }
}
}
private fun feedMapper(
pKey: String,
timeDate: String,
timeMillis: String,
vidUrl: String,
feedPath: String,
vidName: String
) {
val feedMap: MutableMap<String, String> = HashMap()
feedMap["shareStat"] = "1"
feedMap["like"] = "0"
feedMap["timeDate"] = timeDate
feedMap["timeMillis"] = timeMillis
feedMap["uploaderId"] = AppUser.getUserId()
feedMap["videoUrl"] = vidUrl
feedMap["videoName"] = vidName
val mapFeed: MutableMap<String, Any> = HashMap()
mapFeed["$feedPath/$pKey"] = feedMap
FirebaseDbHelper.rootRef().updateChildren(mapFeed)
}
private fun uploadMapper(
pKey: String,
timeDate: String,
timeMillis: String,
vidUrl: String,
uploadPath: String,
vidName: String
) {
val uploadMap: MutableMap<String, String> = HashMap()
uploadMap["like"] = "0"
uploadMap["timeDate"] = timeDate
uploadMap["timeMillis"] = timeMillis
uploadMap["uploaderId"] = AppUser.getUserId()
uploadMap["videoUrl"] = vidUrl
uploadMap["videoName"] = vidName
val mapUpload: MutableMap<String, Any> = HashMap()
mapUpload["$uploadPath/$pKey"] = uploadMap
FirebaseDbHelper.rootRef().updateChildren(mapUpload)
}
}Now to design our RecordActivity.kt:
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".ui.activities.RecordActivity">
<androidx.camera.view.PreviewView
android:id="@+id/camera_view"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="1.0" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="70dp"
android:background="@color/just_fade"
android:elevation="3dp"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:weightSum="7"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent">
<Space
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1" />
<com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:clickable="true"
android:focusable="true"
android:foreground="@drawable/round_ripple"
app:cardBackgroundColor="@color/darker_fuchsia"
app:cardCornerRadius="60dp">
<com.klinker.android.simple_videoview.SimpleVideoView
android:id="@+id/recorded_video"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:muted="true"
app:showSpinner="false"
app:stopSystemAudio="false" />
</com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>
<Space
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1" />
<com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
android:id="@+id/record_btn"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
android:clickable="true"
android:focusable="true"
android:foreground="@drawable/round_ripple"
app:cardBackgroundColor="@color/white"
app:cardCornerRadius="60dp">
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/record_img"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:contentDescription="@string/record_video"
android:padding="3dp"
android:src="@drawable/ic_stop_video" />
</com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>
<Space
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1" />
<com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
android:id="@+id/toggle_camera"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:clickable="true"
android:focusable="true"
android:foreground="@drawable/round_ripple"
app:cardBackgroundColor="@color/darker_fuchsia"
app:cardCornerRadius="60dp">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:contentDescription="@string/rotate_camera"
android:src="@drawable/ic_rotate"
app:tint="@color/white" />
</com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>
<Space
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1" />
</LinearLayout>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>For our activity let’s first define our properties:
class RecordActivity : AppCompatActivity(), IRecord.ViewRecord, LifecycleOwner {
private lateinit var binding: ActivityRecordBinding
private lateinit var outputDirectory: File
private lateinit var cameraProviderFuture: ListenableFuture<ProcessCameraProvider>
private lateinit var cameraSelector: CameraSelector
private lateinit var videoPreviewView: Preview
private lateinit var cameraControl: CameraControl
private lateinit var cameraInfo: CameraInfo
private lateinit var dialog :Dialog
private lateinit var dCancel: ImageButton
private lateinit var dAccept: ImageButton
private lateinit var dVidName: TextInputEditText
// private lateinit var videoCapture: VideoCapture
private val executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor()
private lateinit var videoCapture: VideoCapture
private var isRecording = false
private var isFrontFacing = true
private var camera: Camera? = null
private val recPresenter: RecordPresenter by lazy {
RecordPresenter()
}
…
}Before starting know that, dear reader, CameraX is still is on alpha stage so any method that binds us to that library will be on experimental mode and will require @SuppressLint(“RestrictedApi”) annotation as a start. Now, let’s look at our overridden methods starting with:
- initFrontCamera() :
override fun initFrontCamera() {
CameraX.unbindAll()
outputDirectory = Constants.getOutputDirectory(this)
videoPreviewView = Preview.Builder().apply {
setTargetAspectRatio(AspectRatio.RATIO_16_9)
setTargetRotation(binding.cameraView.display.rotation)
}.build()
cameraSelector =
CameraSelector.Builder().requireLensFacing(CameraSelector.LENS_FACING_FRONT).build()
val videoCaptureCfg = VideoCaptureConfig.Builder().apply {
setTargetRotation(binding.cameraView.display.rotation)
setCameraSelector(cameraSelector)
setTargetAspectRatio(AspectRatio.RATIO_16_9)
}
videoCapture = VideoCapture(videoCaptureCfg.useCaseConfig)
cameraProviderFuture.addListener({
val cameraProvider = cameraProviderFuture.get()
camera = cameraProvider.bindToLifecycle(
this,
cameraSelector,
videoPreviewView,
videoCapture
)
cameraInfo = camera?.cameraInfo!!
cameraControl = camera?.cameraControl!!
binding.cameraView.preferredImplementationMode =
PreviewView.ImplementationMode.TEXTURE_VIEW
videoPreviewView.setSurfaceProvider(binding.cameraView.createSurfaceProvider(cameraInfo))
}, ContextCompat.getMainExecutor(this.applicationContext))
}- initBackCamera():
override fun initBackCamera() {
CameraX.unbindAll()
outputDirectory = Constants.getOutputDirectory(this)
videoPreviewView = Preview.Builder().apply {
setTargetAspectRatio(AspectRatio.RATIO_16_9)
setTargetRotation(binding.cameraView.display.rotation)
}.build()
cameraSelector =
CameraSelector.Builder().requireLensFacing(CameraSelector.LENS_FACING_BACK).build()
val videoCaptureCfg = VideoCaptureConfig.Builder().apply {
setTargetRotation(binding.cameraView.display.rotation)
setCameraSelector(cameraSelector)
setMaxResolution(Size(1080, 2310))
setDefaultResolution(Size(1080, 2310))
}
videoCapture = VideoCapture(videoCaptureCfg.useCaseConfig)
cameraProviderFuture.addListener({
val cameraProvider = cameraProviderFuture.get()
camera = cameraProvider.bindToLifecycle(
this,
cameraSelector,
videoPreviewView,
videoCapture
)
cameraInfo = camera?.cameraInfo!!
cameraControl = camera?.cameraControl!!
binding.cameraView.preferredImplementationMode =
PreviewView.ImplementationMode.TEXTURE_VIEW
videoPreviewView.setSurfaceProvider(binding.cameraView.createSurfaceProvider(cameraInfo))
}, ContextCompat.getMainExecutor(this.applicationContext))
}- initVideoNameDialog() :
override fun initVideoNameDialog() {
dialog = Dialog(this,R.style.BlurTheme)
val width = ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT
val height = ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT
dialog.window!!.setLayout(width, height)
dialog.window!!.attributes.windowAnimations = R.style.DialogSlide
dialog.setContentView(R.layout.dialog_video_name)
dialog.setCanceledOnTouchOutside(true)
dCancel = dialog.findViewById(R.id.d_close_dialog)
dAccept = dialog.findViewById(R.id.d_accept_name)
dVidName = dialog.findViewById(R.id.d_vid_name)
}- startRecording() :
override fun startRecording() {
val file = Constants.createFile(
outputDirectory,
Constants.FILENAME,
Constants.VIDEO_EXTENSION
)
videoCapture.startRecording(
file,
executor,
object : VideoCapture.OnVideoSavedCallback {
override fun onVideoSaved(file: File) {
Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post {
showToast(this@RecordActivity, file.name)
recPresenter.getVideoTask(
file,
this@RecordActivity,
dVidName.text.toString(),
binding.recordedVideo
)
}
}
override fun onError(videoCaptureError: Int, message: String, cause: Throwable?) {
Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post {
showToast(this@RecordActivity, file.name + " failed to save. / $message")
}
}
}
)
}- stopRecording():
override fun stopRecording() {
videoCapture.stopRecording()
}- recordVideo():
override fun recordVideo() {
val camStartFx = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.camera_start_marimba)
val camStopFx = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.camera_stop_marimba)
isRecording = if (!isRecording) {
dAccept.setOnClickListener {
dialog.dismiss()
camStartFx.start()
binding.recordImg.setImageDrawable(
ContextCompat.getDrawable(
this,
R.drawable.ic_start_video
)
)
startRecording()
}
true
} else {
camStopFx.start()
binding.recordImg.setImageDrawable(
ContextCompat.getDrawable(
this,
R.drawable.ic_stop_video
)
)
stopRecording()
false
}
dCancel.setOnClickListener { dialog.dismiss() }
dialog.show()
}- toggleCamera():
override fun toggleCamera() {
isFrontFacing = if (isFrontFacing) {
binding.cameraView.post { initFrontCamera() }
false
} else {
binding.cameraView.post { initBackCamera() }
true
}
}Finally, let us bind to our on create method:
@SuppressLint("RestrictedApi")
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
binding = ActivityRecordBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
setContentView(binding.root)
supportActionBar?.hide()
window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON)
cameraProviderFuture = ProcessCameraProvider.getInstance(this)
initVideoNameDialog()
binding.cameraView.post { initFrontCamera() }
binding.toggleCamera.setOnClickListener {
toggleCamera()
}
binding.recordBtn.setOnClickListener {
recordVideo()
}
}End result of our Record Activity
