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In this article, we create react native application to select and upload videos from the user’s library.

We use react native image picker to select video from user gallery.

Table Of Content

  1. Create React native application
  2. Install react native image picker
  3. implement select video from the user library
  4. upload a video using fetch
  5. complete Example to select & upload video in react native

Let’s start with create react native application

Create React native application

  • create application
npx react-native init RNVideo
  • gradlew clean
cd RNVideo\android && gradlew clean
  • launch application
cd .. && npm start

Install react native image picker

For select video from mobile we have to install react native image picker package, follow below steps to install

npm install react-native-image-picker

# RN >= 0.60
cd ios && pod install

# RN < 0.60
react-native link react-native-image-picker
  • add permissions to AndroidManifest.xml
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

implement select video from user library

Here we are use react native image picker to pic video from user’s gallery

  • import image picker
import * as ImagePicker from 'react-native-image-picker';
  • select video function to open video library
/**
* Select video & store in state
*/
selectVideo = async () => {
    ImagePicker.launchImageLibrary({ mediaType: 'video', includeBase64: true }, (response) => {
        console.log(response);
        this.setState({ video: response });
    })
}
  • call selectVideo example
<TouchableOpacity onPress={() => this.selectVideo()} ><Icon name="videocam-outline" size={50} color={this.state.video ? "#fff" : "#6200ee"} /></TouchableOpacity>

upload video using fetch example

For send video file to server we use fetch as 'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data'

/**
* send feed details to server
*/
uploadVideo = async () => {
    this.setState({ loading: true })
    const { text, image, video } = this.state;
    let errorFlag = false;

    if (text) {
        errorFlag = true;
        this.setState({ textMessage: false });
    } else {
        errorFlag = false;
        this.setState({ textMessage: true })
    }

    if (errorFlag) {
        let formData = new FormData();

        if (video) {

            formData.append("videoFile", {
                name: "name.mp4",
                uri: video.uri,
                type: 'video/mp4'
            });
        }

        if (image) {
            formData.append("image", image.base64);
        }
        
        formData.append("text", text);
        formData.append("user_id", userDetails.id);

        fetch(base_url + 'newFeed.php', {
            method: 'POST',
            headers: {
                'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data',
            },
            body: formData
        })
            .then(response => {
                return response.json();
            })
            .then(async (res) => {
                this.setState({ loading: false });
                console.log(res)

                if(res.error == 0){
                    this.props.navigation.navigate("Feed");
                }

            })
            .catch(error => {
                console.log(error);
                this.setState({ loading: false });
            });
    } else {
        this.setState({ loading: false });
    }
}

complete Example to select & upload video in react native

In complete example, provide example of pic a photo & video from user library and send to the server using fetch.


import React from 'react';
import { StyleSheet, ScrollView, View, Dimensions, TouchableOpacity, Text } from 'react-native';
import { TextInput, Button } from 'react-native-paper';
import Icon from 'react-native-vector-icons/Ionicons';
import * as ImagePicker from 'react-native-image-picker';

const screen = Dimensions.get('window');
export default class NewFeedScreen extends React.Component {


    constructor(props) {
        super(props);

        this.state = {
            text: "",               // to store text input
            textMessage: false,     // text input message flag
            loading: false,         // manage loader
            image: "",              // store image
            video: "",              // store video
        }
    }

    /**
     * Select image and store in state
     */
    selectImage = async () => {

        ImagePicker.launchImageLibrary(
            {
                mediaType: 'photo',
                includeBase64: true,
                maxHeight: 200,
                maxWidth: 200,
            },
            (response) => {
                console.log(response);
                this.setState({ image: response });
            },
        )
    }

    /**
     * Select video & store in state
     */
    selectVideo = async () => {
        ImagePicker.launchImageLibrary({ mediaType: 'video', includeBase64: true }, (response) => {
            console.log(response);
            this.setState({ video: response });
        })
    }

    /**
     * send feed details to server
     */
    createNewFeed = async () => {
        this.setState({ loading: true })
        const { text, image, video } = this.state;
        let errorFlag = false;

        if (text) {
            errorFlag = true;
            this.setState({ textMessage: false });
        } else {
            errorFlag = false;
            this.setState({ textMessage: true })
        }

        if (errorFlag) {
            let formData = new FormData();

            if (video) {

                formData.append("videoFile", {
                    name: "name.mp4",
                    uri: video.uri,
                    type: 'video/mp4'
                });
            }

            if (image) {
                formData.append("image", image.base64);
            }
            
            formData.append("text", text);
            formData.append("user_id", userDetails.id);
            var base_url = "https://yourdomain.com/";
            fetch(base_url + 'newFeed.php', {
                method: 'POST',
                headers: {
                    'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data',
                },
                body: formData
            })
                .then(response => {
                    return response.json();
                })
                .then(async (res) => {
                    this.setState({ loading: false });
                    console.log(res)

                    if(res.error == 0){
                        this.props.navigation.navigate("Feed");
                    }

                })
                .catch(error => {
                    console.log(error);
                    this.setState({ loading: false });
                });
        } else {
            this.setState({ loading: false });
        }
    }


    render() {
        return (
            <View style={styles.SplashLayout}>
                <ScrollView>
                    <View style={styles.inputLayout}>
                        <TextInput
                            label="Text"
                            value={this.state.text}
                            multiline={true}
                            numberOfLines={5}
                            onChangeText={(text) => this.setState({ text })}
                        />
                        {
                            this.state.textMessage && <Text style={styles.textDanger}>{"Text is required"}</Text>
                        }
                    </View>
                    <View style={styles.MediaLayout}>
                        <View style={[styles.Media, { marginRight: 10, backgroundColor: this.state.image ? "#6200ee" : "#ffffff" }]}>
                            <TouchableOpacity onPress={() => this.selectImage()} ><Icon name="image-outline" size={50} color={this.state.image ? "#fff" : "#6200ee"} /></TouchableOpacity>
                        </View>
                        <View style={[styles.Media, { marginLeft: 10, backgroundColor: this.state.video ? "#6200ee" : "#ffffff" }]}>
                            <TouchableOpacity onPress={() => this.selectVideo()} ><Icon name="videocam-outline" size={50} color={this.state.video ? "#fff" : "#6200ee"} /></TouchableOpacity>
                        </View>
                    </View>
                    <View style={styles.inputLayout}>
                        <Button icon="plus" mode="contained" onPress={() => this.createNewFeed()}>
                            Feed
                        </Button>
                    </View>
                </ScrollView>
                {/* loader */}
                {
                    this.state.loading && <Text>Loading</Text>
                }
            </View>
        )
    }

}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
    SplashLayout: {
        flex: 1,
    },
    inputLayout: {
        paddingHorizontal: 20,
        paddingVertical: 20,
    },
    textDanger: {
        color: "#dc3545"
    },
    MediaLayout: {
        paddingHorizontal: 20,
        width: screen.width - 40,
        flex: 1,
        flexDirection: 'row',
        alignItems: "center"
    },
    Media: {
        width: (screen.width - 60) / 2,
        height: (screen.width - 60) / 2,
        backgroundColor: "#fff",
        borderWidth: 1,
        borderRadius: 10,
        borderColor: "#fff",
        justifyContent: "center",
        alignItems: "center"
    }
});

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