GH-329: (android) Fixes issue: Exif data lost on many cases #331

AlvaroHerrero · 2018-08-26T18:36:25Z

Platforms affected

Android

What does this PR do?

Reads the exif data from the file on these cases:
-When destType = DATA_URL
-When file is selected from gallery.
-When targetHeight or targetWidth is set, quality is not 100 or correctOrientation is true

What testing has been done on this change?

Tested on two differente android devices.

Checklist

Reported an issue in the JIRA database
Commit message follows the format: "CB-3232: (android) Fix bug with resolving file paths", where CB-xxxx is the JIRA ID & "android" is the platform affected.
Added automated test coverage as appropriate for this change.

closes #329

janpio · 2018-08-27T07:42:49Z

src/android/CameraLauncher.java

@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ private Bitmap getScaledAndRotatedBitmap(String imageUrl) throws IOException {
                        // read exifData of source
                        exifData = new ExifHelper();
                        exifData.createInFile(filePath);
+                        exif.readExifData();


Where is this variable used? If this.correctOrientation is true, it is overwritten again and then used to get the orientation, but otherwise?

janpio · 2018-08-27T08:59:48Z

src/android/CameraLauncher.java

@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ private Bitmap getScaledAndRotatedBitmap(String imageUrl) throws IOException {
                        // read exifData of source
                        exifData = new ExifHelper();
                        exifData.createInFile(filePath);


OT to your PR, but man is this a bad variable file. I read it as "create in file", but it actually means "create in(put)file".

janpio · 2018-08-27T09:02:49Z

src/android/CameraLauncher.java

@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ private Bitmap getScaledAndRotatedBitmap(String imageUrl) throws IOException {
                        // read exifData of source
                        exifData = new ExifHelper();
                        exifData.createInFile(filePath);
+                        exifData.readExifData();


I still don't really understand how reading some data into a property/class variable of exifData influences the further execution of code. Can you explain?

AlvaroHerrero · 2018-08-27T09:24:04Z

createInFile is the name of the function in the ExifHelper. It initializes all exif properties to null, but it is when readExifData is called when actual exif values are set.
Later, when exifData.writeExifData is called the stored values are set into the new file (rotated or whatever proccess the code does to it).
I think when the createInFile is called, it should be followed by the readExifData one, as it is done inside processResultFromCamera function.

ddsky · 2018-10-03T21:29:46Z

I have tested this and it works as intended. Voting for a pull of this fix.

janpio · 2018-10-03T21:45:49Z

(@ddsky You should be able to leave an actual "Approve" review in the "Files changed" tab - that will make it easier for us to spot the positive review. Thanks!)

ddsky

Worked for me

j3k0

Works for me and saved my day!

ddsky · 2018-10-29T12:41:17Z

any news on when this will be merged?

janpio · 2018-10-30T14:43:45Z

You will learn about it here by an update to the PR being posted by GitHub. (If I am involved, it will now happen 2 minutes later as I had to open this notification, read your message and reply.)

Includes the pull request apache#331 (apacheGH-329) from the main fork Includes the pull request apache#238 from the main fork

BorntraegerMarc · 2019-02-20T19:10:16Z

Can I help in anyway to get this PR merged? It has been quite some time and it seems like everything is ok 🙂

BorntraegerMarc · 2019-02-21T17:35:50Z

thanks all for merging! Could someone tell me when the next version release is planned? 🙂

janpio · 2019-02-21T18:15:37Z

No, as there is not ETA for releases. Someone from the committer team will have to take the time to prepare the release (which means understanding all the PRs merged, giving them another round of testing, doing the actual release. this time probably also updating CI configuration as the last release was some time ago and new OS versions were released - which of course also have to be tested.)

mirko77 · 2019-03-07T11:21:25Z

Exif metadata are not saved on iOS either (iOS 12) with the following settings:

camera_options={
  quality: 50,
  sourceType: source_type,
  destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI,
  targetWidth: 1024,
  targetHeight: 1024,
  encodingType: Camera.EncodingType.JPEG,
  correctOrientation: true
};

Is this issue related?

AlvaroHerrero · 2019-03-07T11:23:35Z

It should not. I just fixed the Java code for Android.

mirko77 · 2019-03-07T11:34:01Z

I will have to open another issue then, could not find any existing one about EXIF data missing on iOS.
Works fine on Android though, and I do not have the PR in my code. Weird

BorntraegerMarc · 2019-03-07T14:37:00Z

@mirko77 EXIF data is working fine for us on iOS 12

mirko77 · 2019-03-07T15:23:11Z

@mirko77 EXIF data is working fine for us on iOS 12

@BorntraegerMarc I cannot figure it out. Even if I take a picture with the camera app and send it to me via Gmail, the image does not have any EXIF metadata in it. Any suggestions?

chintan13 · 2019-03-11T10:27:21Z

I am also facing this issue. let me once you create special issue for it, so I can also follow progress on it.

mirko77 · 2019-03-11T10:28:43Z

I am also facing this issue. let me once you create special issue for it, so I can also follow progress on it.

Do you mean you cannot get the EXIF data in iOS as well?

dlydiard · 2019-03-11T20:39:53Z

i also do not get EXIF data on iOS when using the camera with:
{
quality: 85,
sourceType: Camera.PictureSourceType.CAMERA,
mediaType: Camera.MediaType.PICTURE,
allowEdit: false,
correctOrientation: true
}

chintan13 · 2019-03-19T16:35:36Z

Yes in case of IOS HEIC image format
sourceType = this.camera.PictureSourceType.PHOTOLIBRARY;
destinationType = this.camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI

We are loosing metadata from image.

mirko77 · 2019-03-19T16:56:27Z

Has this issue been reported yet? @chintan13 @dlydiard

chintan13 · 2019-03-19T20:00:37Z

no but there is open pr from last two years,
I suspect now that code might be much outdated.

janpio · 2019-06-19T19:50:35Z

Please open an issue @chintan13 and link to the PR - this will greatly improve the chance that the PR gets merged.

ryaa · 2019-11-10T11:54:09Z

Has this issue been reported yet? @chintan13 @dlydiard

I added an issue for the problem with EXIF on iOS (see #524) and provided a potential fix (see #525)

apacheGH-329 android: Fix Exif data lost when correctOrientation is true

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Exif data lost when correctOrientation is true #329

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GH-329: (android) Fixes issue: Exif data lost on many cases #331

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