Camera Plugin for NativePHP Mobile

Camera plugin for NativePHP Mobile providing photo capture, video recording, and gallery picker functionality.

Overview

The Camera API provides access to the device's camera for taking photos, recording videos, and selecting media from the gallery.

Installation

composer require nativephp/mobile-camera

Usage

PHP (Livewire/Blade)

use Native\Mobile\Facades\Camera;

// Take a photo
Camera::getPhoto();

// Record a video
Camera::recordVideo();

// Record with max duration
Camera::recordVideo(['maxDuration' => 30]);

// Using fluent API
Camera::recordVideo()
    ->maxDuration(60)
    ->id('my-video-123')
    ->start();

// Pick images from gallery
Camera::pickImages('images', false);  // Single image
Camera::pickImages('images', true);   // Multiple images
Camera::pickImages('all', true);      // Any media type

JavaScript (Vue/React/Inertia)

import { camera, on, off, Events } from '#nativephp';

// Take a photo
await camera.getPhoto();

// With identifier for tracking
await camera.getPhoto()
    .id('profile-pic');

// Record video
await camera.recordVideo()
    .maxDuration(60);

// Pick images
await camera.pickImages()
    .images()
    .multiple()
    .maxItems(5);

Events

PhotoTaken

Fired when a photo is taken with the camera.

PHP

use Native\Mobile\Attributes\OnNative;
use Native\Mobile\Events\Camera\PhotoTaken;

#[OnNative(PhotoTaken::class)]
public function handlePhotoTaken(string $path)
{
    // Process the captured photo
    $this->processPhoto($path);
}

Vue

import { on, off, Events } from '#nativephp';
import { ref, onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue';

const photoPath = ref('');

const handlePhotoTaken = (payload) => {
    photoPath.value = payload.path;
    processPhoto(payload.path);
};

onMounted(() => {
    on(Events.Camera.PhotoTaken, handlePhotoTaken);
});

onUnmounted(() => {
    off(Events.Camera.PhotoTaken, handlePhotoTaken);
});

VideoRecorded

Fired when a video is successfully recorded.

Payload:

• string $path - File path to the recorded video
• string $mimeType - Video MIME type (default: 'video/mp4')
• ?string $id - Optional identifier if set via id() method

VideoCancelled

Fired when video recording is cancelled by the user.

MediaSelected

Fired when media is selected from the gallery.

use Native\Mobile\Attributes\OnNative;
use Native\Mobile\Events\Gallery\MediaSelected;

#[OnNative(MediaSelected::class)]
public function handleMediaSelected($success, $files, $count)
{
    foreach ($files as $file) {
        $this->processMedia($file);
    }
}

PendingVideoRecorder API

maxDuration(int $seconds)

Set the maximum recording duration in seconds.

id(string $id)

Set a unique identifier for this recording to correlate with events.

event(string $eventClass)

Set a custom event class to dispatch when recording completes.

remember()

Store the recorder's ID in the session for later retrieval.

start()

Explicitly start the video recording.

Storage Locations

Photos:

• Android: App cache directory at {cache}/captured.jpg
• iOS: Application Support at ~/Library/Application Support/Photos/captured.jpg

Videos:

• Android: App cache directory at {cache}/video_{timestamp}.mp4
• iOS: Application Support at ~/Library/Application Support/Videos/captured_video_{timestamp}.mp4

Notes

• Permissions: You must enable the camera permission in config/nativephp.php to use camera features
• If permission is denied, camera functions will fail silently
• Camera permission is required for photos, videos, AND QR/barcode scanning
• File formats: JPEG for photos, MP4 for videos