Get instance of ImageView on addImage

[iMJ007]

Is there a way to get the instance of image view when we use addImage(bitmap); function for easy bitmap edit/update to same view instead of removing and re-adding view?

[burhanrashid52]

In this version, there is no way to do that. I am thinking for this kind of customization in next release. Not confirm. Just thinking

[iMJ007]

In this version, there is no way to do that. I am thinking for this kind of customization in next release. Not confirm. Just thinking

It would be really helpful if the addImage(bitmap) returns the instance of ImageView so that we could perform some further editing on same view such as editing colors on a bitmap etc and just replace the bitmap on same view instead of clearing and adding image view again. Even getting instance of text views could be helpful.

[lucianocheng]

As @burhanrashid52 mentioned in #142 , I think returning the raw View objects is probably exposing too much.

If a user of the library is given access to the View directly, this is essentially "promising" that return type as part of the PhotoEditor API. If we made changes to the View stack for the stickers / text / etc, that would break that promise.

A good solution would be a "Handle" object to the View that we control that allows for specific functions. This is how file descriptors / file handles are handled on POSIX, or how network connections are handled with socket management. That "Handle" would be an object we define, and allow for things like "replace image", "move to coordinates X, Y", etc.

Using a handle would also allow for easier testing and let us manage business logic for specific use cases.

[lucianocheng]

@burhanrashid52 do you have any thoughts on what I wrote above? This is related to a lot of other tickets such as #43, #183, #212, and others. Essentially any functionality that involves custom code related to a sticker, emoji or text view.

[burhanrashid52]

Is this Handler object smiliar to config object i.e TextStyleBuilder ? If not then can you share any example or link. Just need to understand how this handle object works.