nil image from UIImagePicker url

[xinsight]

When selecting and sending an image, I'm finding that I'm unable to load the selected image (into NSData). The dict returned by the UIImagePIcker contains all the expected keys/values, but using [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:imageLocalURL.path]; only results in nil.

I've added the plist value to access the photo library: NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription

Does this image picker code need to be updated to use PhotoKit?

// from: MXKRoomInputToolbarView.m
NSURL *imageLocalURL = [info objectForKey:UIImagePickerControllerReferenceURL];
if (imageLocalURL)
{
   CFStringRef uti = UTTypeCreatePreferredIdentifierForTag(kUTTagClassFilenameExtension, (__bridge CFStringRef)[imageLocalURL.path pathExtension] , NULL);
   NSString *mimetype = (__bridge_transfer NSString *) UTTypeCopyPreferredTagWithClass(uti, kUTTagClassMIMEType);
   CFRelease(uti);
   
   NSData *imageData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:imageLocalURL.path]; // nil!

[xinsight]

I've confirmed that it works if you use PhotoKit. For example:

PHImageManager *manager = [PHImageManager defaultManager];
PHImageRequestOptions *requestOptions = [[PHImageRequestOptions alloc] init];
requestOptions.resizeMode = PHImageRequestOptionsResizeModeExact;
requestOptions.deliveryMode = PHImageRequestOptionsDeliveryModeHighQualityFormat;
requestOptions.synchronous = YES;
requestOptions.version = PHImageRequestOptionsVersionCurrent;
[manager requestImageDataForAsset: asset
                          options: requestOptions
                    resultHandler:^(NSData *imageData, NSString *dataUTI, UIImageOrientation orientation, NSDictionary *info) {
                                     [self sendSelectedImage:imageData withMimeType:mimeType andCompressionMode:MXKRoomInputToolbarCompressionModePrompt isPhotoLibraryAsset:YES];
                                  }];

Anyone interested in a PR for this?

[11health-joshua]

I am seeing this issue as well. I would love to see a fix for this. In the meantime I will have to override this in a custom toolbar as a work around. Let you know how that goes.