README.md

react-native-image-picker

A React Native module that allows you to use the native UIImagePickerController UI to either select a photo from the device library or directly from the camera, like so:

Install

1. npm install react-native-image-picker@latest --save
2. In the XCode's "Project navigator", right click on your project's Libraries folder ➜ Add Files to <...>
3. Go to node_modules ➜ react-native-image-picker ➜ select the UIImagePickerManager folder
4. Make sure UIImagePickerManager.m is listed under 'Compile Sources' in your project's 'Build Phases' tab
5. Compile and have fun!

Usage

1. In your React Native javascript code, bring in the native module:

var UIImagePickerManager = require('NativeModules').UIImagePickerManager;

2. Use it like so:

When you want to display the picker:

// Specify any or all of these keys
var options = {
  title: 'Select Avatar',
  cancelButtonTitle: 'Cancel',
  takePhotoButtonTitle: 'Take Photo...',
  takePhotoButtonHidden: false,
  chooseFromLibraryButtonTitle: 'Choose from Library...',
  chooseFromLibraryButtonHidden: false,
  returnBase64Image: false,
  returnIsVertical: false,
  quality: 0.2
};

// The first arg will be the options object for customization, the second is
// your callback which sends string: type, string: response
UIImagePickerManager.showImagePicker(options, (type, response) => {
  if (type !== 'cancel') {
    var source;
    if (type === 'data') { // New photo taken OR passed returnBase64Image true -  response is the 64 bit encoded image data string
      source = {uri: 'data:image/jpeg;base64,' + response, isStatic: true};
    } else { // Selected from library - response is the URI to the local file asset
      source = {uri: response};
    }

    this.setState({avatarSource:source});
  } else {
    console.log('Cancel');
  }
});

Then later, if you want to display this image in your render() method:

<Image source={this.state.avatarSource} style={styles.uploadAvatar} />