media_gallery2

Description:

media gallery2

Media Gallery plugin for Flutter #

A Flutter plugin that lists native gallery items.
Installation #
First, add media_gallery2 as a dependency in your pubspec.yaml file.
iOS #
Add the following keys to your Info.plist file, located in <project root>/ios/Runner/Info.plist:
<key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key>
<string>Example usage description</string>
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Android #
Add the following permissions to your AndroidManifest.xml, located in <project root>/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
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You should also manage those permissions (for example thanks to the permission_handler plugin). You can see an example for more details.
Usage #
Listing media collections
final List<MediaCollection> collections = await MediaGallery.listMediaCollections(
mediaTypes: [MediaType.image, MediaType.video],
);
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Listing medias in a collection
final MediaPage imagePage = await collection.getMedias(
mediaType: MediaType.image,
take: 500,
);
final MediaPage videoPage = await collection.getMedias(
mediaType: MediaType.video,
take: 500,
);
final List<Media> allMedias = [
...imageRange.items,
...videoRange.items,
]
..sort((x, y) => y.creationDate.compareTo(x.creationDate));
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Loading more medias in a collection
if (!imagePage.isLast) {
final nextImagePage = await imagePage.nextPage();
// ...
}
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Getting a file
final File file = await media.getFile();
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Getting thumbnail data
final List<int> data = await media.getThumbnail();
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Displaying thumbnails
MediaThumbnailProvider, MediaCollectionThumbnailProvider are available to display thumbnail images (here with the help of transparent_image) :
FadeInImage(
fit: BoxFit.cover,
placeholder: MemoryImage(kTransparentImage),
image: MediaThumbnailProvider(
media: media,
),
)
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Displaying medias
You can use MediaImageProvider to display an image (here with the help of transparent_image):
FadeInImage(
fit: BoxFit.cover,
placeholder: MemoryImage(kTransparentImage),
image: MediaImageProvider(
media: media,
),
)
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To display a video, you can use video_player.
Image/Video picker

You can build a gallery picker easily with this package.
See the example for more details.