React-Native-Image-Picker Auto video recording possible? - react-native

Question

I'm a beginner at React Native.
I am trying to access a native(built-in) camera app on Android device.
I used React-Native-Image-Picker to open the camera app but I would like to record a video somehow automatically(?) I mean not using my finger.
I need codes that make it to record and stop the video.
(I don't mean to give me a code rather, please advise if it is even possible?)
Any help would be very appreciated.
Thank you!

Answer 1

It is possible.
Package: https://github.com/mrousavy/react-native-vision-camera
Review the API and Guide section to see how to start and stop recording programmatically.
They also show an example app that demonstrates different types of capture including video recording, ref: https://github.com/mrousavy/react-native-vision-camera/blob/28fc6a68a5744efc85b532a338e2ab1bc8fa45fe/example/src/views/CaptureButton.tsx
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const onStoppedRecording = useCallback(() => {
isRecording.current = false;
cancelAnimation(recordingProgress);
console.log('stopped recording video!');
}, [recordingProgress]);
const stopRecording = useCallback(async () => {
try {
if (camera.current == null) throw new Error('Camera ref is null!');
console.log('calling stopRecording()...');
await camera.current.stopRecording();
console.log('called stopRecording()!');
} catch (e) {
console.error('failed to stop recording!', e);
}
}, [camera]);
const startRecording = useCallback(() => {
try {
if (camera.current == null) throw new Error('Camera ref is null!');
console.log('calling startRecording()...');
camera.current.startRecording({
flash: flash,
onRecordingError: (error) => {
console.error('Recording failed!', error);
onStoppedRecording();
},
onRecordingFinished: (video) => {
console.log(`Recording successfully finished! ${video.path}`);
onMediaCaptured(video, 'video');
onStoppedRecording();
},
});
// TODO: wait until startRecording returns to actually find out if the recording has successfully started
console.log('called startRecording()!');
isRecording.current = true;
} catch (e) {
console.error('failed to start recording!', e, 'camera');
}
}, [camera, flash, onMediaCaptured, onStoppedRecording]);
//#endregion
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