Nativescript saveToFile is slow when file size is bigger

Question

I'm using nativescrip-background-http plugin to upload images to a remote server.

The idea is that I use nativescript-imagepicker plugin to select the image, save it to a folder using saveToFile then upload it.

saveToFile works well with smaller files but there's a lug when the file size is big. Is there a way to reduce file size before saving it?

Is there a way of uploading the image without necessarily saving it first? — mikie, Oct 01 '17 at 08:52

mikie · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-15T04:50:17.500

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I was able to circumnavigate the issue by setting the image height, width and quality using getImage() as shown bellow.

getImage({maxWidth: 200, maxHeight: 200, quality: 100})

This makes all files saved using saveToFile method of a uniform quality thus no lugging while dealing with large or smaller files. A better suggestion would be great though.

edited Oct 15 '17 at 04:50

answered Oct 01 '17 at 10:35

mikie

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 01 '17 at 08:20

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You can check this Compress images on client side before uploading. But you will lose some data while compressing.

In the case of image, it will be the resolution.

answered Oct 01 '17 at 08:20

kawadhiya21

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Nativescript saveToFile is slow when file size is bigger

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