I didn't like apples image picker so I decided to implement my own. I just finished the stage of getting all the users photos and displaying them in a collection view although I noticed that the difference in image quality is horrible. Here is my code:
import UIKit
import Photos
import PhotosUI
import Foundation
private let reuseIdentifier = "Cell"
var selectedImage = UIImage()
class CollectionVC: UICollectionViewController, UICollectionViewDelegateFlowLayout {
var imageArray = [UIImage]()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
grapPhotos()
}
override func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, numberOfItemsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
return imageArray.count
}
override func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, cellForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UICollectionViewCell {
let cell = collectionView.dequeueReusableCell(withReuseIdentifier: "Cell", for: indexPath as IndexPath)
let imageView = cell.viewWithTag(1) as! UIImageView
cell.layer.cornerRadius = 4
imageView.image = imageArray[indexPath.row]
return cell
}
override func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, didSelectItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
let selectedImageName = imageArray[indexPath.item]
print(selectedImageName)
selectedImage = selectedImageName
performSegue(withIdentifier: "Custom", sender: self)
}
func grapPhotos() {
let imgManager = PHImageManager.default()
let requestOptions = PHImageRequestOptions()
requestOptions.isSynchronous = true
requestOptions.deliveryMode = .highQualityFormat
let fetchOptions = PHFetchOptions()
fetchOptions.sortDescriptors = [NSSortDescriptor(key: "creationDate", ascending: false)]
fetchOptions.predicate = NSPredicate(format: "mediaType = %d || mediaType = %d", PHAssetMediaType.image.rawValue, PHAssetMediaType.video.rawValue)
if let fetchResult : PHFetchResult = PHAsset.fetchAssets(with: fetchOptions) {
if fetchResult.count > 0 {
for i in 0..<fetchResult.count {
imgManager.requestImage(for: fetchResult.object(at: i), targetSize: CGSize(width: 200, height: 200), contentMode: .aspectFill, options: requestOptions, resultHandler: {
image, error in
self.imageArray.append(image!)
})
}
}
else {
self.collectionView?.reloadData()
print("No Photos")
}
}
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, layout collectionViewLayout: UICollectionViewLayout, sizeForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGSize {
let width = collectionView.frame.width / 3 - 6
return CGSize(width: width, height: width)
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, layout collectionViewLayout: UICollectionViewLayout, minimumLineSpacingForSectionAt section: Int) -> CGFloat {
return 6.0
}
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, layout collectionViewLayout: UICollectionViewLayout, minimumInteritemSpacingForSectionAt section: Int) -> CGFloat {
return 6.0
}
}
I don't really know much about working with images so if anyone could help me out on displaying higher quality images that would be great.
Image quality depends on the phone your viewing on - retina screens require more pixels. You'll need to multiply your targetSize by UIScreen.main.scale.
Try setting targetSize: CGSize(width: 200 * UIScreen.main.scale, height: 200.0 * UIScreen.main.scale) in your imgManager.requestImage function.
For Retina displays, the scale factor may be 3.0 or 2.0 and one point can represented by nine or four pixels, respectively. For standard-resolution displays, the scale factor is 1.0 and one point equals one pixel.