save image in Database

xsuo

handled this by saving the image to the ContentProvider
android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI and then
saving the created URI to the database along with my item. An example
of how to do this can be found here:
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• */
  
• 
  
• packagecom.google.android.photostream;
  
• 
  
• importandroid.app.Activity;
  
• importandroid.content.Context;
  
• importandroid.content.Intent;
  
• importandroid.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
  
• importandroid.os.Bundle;
  
• importandroid.widget.TextView;
  
• importandroid.widget.ImageView;
  
• importandroid.widget.ViewAnimator;
  
• importandroid.widget.LinearLayout;
  
• importandroid.widget.Toast;
  
• importandroid.graphics.Bitmap;
  
• importandroid.graphics.BitmapFactory;
  
• importandroid.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
  
• importandroid.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
  
• importandroid.view.View;
  
• importandroid.view.ViewGroup;
  
• importandroid.view.ViewTreeObserver;
  
• importandroid.view.Menu;
  
• importandroid.view.MenuItem;
  
• importandroid.view.animation.AnimationUtils;
  
• importandroid.net.Uri;
  
• 
  
• importjava.io.File;
  
• importjava.io.IOException;
  
• importjava.io.OutputStream;
  
• importjava.io.InputStream;
  
• importjava.io.FileNotFoundException;
  
• 
  
• /**
  
• *Activitythatdisplaysaphotoalongwithitstitleandthedateatwhichitwastaken.
  
• *Thisactivityalsoletstheusersetthephotoasthewallpaper.
  
• */
  
• publicclassViewPhotoActivityextendsActivityimplementsView.OnClickListener,
  
• ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener{
  
• 
  
• staticfinalStringACTION="com.google.android.photostream.FLICKR_PHOTO";
  
• 
  
• privatestaticfinalStringRADAR_ACTION="com.google.android.radar.SHOW_RADAR";
  
• privatestaticfinalStringRADAR_EXTRA_LATITUDE="latitude";
  
• privatestaticfinalStringRADAR_EXTRA_LONGITUDE="longitude";
  
• 
  
• privatestaticfinalStringEXTRA_PHOTO="com.google.android.photostream.photo";
  
• 
  
• privatestaticfinalStringWALLPAPER_FILE_NAME="wallpaper";
  
• 
  
• privatestaticfinalintREQUEST_CROP_IMAGE=42;
  
• 
  
• privateFlickr.PhotomPhoto;
  
• 
  
• privateViewAnimatormSwitcher;
  
• privateImageViewmPhotoView;
  
• privateViewGroupmContainer;
  
• 
  
• privateUserTask<?,?,?>mTask;
  
• privateTextViewmPhotoTitle;
  
• privateTextViewmPhotoDate;
  
• 
  
• @Override
  
• protectedvoidonCreate(BundlesavedInstanceState){
  
• super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
  
• 
  
• mPhoto=getPhoto();
  
• 
  
• setContentView(R.layout.screen_photo);
  
• setupViews();
  
• }
  
• 
  
• /**
  
• *StartstheViewPhotoActivityforthespecifiedphoto.
  
• *
  
• *@paramcontextTheapplication'senvironment.
  
• *@paramphotoThephototodisplayandoptionallysetasawallpaper.
  
• */
  
• staticvoidshow(Contextcontext,Flickr.Photophoto){
  
• finalIntentintent=newIntent(context,ViewPhotoActivity.class);
  
• intent.putExtra(EXTRA_PHOTO,photo);
  
• context.startActivity(intent);
  
• }
  
• 
  
• @Override
  
• protectedvoidonDestroy(){
  
• super.onDestroy();
  
• if(mTask!=null&&mTask.getStatus()!=UserTask.Status.RUNNING){
  
• mTask.cancel(true);
  
• }
  
• }
  
• 
  
• privatevoidsetupViews(){
  
• mContainer=(ViewGroup)findViewById(R.id.container_photo);
  
• mSwitcher=(ViewAnimator)findViewById(R.id.switcher_menu);
  
• mPhotoView=(ImageView)findViewById(R.id.image_photo);
  
• 
  
• mPhotoTitle=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.caption_title);
  
• mPhotoDate=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.caption_date);
  
• 
  
• findViewById(R.id.menu_back).setOnClickListener(this);
  
• findViewById(R.id.menu_set).setOnClickListener(this);
  
• 
  
• mPhotoTitle.setText(mPhoto.getTitle());
  
• mPhotoDate.setText(mPhoto.getDate());
  
• 
  
• mContainer.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
  
• 
  
• //Setsupaviewtreeobserver.Thephotowillbescaledusingthesize
  
• //ofoneofourviewssowemustwaitforthefirstlayoutpasstobe
  
• //donetomakesurewehavethecorrectsize.
  
• mContainer.getViewTreeObserver().addOnGlobalLayoutListener(this);
  
• }
  
• 
  
• /**
  
• *Loadsthephotoafterthefirstlayout.Thephotoisscaledusingthe
  
• *dimensionoftheImageViewthatwillultimatelycontainthephoto's
  
• *bitmap.WemakesurethattheImageViewislaidoutatleastonceto
  
• *getitscorrectsize.
  
• */
  
• publicvoidonGlobalLayout(){
  
• mContainer.getViewTreeObserver().removeGlobalOnLayoutListener(this);
  
• loadPhoto(mPhotoView.getMeasuredWidth(),mPhotoView.getMeasuredHeight());
  
• }
  
• 
  
• /**
  
• *Loadsthephotoeitherfromthelastknowninstanceorfromthenetwork.
  
• *Loadingitfromthelastknowninstanceallowsforfastdisplayrotation
  
• *withouthavingtodownloadthephotofromthenetworkagain.
  
• *
  
• *@paramwidthThedesiredmaximumwidthofthephoto.
  
• *@paramheightThedesiredmaximumheightofthephoto.
  
• */
  
• privatevoidloadPhoto(intwidth,intheight){
  
• finalObjectdata=getLastNonConfigurationInstance();
  
• if(data==null){
  
• mTask=newLoadPhotoTask().execute(mPhoto,width,height);
  
• }else{
  
• mPhotoView.setImageBitmap((Bitmap)data);
  
• mSwitcher.showNext();
  
• }
  
• }
  
• 
  
• /**
  
• *Loadsthe{@linkcom.google.android.photostream.Flickr.Photo}todisplay
  
• *fromtheintentusedtostarttheactivity.
  
• *
  
• *@returnThephototodisplay,ornullifthephotocannotbefound.
  
• */
  
• publicFlickr.PhotogetPhoto(){
  
• finalIntentintent=getIntent();
  
• finalBundleextras=intent.getExtras();
  
• 
  
• Flickr.Photophoto=null;
  
• if(extras!=null){
  
• photo=extras.getParcelable(EXTRA_PHOTO);
  
• }
  
• 
  
• returnphoto;
  
• }
  
• 
  
• @Override
  
• publicbooleanonCreateOptionsMenu(Menumenu){
  
• getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.view_photo,menu);
  
• returnsuper.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
  
• }
  
• 
  
• @Override
  
• publicbooleanonMenuItemSelected(intfeatureId,MenuItemitem){
  
• switch(item.getItemId()){
  
• caseR.id.menu_item_radar:
  
• onShowRadar();
  
• break;
  
• }
  
• returnsuper.onMenuItemSelected(featureId,item);
  
• }
  
• 
  
• privatevoidonShowRadar(){
  
• newShowRadarTask().execute(mPhoto);
  
• }
  
• 
  
• publicvoidonClick(Viewv){
  
• switch(v.getId()){
  
• caseR.id.menu_back:
  
• onBack();
  
• break;
  
• caseR.id.menu_set:
  
• onSet();
  
• break;
  
• }
  
• }
  
• 
  
• privatevoidonSet(){
  
• mTask=newCropWallpaperTask().execute(mPhoto);
  
• }
  
• 
  
• privatevoidonBack(){
  
• finish();
  
• }
  
• 
  
• /**
  
• *Ifwesuccessfullyloadedaphoto,sendittoourfutureselftoallow
  
• *forfastdisplayrotation.Bydoingso,weavoidreloadingthephoto
  
• *fromthenetworkwhentheactivityistakendownandrecreatedupon
  
• *displayrotation.
  
• *
  
• *@returnTheBitmapdisplayedintheImageView,ornullifthephoto
  
• *wasn'tloaded.
  
• */
  
• @Override
  
• publicObjectonRetainNonConfigurationInstance(){
  
• finalDrawabled=mPhotoView.getDrawable();
  
• returnd!=null?((BitmapDrawable)d).getBitmap():null;
  
• }
  
• 
  
• @Override
  
• protectedvoidonActivityResult(intrequestCode,intresultCode,Intentdata){
  
• //Spawnsanewtasktosetthewallpaperinabackgroundthreadwhen/if
  
• //wereceiveasuccessfulresultfromtheimagecropper.
  
• if(requestCode==REQUEST_CROP_IMAGE){
  
• if(resultCode==RESULT_OK){
  
• mTask=newSetWallpaperTask().execute();
  
• }else{
  
• cleanupWallpaper();
  
• showWallpaperError();
  
• }
  
• }
  
• }
  
• 
  
• privatevoidshowWallpaperError(){
  
• Toast.makeText(ViewPhotoActivity.this,R.string.error_cannot_save_file,
  
• Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
  
• }
  
• 
  
• privatevoidshowWallpaperSuccess(){
  
• Toast.makeText(ViewPhotoActivity.this,R.string.success_wallpaper_set,
  
• Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
  
• }
  
• 
  
• privatevoidcleanupWallpaper(){
  
• deleteFile(WALLPAPER_FILE_NAME);
  
• mSwitcher.showNext();
  
• }
  
• 
  
• /**
  
• *BackgroundtasktoloadthephotofromFlickr.Thetaskloadsthebitmap,
  
• *thenscaleittotheappropriatedimension.Thetaskendsbyreadjusting
  
• *theactivity'slayoutsothateverythingalignscorrectly.
  
• */
  
• privateclassLoadPhotoTaskextendsUserTask<Object,Void,Bitmap>{
  
• publicBitmapdoInBackground(Object...params){
  
• Bitmapbitmap=((Flickr.Photo)params[0]).loadPhotoBitmap(Flickr.PhotoSize.MEDIUM);
  
• if(bitmap==null){
  
• bitmap=BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(),R.drawable.not_found);
  
• }
  
• 
  
• finalintwidth=(Integer)params[1];
  
• finalintheight=(Integer)params[2];
  
• 
  
• finalBitmapframed=ImageUtilities.scaleAndFrame(bitmap,width,height);
  
• bitmap.recycle();
  
• 
  
• returnframed;
  
• }
  
• 
  
• @Override
  
• publicvoidonPostExecute(Bitmapresult){
  
• mPhotoView.setImageBitmap(result);
  
• 
  
• //Findbyhowmanypixelsthetitleanddatemustbeshiftedonthe
  
• //horizontalaxistobeleftalignedwiththephoto
  
• finalintoffsetX=(mPhotoView.getMeasuredWidth()-result.getWidth())/2;
  
• 
  
• //ForcestheImageViewtohavethesamesizeasitsembeddedbitmap
  
• //Thiswillremovetheemptyspacebetweenthetitle/datepairand
  
• //thephotoitself
  
• LinearLayout.LayoutParamsparams;
  
• params=(LinearLayout.LayoutParams)mPhotoView.getLayoutParams();
  
• params.height=result.getHeight();
  
• params.weight=0.0f;
  
• mPhotoView.setLayoutParams(params);
  
• 
  
• params=(LinearLayout.LayoutParams)mPhotoTitle.getLayoutParams();
  
• params.leftMargin=offsetX;
  
• mPhotoTitle.setLayoutParams(params);
  
• 
  
• params=(LinearLayout.LayoutParams)mPhotoDate.getLayoutParams();
  
• params.leftMargin=offsetX;
  
• mPhotoDate.setLayoutParams(params);
  
• 
  
• mSwitcher.showNext();
  
• mContainer.startAnimation(AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(ViewPhotoActivity.this,
  
• R.anim.fade_in));
  
• mContainer.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
  
• 
  
• mTask=null;
  
• }
  
• }
  
• 
  
• /**
  
• *Backgroundtasktocropalargeversionoftheimage.Thecroppedresultwill
  
• *besetasawallpaper.Thetaskssartsbyshowingtheprogressbar,then
  
• *downloadsthelargeversionofhthephotointoatemporaryfileandendsby
  
• *sendinganintenttotheCameraapplicationtocroptheimage.
  
• */
  
• privateclassCropWallpaperTaskextendsUserTask<Flickr.Photo,Void,Boolean>{
  
• privateFilemFile;
  
• 
  
• @Override
  
• publicvoidonPreExecute(){
  
• mFile=getFileStreamPath(WALLPAPER_FILE_NAME);
  
• mSwitcher.showNext();
  
• }
  
• 
  
• publicBooleandoInBackground(Flickr.Photo...params){
  
• booleansuccess=false;
  
• 
  
• OutputStreamout=null;
  
• try{
  
• out=openFileOutput(mFile.getName(),MODE_WORLD_READABLE|MODE_WORLD_WRITEABLE);
  
• Flickr.get().downloadPhoto(params[0],Flickr.PhotoSize.LARGE,out);
  
• success=true;
  
• }catch(FileNotFoundExceptione){
  
• android.util.Log.e(Flickr.LOG_TAG,"Couldnotdownloadphoto",e);
  
• success=false;
  
• }catch(IOExceptione){
  
• android.util.Log.e(Flickr.LOG_TAG,"Couldnotdownloadphoto",e);
  
• success=false;
  
• }finally{
  
• if(out!=null){
  
• try{
  
• out.close();
  
• }catch(IOExceptione){
  
• success=false;
  
• }
  
• }
  
• }
  
• 
  
• returnsuccess;
  
• }
  
• 
  
• @Override
  
• publicvoidonPostExecute(Booleanresult){
  
• if(!result){
  
• cleanupWallpaper();
  
• showWallpaperError();
  
• }else{
  
• finalintwidth=getWallpaperDesiredMinimumWidth();
  
• finalintheight=getWallpaperDesiredMinimumHeight();
  
• 
  
• finalIntentintent=newIntent("com.android.camera.action.CROP");
  
• intent.setClassName("com.android.camera","com.android.camera.CropImage");
  
• intent.setData(Uri.fromFile(mFile));
  
• intent.putExtra("outputX",width);
  
• intent.putExtra("outputY",height);
  
• intent.putExtra("aspectX",width);
  
• intent.putExtra("aspectY",height);
  
• intent.putExtra("scale",true);
  
• intent.putExtra("noFaceDetection",true);
  
• intent.putExtra("output",Uri.parse("file:/"+mFile.getAbsolutePath()));
  
• 
  
• startActivityForResult(intent,REQUEST_CROP_IMAGE);
  
• }
  
• 
  
• mTask=null;
  
• }
  
• }
  
• 
  
• /**
  
• *Backgroundtasktosetthecroppedimageasthewallpaper.Thetasksimply
  
• *openthetemporaryfileandsetsitasthenewwallpaper.Thetaskendsby
  
• *deletingthetemporaryfileanddisplayamessagetotheuser.
  
• */
  
• privateclassSetWallpaperTaskextendsUserTask<Void,Void,Boolean>{
  
• publicBooleandoInBackground(Void...params){
  
• booleansuccess=false;
  
• InputStreamin=null;
  
• try{
  
• in=openFileInput(WALLPAPER_FILE_NAME);
  
• setWallpaper(in);
  
• success=true;
  
• }catch(IOExceptione){
  
• success=false;
  
• }finally{
  
• if(in!=null){
  
• try{
  
• in.close();
  
• }catch(IOExceptione){
  
• success=false;
  
• }
  
• }
  
• }
  
• returnsuccess;
  
• }
  
• 
  
• @Override
  
• publicvoidonPostExecute(Booleanresult){
  
• cleanupWallpaper();
  
• 
  
• if(!result){
  
• showWallpaperError();
  
• }else{
  
• showWallpaperSuccess();
  
• }
  
• 
  
• mTask=null;
  
• }
  
• }
  
• 
  
• privateclassShowRadarTaskextendsUserTask<Flickr.Photo,Void,Flickr.Location>{
  
• publicFlickr.LocationdoInBackground(Flickr.Photo...params){
  
• returnFlickr.get().getLocation(params[0]);
  
• }
  
• 
  
• @Override
  
• publicvoidonPostExecute(Flickr.Locationlocation){
  
• if(location!=null){
  
• finalIntentintent=newIntent(RADAR_ACTION);
  
• intent.putExtra(RADAR_EXTRA_LATITUDE,location.getLatitude());
  
• intent.putExtra(RADAR_EXTRA_LONGITUDE,location.getLongitude());
  
• 
  
• try{
  
• startActivity(intent);
  
• }catch(ActivityNotFoundExceptione){
  
• Toast.makeText(ViewPhotoActivity.this,R.string.error_cannot_find_radar,
  
• Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
  
• }
  
• }else{
  
• Toast.makeText(ViewPhotoActivity.this,R.string.error_cannot_find_location,
  
• Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
  
• }
  
• }
  
• }
  
• }
  
•