image compression by size - iPhone SDK

Question

I would like to compress images (camera/photo library) and then send it to the server. I know I can compress by height and width, but I would like to compress the images by

Answer 1

Swift 4:

extension UIImage {
    func compressTo(bytes: Int) -> UIImage {
        var compression: CGFloat = 0.9
        let maxCompression: CGFloat = 0.1
        let maxSize: Int = bytes * 1024

        var imageData = jpegData(compressionQuality: compression)!
        while imageData.count > maxSize && compression > maxCompression {
            compression -= 0.1
            imageData = jpegData(compressionQuality: compression)!
        }

        return UIImage(data: imageData)!
    }
}