Choose camera in file upload in cordova application on android without using cordova camera

Question

So i made a cordova app, i added android platform and made a simple html with an imput field

Answer 1

My project was using cordova-plugin-inappbrowser.

I solve it merging solution in webview open camera from input field without filechooser with methods onActivityResult and onShowFileChooser from class InAppBrowser in plugin source.

See the changes made in InAppBrowser class from plugin version 3.0.0

1 - include imports:

import android.app.Activity;
import android.Manifest;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.provider.MediaStore;
import android.util.Log;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

2 - declare variable:

    private String mCM;

3 - Replace onShowFileChooser code:

                    // For Android 5.0+
                    public boolean onShowFileChooser (WebView webView, ValueCallback filePathCallback, WebChromeClient.FileChooserParams fileChooserParams)
                    {
                        if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >=23 && (cordova.getActivity().checkSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED || cordova.getActivity().checkSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.CAMERA) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED)) {
                            cordova.getActivity().requestPermissions(new String[]{Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, Manifest.permission.CAMERA}, 1);
                        }

                        LOG.d(LOG_TAG, "File Chooser 5.0+");

                        // If callback exists, finish it.
                        if(mUploadCallbackLollipop != null) {
                            mUploadCallbackLollipop.onReceiveValue(null);
                        }
                        mUploadCallbackLollipop = filePathCallback;

                        Intent takePictureIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);

                        if(takePictureIntent.resolveActivity(cordova.getActivity().getPackageManager()) != null) {

                            File photoFile = null;
                            try{
                                photoFile = createImageFile();
                                takePictureIntent.putExtra("PhotoPath", mCM);
                            }catch(IOException ex){
                                Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Image file creation failed", ex);
                            }
                            if(photoFile != null){
                                mCM = "file:" + photoFile.getAbsolutePath();
                                takePictureIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, Uri.fromFile(photoFile));
                            }else{
                                takePictureIntent = null;
                            }
                        }
                        // Create File Chooser Intent
                        Intent contentSelectionIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
                        contentSelectionIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
                        contentSelectionIntent.setType("*/*");
                        Intent[] intentArray;
                        if(takePictureIntent != null){
                            intentArray = new Intent[]{takePictureIntent};
                        }else{
                            intentArray = new Intent[0];
                        }

                        Intent chooserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CHOOSER);
                        chooserIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_INTENT, contentSelectionIntent);
                        chooserIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TITLE, "Selecione a imagem");
                        chooserIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_INITIAL_INTENTS, intentArray);

                        // Run cordova startActivityForResult
                        cordova.startActivityForResult(InAppBrowser.this, chooserIntent, FILECHOOSER_REQUESTCODE);

                        return true;
                    }

4 - create method

    private File createImageFile() throws IOException{
        @SuppressLint("SimpleDateFormat") String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
        String imageFileName = "img_"+timeStamp+"_";
        File storageDir = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
        return File.createTempFile(imageFileName,".jpg",storageDir);
    }

5 - Replace onActivityResult

    public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent intent) {
        // For Android >= 5.0
        if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {

            LOG.d(LOG_TAG, "onActivityResult (For Android >= 5.0)");

            Uri[] results = null;
            //Check if response is positive
            if(resultCode== Activity.RESULT_OK){
                if(requestCode == FILECHOOSER_REQUESTCODE){
                    if(null == mUploadCallbackLollipop){
                        return;
                    }
                    if(intent == null || intent.getData() == null){
                        //Capture Photo if no image available
                        if(mCM != null){
                            results = new Uri[]{Uri.parse(mCM)};
                        }
                    }else{
                        String dataString = intent.getDataString();
                        if(dataString != null){
                            results = new Uri[]{Uri.parse(dataString)};
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            mUploadCallbackLollipop .onReceiveValue(results);
            mUploadCallbackLollipop = null;
        }
        // For Android < 5.0
        else {
            LOG.d(LOG_TAG, "onActivityResult (For Android < 5.0)");
            // If RequestCode or Callback is Invalid
            if(requestCode != FILECHOOSER_REQUESTCODE || mUploadCallback == null) {
                super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, intent);
                return;
            }

            if (null == mUploadCallback) return;
            Uri result = intent == null || resultCode != cordova.getActivity().RESULT_OK ? null : intent.getData();

            mUploadCallback.onReceiveValue(result);
            mUploadCallback = null;
        }
    }