I need a little bit of help in here, I have a method that saves an UIImage to the camera roll without problems in iOS 8. The method is the following
[[PHPhotoLibrary sharedPhotoLibrary] performChanges:^{
[PHAssetChangeRequest creationRequestForAssetFromImage:image];
}completionHandler:^(BOOL success, NSError *error) {
if(success){
NSLog(@"worked");
}else{
NSLog(@"Error: %@", error);
}
}];
I need to adapt that code, so that the image instead of saving the UIImage to the camera roll, it saves to a custom album named "MyAlbum"
I'm using the Photos.framework
You will first need to check that the album exists with a fetch request, and then either add the image to the album or create the album and then add the image.
Objective-C
#import <Photos/Photos.h>
- (void)saveToAlbum:(UIImage *)image {
NSString *albumName = @"MyAlbum";
void (^saveBlock)(PHAssetCollection *assetCollection) = ^void(PHAssetCollection *assetCollection) {
[[PHPhotoLibrary sharedPhotoLibrary] performChanges:^{
PHAssetChangeRequest *assetChangeRequest = [PHAssetChangeRequest creationRequestForAssetFromImage:image];
PHAssetCollectionChangeRequest *assetCollectionChangeRequest = [PHAssetCollectionChangeRequest changeRequestForAssetCollection:assetCollection];
[assetCollectionChangeRequest addAssets:@[[assetChangeRequest placeholderForCreatedAsset]]];
} completionHandler:^(BOOL success, NSError *error) {
if (!success) {
NSLog(@"Error creating asset: %@", error);
}
}];
};
PHFetchOptions *fetchOptions = [[PHFetchOptions alloc] init];
fetchOptions.predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"localizedTitle = %@", albumName];
PHFetchResult *fetchResult = [PHAssetCollection fetchAssetCollectionsWithType:PHAssetCollectionTypeAlbum subtype:PHAssetCollectionSubtypeAny options:fetchOptions];
if (fetchResult.count > 0) {
saveBlock(fetchResult.firstObject);
} else {
__block PHObjectPlaceholder *albumPlaceholder;
[[PHPhotoLibrary sharedPhotoLibrary] performChanges:^{
PHAssetCollectionChangeRequest *changeRequest = [PHAssetCollectionChangeRequest creationRequestForAssetCollectionWithTitle:albumName];
albumPlaceholder = changeRequest.placeholderForCreatedAssetCollection;
} completionHandler:^(BOOL success, NSError *error) {
if (success) {
PHFetchResult *fetchResult = [PHAssetCollection fetchAssetCollectionsWithLocalIdentifiers:@[albumPlaceholder.localIdentifier] options:nil];
if (fetchResult.count > 0) {
saveBlock(fetchResult.firstObject);
}
} else {
NSLog(@"Error creating album: %@", error);
}
}];
}
}
Swift 5
import Photos
func saveToAlbum(image: UIImage) {
let albumName = "MyAlbum"
let saveBlock: (PHAssetCollection) -> Void = { assetCollection in
PHPhotoLibrary.shared().performChanges({
let assetChangeRequest: PHAssetChangeRequest = PHAssetChangeRequest.creationRequestForAsset(from: image)
guard let placeholder = assetChangeRequest.placeholderForCreatedAsset else { return }
guard let assetCollectionChangeRequest: PHAssetCollectionChangeRequest = PHAssetCollectionChangeRequest(for: assetCollection) else { return }
assetCollectionChangeRequest.addAssets(NSArray(object: placeholder))
}) { (success, error) in
if let error = error {
print("Error creating asset: \(error)")
}
}
}
let fetchOptions = PHFetchOptions()
fetchOptions.predicate = NSPredicate(format: "localizedTitle = %@", albumName)
let fetchResult = PHAssetCollection.fetchAssetCollections(with: .album, subtype: .any, options: fetchOptions)
if fetchResult.count > 0, let collection = fetchResult.firstObject {
saveBlock(collection)
} else {
var albumPlaceholder: PHObjectPlaceholder? = nil
PHPhotoLibrary.shared().performChanges({
let changeRequest = PHAssetCollectionChangeRequest.creationRequestForAssetCollection(withTitle: albumName)
albumPlaceholder = changeRequest.placeholderForCreatedAssetCollection
}) { (success, error) in
if success, let albumPlaceholder = albumPlaceholder {
let fetchResult = PHAssetCollection.fetchAssetCollections(withLocalIdentifiers: [albumPlaceholder.localIdentifier], options: nil)
if fetchResult.count > 0, let collection = fetchResult.firstObject {
saveBlock(collection)
}
} else if let error = error {
print("Error creating album: \(error)")
}
}
}
}
Create new album with name "MyAlbum" before adding a asset into the album.
// Create new album.
__block PHObjectPlaceholder *albumPlaceholder;
[[PHPhotoLibrary sharedPhotoLibrary] performChanges:^{
PHAssetCollectionChangeRequest *changeRequest = [PHAssetCollectionChangeRequest creationRequestForAssetCollectionWithTitle:title];
albumPlaceholder = changeRequest.placeholderForCreatedAssetCollection;
} completionHandler:^(BOOL success, NSError *error) {
if (success) {
PHFetchResult *fetchResult = [PHAssetCollection fetchAssetCollectionsWithLocalIdentifiers:@[albumPlaceholder.localIdentifier] options:nil];
PHAssetCollection *assetCollection = fetchResult.firstObject;
// Add it to the photo library
[[PHPhotoLibrary sharedPhotoLibrary] performChanges:^{
PHAssetChangeRequest *assetChangeRequest = [PHAssetChangeRequest creationRequestForAssetFromImage:image];
PHAssetCollectionChangeRequest *assetCollectionChangeRequest = [PHAssetCollectionChangeRequest changeRequestForAssetCollection:assetCollection];
[assetCollectionChangeRequest addAssets:@[[assetChangeRequest placeholderForCreatedAsset]]];
} completionHandler:^(BOOL success, NSError *error) {
if (!success) {
NSLog(@"Error creating asset: %@", error);
}
}];
} else {
NSLog(@"Error creating album: %@", error);
}
}];
Check if album already exist.
NSString *localIdentifier;
PHFetchResult<PHAssetCollection *> *assetCollections = [PHAssetCollection fetchAssetCollectionsWithType:PHAssetCollectionTypeAlbum subtype:PHAssetCollectionSubtypeAlbumRegular options:nil];
for (PHAssetCollection *assetCollection in assetCollections) {
if([[assetCollection localizedTitle] isEqualToString:album] ){
localIdentifier = assetCollection.localIdentifier;
break;
}
}
if(localIdentifier ){
///fetch album
PHFetchResult *fetchResult = [PHAssetCollection fetchAssetCollectionsWithLocalIdentifiers:@[localIdentifier] options:nil];
}else{
///creat album here
}
In your perform changes block, you specify the request's assetCollection
let request = PHAssetCollectionChangeRequest.creationRequestForAssetCollectionWithTitle(-YOUR ALBUM NAME-)