uploadFile method

Future<String> uploadFile(PickedFile orFile)

Upload PickedFile to Cloud Storage and get file url

Implementation

Future<String> uploadFile(PickedFile orFile) async {
  String imageUrl = '';
  String fileName = DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch.toString();
  firebase_storage.Reference reference =
      firebase_storage.FirebaseStorage.instance.ref().child(fileName);

  late File compressedFile;
  if (!kIsWeb)
    compressedFile = await FlutterNativeImage.compressImage(orFile.path,
        quality: 80, percentage: 90);

  try {
    firebase_storage.UploadTask uploadTask;

    final metadata = firebase_storage.SettableMetadata(
        contentType: 'image/jpeg',
        customMetadata: {'picked-file-path': orFile.path});

    if (kIsWeb)
      uploadTask = reference.putData(await orFile.readAsBytes(), metadata);
    else
      uploadTask = reference.putFile(compressedFile);

    firebase_storage.TaskSnapshot storageTaskSnapshot = await uploadTask;

    storageTaskSnapshot.ref.getDownloadURL().then((downloadUrl) {
      imageUrl = downloadUrl;
      return imageUrl;
    }, onError: (err) {
      return imageUrl;
      //Fluttertoast.showToast(msg: 'This file is not an image');
    });
  } catch (e) {
    return imageUrl;
  }
  return imageUrl;
}