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Pipe-Android-SDK

Pipe handles recording video from web and mobile, all the different file formats, ensures secure storage & delivery and has the JS and Webhook APIs needed for a seamless integration.

SDK Version

MinSDKVersion: API 17 (Jelly Bean)

MaxSDKVersion: API Level 24 (Android 6.X)

How to setup

• Create an android project
• Add Pipe android SDK in your project
  1. File/New Module
  2. Select Import .Jar/.AAR package
  3. Fill File name field and Subproject name field by click import button

Initializing the Pipe recorder

Required Permissions

//AndroidManifest.xml
//… …
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
//… …

Initialization with default options

import com.android.pipe.pipeandroidsdk.PipeRecorder;
PipeRecorder recorder = new PipeRecorder(this, “YOUR_PIPE_ACCOUNT_HASH”);
recorder.show();

Your Pipe Account Hash can be found in your pipe account setting page. The above lines of code will initialize the Pipe recorder with the default options

• Default recording
• 5 seconds of maximum allowed recording
• Empty custom data payload But all of these can be customized and more.

Changing the options

All of the following options must be specified before show pipe recorder. i.e before this line:

recorder.show()

Changing the default maximum recording duration

recorder.maxDuration = 60; //or any duration in seconds

Changing the video quality

recorder.recordHD = true;

Adding a data payload

recorder.payload = “My custom data payload”;

This payload corresponds to the payload that will be sent back via Webhooks.

Customizing the UI

//MainActivity.java
Recorder.showsCameraControls = false;
LayoutInflater inflater;
Inflater = (LayoutInflater)getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
View controlLayout = (View)inflater.inflate(R.layout.control_layout, null);
button_record.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
  @Override
  public void onClick(View v) {
  recorder.startVideoCapture();
  }
  });
  button_stop.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
  @Override
  public void onClick(View v) {
  recorder.stopVideoCapture();
  }
  });
  button_cancel.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
  @Override
  public void onClick(View v) {
  recorder.hide();
  }
  });
recorder.controlsLayout = controlLayout;
recorder.show();

//control_layout.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id = "@+id/controlsLayout"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal">
  <Button
  android:layout_width="wrap_content"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:text="record"
  android:id="@+id/button_record"
  android:layout_weight="1" />
  <Button
  android:layout_width="wrap_content"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:text="stop"
  android:id="@+id/button_stop"
  android:layout_weight="1" />
  <Button
  android:layout_width="wrap_content"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:text="cancel"
  android:id="@+id/button_cancel"
  android:layout_weight="1" />
</LinearLayout>

Select an existing recording

If you wish to select an already made video instead of recording a new one simply add the following line of code after creating PipeRecorder instance:

recorder.useExistingVideo();

Listener

In order to get notified in your app of video uploading success or failure you need to use PipeRecorderListener like so:

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickListener, PipeRecorder.OnUploadListener {
//... …
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
//…
button_recordVideo = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button_recordVideo);
button_recordVideo.setOnClickListener(this);
//…
}
@Override
  private void onClick(View v) {
  if (v.getId().equals(“R.id.button_recordVideo”)) {
  PipeRecorder recorder = new PipeRecorder(this, “your account Hash”);
  recorder.setOnUploadedListener(this);
  recorder.show();
  }
}
  @Override
  public void onUploadSucceed() {
  //…
  }
  @Override
  public void onUploadFailed() {
  //…
  }
}