A simple Cordova/Phonegap plugin to capture video and then display it onscreen via a transparent overlay without affecting app functionality.
cordova plugin add https://github.com/mlingos/backgroundvideo.git
cordova.plugins.backgroundvideo.start(fileStorage, filename, camera, quality, successfn, errorfn);
cordova.plugins.backgroundvideo.start('cacheDirectory', 'myvideo', 'front', 'medium', null, null);
cordova.plugins.backgroundvideo.stop(successFn, errorFn);
Quality can be medium, low, high
Camera 'front' or 'back' to specify camera direction.
File
- Outputs as mp4. You do not need to specify file extension.
- Video files are saved to approot/tmp folder (cordova.plugins.backgroundvideo.stop() will return the file path).
Although technically an implementation detail, it can be very useful to know how
the cordova.file.* properties map to physical paths on a real device.
| Device Path | cordova.file.* |
iosExtraFileSystems |
r/w? | persistent? | OS clears | sync | private |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
/var/mobile/Applications/<UUID>/ |
applicationStorageDirectory | - | r | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes |
appname.app/ |
applicationDirectory | bundle | r | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes |
www/ |
- | - | r | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes |
Documents/ |
documentsDirectory | documents | r/w | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
NoCloud/ |
- | documents-nosync | r/w | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Library |
- | library | r/w | Yes | No | Yes? | Yes |
NoCloud/ |
dataDirectory | library-nosync | r/w | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Cloud/ |
syncedDataDirectory | - | r/w | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Caches/ |
cacheDirectory | cache | r/w | Yes* | Yes*** | No | Yes |
tmp/ |
tempDirectory | - | r/w | No** | Yes*** | No | Yes |
| Device Path | cordova.file.* |
AndroidExtraFileSystems |
r/w? | persistent? | OS clears | private |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
file:///android_asset/ |
applicationDirectory | assets | r | N/A | N/A | Yes |
/data/data/<app-id>/ |
applicationStorageDirectory | - | r/w | N/A | N/A | Yes |
cache |
cacheDirectory | cache | r/w | Yes | Yes* | Yes |
files |
dataDirectory | files | r/w | Yes | No | Yes |
Documents |
documents | r/w | Yes | No | Yes | |
<sdcard>/ |
externalRootDirectory | sdcard | r/w | Yes | No | No |
Android/data/<app-id>/ |
externalApplicationStorageDirectory | - | r/w | Yes | No | No |
cache |
externalCacheDirectry | cache-external | r/w | Yes | No** | No |
files |
externalDataDirectory | files-external | r/w | Yes | No | No |
Please use the github issue tracker and we will come back to you as soon as we can.
There's lots of Android phones all with their own quirks so we'd love it if you could contribute and help us support all of the devices out there.
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