Capture Recording

The SDK captures a recording when your user shakes the device or takes a screenshot - actions considered as triggers. You can extend this capability by incorporating your own additional triggers.

For instance, you might want to capture a recording when your user presses a button in your app or completes a specific sequence.

However you capture the recording, the SDK user interface will always appear to let your users review the footage, edit and submit.

Select a Trigger and Capture Recording

1. Decide from what event you want to capture the video, for example a button press. We will call this the trigger. This very simple example shows a possible trigger - when a floating action button is pressed

   class HomeScreen extends StatelessWidget {
   
     @override
     Widget build(BuildContext context) {
       return Scaffold(
         floatingActionButton: Row(
           mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.max,
           mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
           children: [
             FloatingActionButton(
               heroTag: const Key('1'),
               onPressed: () {
                 
               },
               child: const Icon(Icons.upload_file),
             )
           ],
         ),
         body: PlaceHolder(),
       );
     }
   }

2. Update the widget to add a reference to Flight Recorder:

   Kotlin

   class HomeScreen extends StatelessWidget {
     final FlightRecorder flightRecorderPlugin;
     const HomeScreen({super.key, required this.flightRecorderPlugin});
   
     @override
     Widget build(BuildContext context) {
       return Scaffold(
         floatingActionButton: Row(
           mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.max,
           mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
           children: [
             FloatingActionButton(
               heroTag: const Key('1'),
               onPressed: () {
                 
               },
               child: const Icon(Icons.upload_file),
             )
           ],
         ),
         body: PlaceHolder(),
       );
     }
   }

3. Call triggerCaptureRecording at the moment you want to capture the video inside the trigger.

   flightRecorderPlugin.triggerCaptureRecording()

   In our example, we call the method from the FloatingActionButton onPressed function:

   class HomeScreen extends StatelessWidget {
     final FlightRecorder flightRecorderPlugin;
     const HomeScreen({super.key, required this.flightRecorderPlugin});
   
     @override
     Widget build(BuildContext context) {
       return Scaffold(
         floatingActionButton: Row(
           mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.max,
           mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
           children: [
             FloatingActionButton(
               heroTag: const Key('1'),
               onPressed: () {
                 flightRecorderPlugin.triggerCaptureRecording();
               },
               child: const Icon(Icons.upload_file),
             )
           ],
         ),
         body: PlaceHolder(),
       );
     }
   }