Can send images in conversations

lib/helpers/api_helper.dart

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:io';
 
 import 'package:comunic/helpers/account_credentials_helper.dart';
 import 'package:comunic/models/api_request.dart';
 import 'package:comunic/models/api_response.dart';
 import 'package:comunic/models/config.dart';
-import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
+import 'package:dio/dio.dart';
 
 /// API Helper
 ///
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ class APIHelper {
   ///
   /// This method should never throw but the response code of the [APIResponse]
   /// should be verified before accessing response content
-  Future<APIResponse> exec(APIRequest request) async {
+  Future<APIResponse> exec(APIRequest request, {bool multipart = false}) async {
     try {
       //Add API tokens
       request.addString("serviceName", config().serviceName);
@@ -38,20 +37,39 @@ class APIHelper {
       else
         url = Uri.https(config().apiServerName, path);
 
-      final response = await http.post(
+      final data = FormData.from(request.args);
+
+      // Process files (if required)
+      if (multipart)
+        request.files.forEach(
+            (k, v) => data.add(k, UploadFileInfo(v, v.path.split("/").last)));
+
+      // Execute the request
+      final response = await Dio().post(
         url.toString(),
-        body: request.args,
-        encoding: utf8
+        data: data,
+        options: Options(
+          receiveDataWhenStatusError: true,
+          validateStatus: (s) => true,
+          responseType: ResponseType.plain,
+        ),
       );
 
       if (response.statusCode != HttpStatus.ok)
         return APIResponse(response.statusCode, null);
 
-      return APIResponse(response.statusCode, utf8.decode(response.bodyBytes));
+      return APIResponse(response.statusCode, response.data);
     } on Exception catch (e) {
       print(e.toString());
       print("Could not execute a request!");
       return APIResponse(-1, null);
     }
   }
+
+  /// Same as exec, but also allows to send files
+  ///
+  /// Warning ! Currently the response body to such requests is always null !
+  Future<APIResponse> execWithFiles(APIRequest request) async {
+    return await exec(request, multipart: true);
+  }
 }

lib/helpers/conversations_helper.dart

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:comunic/lists/conversation_messages_list.dart';
 import 'package:comunic/lists/conversations_list.dart';
 import 'package:comunic/lists/users_list.dart';
 import 'package:comunic/models/api_request.dart';
+import 'package:comunic/models/api_response.dart';
 import 'package:comunic/models/conversation.dart';
 import 'package:comunic/models/conversation_message.dart';
 import 'package:comunic/models/new_conversation_message.dart';
@@ -162,14 +163,25 @@ class ConversationsHelper {
 
   /// Send a new message to the server
   Future<SendMessageResult> sendMessage(NewConversationMessage message) async {
-    final response = await APIRequest(
+    final request = APIRequest(
       uri: "conversations/sendMessage",
       needLogin: true,
       args: {
         "conversationID": message.conversationID.toString(),
-        "message": message.message
+        "message": message.hasMessage ? message.message : ""
       },
-    ).exec();
+    );
+
+    //Check for image
+    if(message.hasImage)
+      request.addFile("image", message.image);
+
+    //Send the message
+    APIResponse response;
+    if(!message.hasImage)
+      response = await request.exec();
+    else
+      response = await request.execWithFiles();
 
     if(response.code == 401)
       return SendMessageResult.MESSAGE_REJECTED;

lib/models/api_request.dart

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import 'dart:io';
+
 import 'package:comunic/helpers/api_helper.dart';
 import 'package:comunic/models/api_response.dart';
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ class APIRequest {
   final String uri;
   final bool needLogin;
   Map<String, String> args;
+  Map<String, File> files = Map();
 
   APIRequest({@required this.uri, this.needLogin = false, this.args})
       : assert(uri != null),
@@ -26,6 +29,11 @@ class APIRequest {
   void addBool(String name, bool value) =>
       args[name] = value ? "true" : "false";
 
+  void addFile(String name, File file) => files[name] = file;
+
   /// Execute the request
   Future<APIResponse> exec() async => APIHelper().exec(this);
+
+  /// Execute the request with files
+  Future<APIResponse> execWithFiles() async => APIHelper().execWithFiles(this);
 }

lib/models/new_conversation_message.dart

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import 'dart:io';
+
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 
 /// New conversation message model
@@ -9,9 +11,15 @@ import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 class NewConversationMessage {
   final int conversationID;
   final String message;
+  final File image;
 
   NewConversationMessage({
     @required this.conversationID,
     @required this.message,
-  }) : assert(conversationID != null);
+    this.image
+  })  : assert(conversationID != null),
+        assert(image != null || message != null);
+
+  bool get hasMessage => message != null;
+  bool get hasImage => image != null;
 }

lib/ui/screens/conversation_screen.dart

@@ -86,15 +86,36 @@ class _ConversationScreenState extends State<ConversationScreen> {
   /// Pick and send an image
   Future<void> _sendImage(BuildContext context) async {
     final image = await pickImage(context);
+
+    if (image == null) return null;
+
+    _submitMessage(
+      context,
+      NewConversationMessage(
+        conversationID: widget.conversationID,
+        message: null,
+        image: image,
+      ),
+    );
   }
 
-  /// Send a new message
-  Future<void> _submitMessage(BuildContext context, String content) async {
+  /// Send a new text message
+  Future<void> _submitTextMessage(BuildContext context, String content) async {
+    _submitMessage(
+      context,
+      NewConversationMessage(
+        conversationID: widget.conversationID,
+        message: content,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  /// Submit a new message
+  Future<void> _submitMessage(
+      BuildContext context, NewConversationMessage message) async {
     //Send the message
     _setSending(true);
-    final result = await _conversationsHelper.sendMessage(
-        NewConversationMessage(
-            conversationID: widget.conversationID, message: content));
+    final result = await _conversationsHelper.sendMessage(message);
     _setSending(false);
 
     //Check the result of the operation
@@ -166,8 +187,9 @@ class _ConversationScreenState extends State<ConversationScreen> {
                   _isMessageValid = messageText.length > 4;
                 });
               },
-              onSubmitted:
-                  _isMessageValid ? (s) => _submitMessage(context, s) : null,
+              onSubmitted: _isMessageValid
+                  ? (s) => _submitTextMessage(context, s)
+                  : null,
               decoration:
                   new InputDecoration.collapsed(hintText: tr("Send a message")),
             ),
@@ -184,7 +206,8 @@ class _ConversationScreenState extends State<ConversationScreen> {
                     : Theme.of(context).disabledColor,
               ),
               onPressed: !_isSendingMessage && _isMessageValid
-                  ? () => _submitMessage(context, _textEditingController.text)
+                  ? () =>
+                      _submitTextMessage(context, _textEditingController.text)
                   : null,
             ),
           ),

pubspec.lock

@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.14.11"
+  cookie_jar:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: cookie_jar
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.0.0"
   cupertino_icons:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -36,6 +43,13 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.1.2"
+  dio:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: dio
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.1.2"
   flutter:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description: flutter
@@ -46,20 +60,6 @@ packages:
     description: flutter
     source: sdk
     version: "0.0.0"
-  http:
-    dependency: "direct main"
-    description:
-      name: http
-      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.12.0+2"
-  http_parser:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: http_parser
-      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "3.1.3"
   image_picker:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:

pubspec.yaml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ dependencies:
   image_picker: ^0.5.4+3
 
   # The HTTP client is used to make requests on the Comunic API
-  http: ^0.12.0+2
+  dio: ^2.1.2
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test: