Request Camera Authorization - Snippet 1

request-camera-authorization-s1.swift

import UIKit
import AVFoundation // 1: Import AVFoundation

class ViewController: UIViewController {

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        
        // 3: Get Camera Authorization and print the result
        let authorizationStatus = getCameraAuthorization()
        switch authorizationStatus {
        case .notDetermined:
            print("Camera permission has not yet granted. We can request camera permission from the user")
            
        case .restricted:
            print("User is not allowed to access media capture device.")
            
        case .denied:
            print("User has denied accessing camera. We need to request user to allow the camera permission from settings.")
            
        case .authorized:
            print("Camera permission was granted")
            
        @unknown default:
            print("Camera authorization status is unknown.")
            
        }
        
    }
    
    // 2: Create method for getting camera authorization
    func getCameraAuthorization() -> AVAuthorizationStatus {
        let authorizationStatus = AVCaptureDevice.authorizationStatus(for: .video)
        return authorizationStatus
    }

}