ImageUtil.swift

import Foundation
import Photos

typealias AssetID = String

class ImageUtil {
    
    static var defaultAlbumName = "App Name"
    static var videosAlbumName = "App Name Videos"

    static func saveFileToCameraRoll(fromPath: String) {
        var albumName = ImageUtil.defaultAlbumName
        var isVideo: Bool = false
        
        if fromPath.localizedStandardContains("mp4") {
            albumName = ImageUtil.videosAlbumName
            isVideo = true
        }
        
        let fromURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: fromPath)
        
        guard let album = ImageUtil.findOrCreateAlbum(named: albumName) else {
            assert(false, "Could not find or create album")
            return;
        }
        
        DispatchQueue.global().async {
            PHPhotoLibrary.shared().performChanges({
                var assetReq: PHAssetChangeRequest?
                
                if isVideo {
                    assetReq = PHAssetChangeRequest.creationRequestForAssetFromVideo(atFileURL: fromURL)
                } else {
                    assetReq = PHAssetChangeRequest.creationRequestForAssetFromImage(atFileURL: fromURL)
                }
                
                if let asset = assetReq?.placeholderForCreatedAsset {
                    let request = PHAssetCollectionChangeRequest(for: album)
                    request?.addAssets([asset] as NSArray)
                }
                
            }) { (done, err) in
                if err != nil {
                    print("Error creating video file in library")
                    print(err.debugDescription)
                } else {
                    print("Done writing asset to the user's photo library")
                }
            }
        }
    }
    
    static func save(_ image: UIImage, toAlbumNamed albumName: String, andThen: @escaping (AssetID?) -> ()) {
        DispatchQueue.global().async {
            if let album = ImageUtil.findOrCreateAlbum(named: albumName) {
                var localIdentifier: AssetID? = nil
                PHPhotoLibrary.shared().performChanges({
                    let assetChangeRequest = PHAssetChangeRequest.creationRequestForAsset(from: image)
                    let asset = assetChangeRequest.placeholderForCreatedAsset
                    localIdentifier = asset?.localIdentifier
                    let request = PHAssetCollectionChangeRequest(for: album)
                    request?.addAssets([asset!] as NSArray)
                }, completionHandler: { (success, error) in
                    if success {
                        andThen(localIdentifier)
                    }
                })
            }
        }
    }
    
    static func saveVideo(atURL url: URL, toAlbumNamed albumName: String, andThen: @escaping (AssetID?) -> ()) {
        
        guard FileUtil.fileExists(url.path) else {
            assert(false, "File does not exist and cannot be saved to Camera Roll")
            return
        }
        
        DispatchQueue.global().async {
            if let album = ImageUtil.findOrCreateAlbum(named: albumName) {
                var localIdentifier: AssetID? = nil
                PHPhotoLibrary.shared().performChanges({
                    if let assetChangeRequest = PHAssetChangeRequest.creationRequestForAssetFromVideo(atFileURL: url) {
                        let asset = assetChangeRequest.placeholderForCreatedAsset
                        localIdentifier = asset?.localIdentifier
                        let request = PHAssetCollectionChangeRequest(for: album)
                        request?.addAssets([asset!] as NSArray)
                    } else {
                        print("Creation request for video failed")
                    }
                }, completionHandler: { (success, error) in
                    if success {
                        andThen(localIdentifier)
                    } else {
                        print("Creation request failed")
                        print(error?.localizedDescription ?? "None")
                    }
                })
            }
        }
    }
    
    static func findOrCreateAlbum(named albumName: String) -> PHAssetCollection? {
        if let album = ImageUtil.findAlbum(named: albumName) {
            return album
        } else {
            do {
                try PHPhotoLibrary.shared().performChangesAndWait({
                    PHAssetCollectionChangeRequest.creationRequestForAssetCollection(withTitle: albumName)
                })
            } catch {
                print("Problem finding/creating album: ".appending(albumName))
                print(error)
            }
            
            return ImageUtil.findAlbum(named: albumName)
        }
    }
    
    static func findAlbum(named albumName: String) -> PHAssetCollection? {
        let options = PHFetchOptions()
        options.predicate = NSPredicate(format: "title = %@", albumName)
        let findAlbumResult = PHAssetCollection.fetchAssetCollections(with: .album, subtype: .any, options: options)
        return findAlbumResult.firstObject
    }
    
    static func clearCameraRoll() {
        
        let options = PHFetchOptions()
        
        let fetch: PHFetchResult<PHAsset> = PHAsset.fetchAssets(with: options)
        
        var assets: [PHAsset] = []
        
        fetch.enumerateObjects({ (asset, index, test) in
            assets.append(asset)
        })
        
        PHPhotoLibrary.shared().performChanges({ 
            PHAssetChangeRequest.deleteAssets(assets as NSArray)
        }) { (result, error) in
            // done
        }
    }
    
    static func assetExists(_ assetID: AssetID) -> Bool {
        let options = PHFetchOptions()
        let request = PHAsset.fetchAssets(withLocalIdentifiers: [assetID], options: options)
        return request.count > 0
    }

}

Hi there,

this looks like a very thorough toolkit for dealing with image assets. 8•) - as a newbie to Swift - I'm wondering how to use it. I'm trying to save a replaykit video to a custom Photos Album, using ImageUtil.saveVideo method, but I think I need to set everything else up first. Have you got a demo of how to use this class? Many many thanks!

Hi there,
i have to save a video from Bundle.main and then share the video on Facebook. I don't know how to retreive url of the video saved in library without pickerController.

ps. sorry for my english :D