torch

@capawesome/capacitor-torch

Capacitor plugin for switching the flashlight on and off.

Installation

npm install @capawesome/capacitor-torch
npx cap sync

Android

Permissions

This API requires the following permissions be added to your AndroidManifest.xml before the application tag:

<!-- To get access to the flashlight. -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FLASHLIGHT"/>

Variables

If needed, you can define the following project variable in your app’s variables.gradle file to change the default version of the dependency:

• $androidxCameraCoreVersion version of androidx.camera:camera-core (default: 1.1.0)

This can be useful if you encounter dependency conflicts with other plugins in your project.

Configuration

No configuration required for this plugin.

Demo

A working example can be found here: robingenz/capacitor-plugin-demo

Usage

import { Torch } from '@capawesome/capacitor-torch';

const enable = async () => {
  await Torch.enable();
};

const disable = async () => {
  await Torch.disable();
};

const isAvailable = async () => {
    const result = await Torch.isAvailable();
    return result.available;
};

const isEnabled = async () => {
    const result = await Torch.isEnabled();
    return result.enabled;
};

const toggle = async () => {
  await Torch.toggle();
};

API

• enable(...)
• disable(...)
• isAvailable()
• isEnabled(...)
• toggle(...)
• Interfaces

enable(...)

enable(options?: EnableOptions | undefined) => Promise<void>

Enable the torch.

Only available on Android (SDK 23+), iOS and Web.

Param	Type
options	EnableOptions

Since: 6.0.0

---

disable(...)

disable(options?: DisableOptions | undefined) => Promise<void>

Disable the torch.

Only available on Android (SDK 23+), iOS and Web.

Param	Type
options	DisableOptions

Since: 6.0.0

---

isAvailable()

isAvailable() => Promise<IsAvailableResult>

Check if the torch is available.

Only available on Android, iOS and Web.

Returns: Promise<IsAvailableResult>

Since: 6.0.0

---

isEnabled(...)

isEnabled(options?: IsEnabledOptions | undefined) => Promise<IsEnabledResult>

Check if the torch is enabled.

Only available on Android, iOS and Web.

Param	Type
options	IsEnabledOptions

Returns: Promise<IsEnabledResult>

Since: 6.0.0

---

toggle(...)

toggle(options?: ToggleOptions | undefined) => Promise<void>

Toggle the torch.

Only available on Android (SDK 23+), iOS and Web.

Param	Type
options	ToggleOptions

Since: 6.0.0

---

Interfaces

EnableOptions

Prop	Type	Description	Since
stream	MediaStream	The stream of media to enable the torch on. Attention: The stream must have a video track. The facing mode of the video track must be the one that corresponds to the torch. Only available on Web.	6.2.0

DisableOptions

Prop	Type	Description	Since
stream	MediaStream	The stream of media to disable the torch on. Attention: The stream must have a video track. The facing mode of the video track must be the one that corresponds to the torch. Only available on Web.	6.2.0

IsAvailableResult

Prop	Type	Description	Since
available	boolean	Whether the torch is available or not.	6.0.0

IsEnabledResult

Prop	Type	Description	Since
enabled	boolean	Whether the torch is enabled or not.	6.0.0

IsEnabledOptions

Prop	Type	Description	Since
stream	MediaStream	The stream of media to check if the torch is enabled on. Attention: The stream must have a video track. The facing mode of the video track must be the one that corresponds to the torch. Only available on Web.	6.2.0

ToggleOptions

Prop	Type	Description	Since
stream	MediaStream	The stream of media to toggle the torch on. Attention: The stream must have a video track. The facing mode of the video track must be the one that corresponds to the torch. Only available on Web.	6.2.0

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md.

License

See LICENSE.