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src/helpers/uploadToFirebase.js

@@ -1,13 +1,36 @@
 import { Platform } from "react-native";
-
+import Compressor from "react-native-compressor";
 import firebase from "../config/firebase";
 
-export function uploadFileToFirebase({ uri, path }) {
+export function uploadFileToFirebase({
+  uri,
+  path,
+  shouldCompress = false,
+  fileType = "",
+}) {
   return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
     try {
-      let resultResize = { uri };
+      let workingURI = uri;
 
-      const response = await fetch(resultResize.uri);
+      // Optionally compress before upload
+      try {
+        if (shouldCompress && Platform.OS !== "web") {
+          if (fileType === "VIDEO") {
+            console.log("Compressing video...");
+            workingURI = await Compressor.Video.compress(workingURI);
+          } else if (fileType === "IMAGE") {
+            // Basic image compression
+            workingURI = await Compressor.Image.compress(workingURI, {
+              compressionMethod: "auto",
+            });
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.warn("Compression failed, uploading original file", e?.message);
+        workingURI = uri;
+      }
+
+      const response = await fetch(workingURI);
       const blob = await response.blob();
 
       const uploadTask = firebase.storage().ref(path).put(blob);