A deprecated React Native module for uploading files and camera roll assets with progress tracking.
react-native-uploader is a deprecated React Native native module that was used to upload files and camera roll assets with progress tracking. It solved the problem of handling file uploads in early React Native versions where built-in networking APIs were limited, especially for camera roll integration and progress reporting.
React Native developers working on apps requiring file upload functionality, particularly those targeting iOS and needing camera roll integration, before React Native's networking matured.
It provided a native solution for reliable file uploads with progress tracking when React Native's JavaScript APIs were insufficient, offering direct camera roll access and asynchronous operations that were challenging to implement at the time.
A React Native module to upload files and camera roll assets.
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Provided asynchronous uploads on the native side, ensuring smooth performance and better battery management compared to early JavaScript-only solutions in React Native.
Direct access to iOS's assets library simplified uploading photos from the camera roll, addressing a common limitation in React Native's early networking capabilities.
Real-time progress reporting via native events enabled accurate and responsive UI updates during file uploads, which was lacking in React Native's initial APIs.
Handled uploading multiple files simultaneously with FormData support, streamlining batch operations for apps requiring media uploads.
The package is no longer updated, leaving users exposed to potential bugs, security vulnerabilities, and incompatibility with newer React Native versions.
Requires manual linking of native modules, which is cumbersome and outdated compared to modern React Native's auto-linking or Expo's managed workflow.
As the README admits, base64 uploads don't work on Android without writing data to temporary files first, making it unreliable for cross-platform use.
React Native's built-in APIs now offer equivalent functionality, and maintained libraries like react-native-blob-util provide more features without the deprecation risks.