How to append image name and download url to logged in users node in firebase

Question

I m trying to upload image to firebase storage and as per my need it is going to storage perfectly but in firebase database I m facing 2 isssues

When I upload image the download Url is not the same which I see in storage. It appears to be something like ""com.google.android.gms.tasks.zzu@590df7c"

The details of uploaded image is not appending to logged in users node. Instead it is uploading to database in separate node.

public class SecondActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private static final int CHOOSE_IMAGE = 101;
String Database_Path = "users";
String Storage_Path = "profilepics/";
TextView textView;
private ImageView imageView;
EditText editText;
Uri uriProfileImage;
String downloadUri;
ProgressBar progressBar;
 FirebaseAuth mAuth;
String imageUrl;
Button UploadButton;


StorageReference storageReference;
DatabaseReference databaseReference;


@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_second);

mAuth = FirebaseAuth.getInstance();

editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextDisplayName);
imageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView);
UploadButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.buttonSave);
progressBar = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.progressbar);


storageReference = FirebaseStorage.getInstance().getReference();
databaseReference = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference(Database_Path);

progressBar = new ProgressBar(SecondActivity.this)
   imageView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
         @Override
      public void onClick(View v) {
            showimagechooser();
    }
});

UploadButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onClick(View view) {

        // Calling method to upload selected image on Firebase storage.

        startActivity(new Intent(SecondActivity.this, DisplayProfile.class));

    }
});
 }

private void showimagechooser() {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select profile Image"), CHOOSE_IMAGE);

 }
 @Override
 protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data)
{
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);

if (requestCode == CHOOSE_IMAGE && resultCode == RESULT_OK && data != null && data.getData() != null) {
    uriProfileImage = data.getData();
    try {
        Bitmap bitmap = MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(getContentResolver(), uriProfileImage);
        imageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
        uploadImageToFirebaseStorage(bitmap);

       } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
       }
    }
 }

 private void uploadImageToFirebaseStorage(Bitmap bitmap) {
final String TempImageName = editText.getText().toString().trim();

FirebaseStorage storage = FirebaseStorage.getInstance();
final StorageReference storageRef = storage.getReference();
String userID=mAuth.getCurrentUser().getUid();
System.out.println(userID);
// this is how you set your desired name for the image
final StorageReference ImagesRef = storageRef.child("images/"+mAuth.getCurrentUser().getUid()+".jpg");


ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 20, baos);
byte[] data = baos.toByteArray();
final UploadTask uploadTask = ImagesRef.putBytes(data);

uploadTask.addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
    @Override
    public void onFailure(@NonNull Exception exception) {
        Log.i("whatTheFuck:",exception.toString());
    }
}).addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<UploadTask.TaskSnapshot>(){
                            @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT)
                            @Override
                            public void onSuccess(final UploadTask.TaskSnapshot taskSnapshot) {
                                Task<Uri> urlTask = uploadTask.continueWithTask(new Continuation<UploadTask.TaskSnapshot, Task<Uri>>() {
                                    @Override
                                    public Task<Uri> then(@NonNull Task<UploadTask.TaskSnapshot> task) {
                                        if (!task.isSuccessful()) {
                                            Log.i("problem", task.getException().toString());
                                        }

                                        return ImagesRef.getDownloadUrl();
                                    }
                                }).addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<Uri>() {
                                    @Override
                                    public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<Uri> task) {
                                        if (task.isSuccessful()) {
                                            Uri downloadUri = task.getResult();

                                            DatabaseReference ref = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference("users").child(mAuth.getCurrentUser().getUid());
                                            ref.child("imageURL").setValue(downloadUri.toString());
                                            ref.child("imageName").setValue(TempImageName);


                                        } else {
                                            Log.i("wentWrong","downloadUri failure");
                                        }
                                    }
                                });
                            }
});

 }
 }

Here is link to My database Database image

Thanks in advance

The way you get the download URL from an upload has changed. See the [documentation on getting a download URL after uploading a file](https://firebase.google.com/docs/storage/android/upload-files#get_a_download_url), or one of these questions https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53299915/how-to-get-offline-uploded-file-download-url-in-firebase, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53127996/getdownloadurl-isnt-inputting-the-link-i-need/53128190#53128190, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52730647/firebase-storage-bug-trying-to-insert-data-into-my-database/52740955#52740955 — Frank van Puffelen, Dec 09 '18 at 14:09

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 09 '18 at 10:54

Yes @Yupi is right, you're not correctly getting the correct url for your image. For getting the correct url of your uploaded image, you can use a code like this:

private void uploadFile(Bitmap bitmap) {

        FirebaseStorage storage = FirebaseStorage.getInstance();
        final StorageReference storageRef = storage.getReference();

         // this is how you set your desired name for the image
        final StorageReference ImagesRef = storageRef.child("images/"+mAu.getCurrentUser().getUid()+".jpg");


        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 20, baos);
        byte[] data = baos.toByteArray();
        final UploadTask uploadTask = ImagesRef.putBytes(data);

        uploadTask.addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
            @Override
            public void onFailure(@NonNull Exception exception) {
                Log.i("whatTheFuck:",exception.toString());
            }
        }).addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<UploadTask.TaskSnapshot>() {
            @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT)
            @Override
            public void onSuccess(final UploadTask.TaskSnapshot taskSnapshot) {
               // taskSnapshot.getMetadata() contains file metadata such as size, content-type, and download URL.

                Task<Uri> urlTask = uploadTask.continueWithTask(new Continuation<UploadTask.TaskSnapshot, Task<Uri>>() {
                    @Override
                    public Task<Uri> then(@NonNull Task<UploadTask.TaskSnapshot> task) {
                        if (!task.isSuccessful()) {
                            Log.i("problem", task.getException().toString());
                        }

                        return ImagesRef.getDownloadUrl(); 
                    }
                }).addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<Uri>() {
                    @Override
                    public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<Uri> task) {
                        if (task.isSuccessful()) {
                            Uri downloadUri = task.getResult();

                            DatabaseReference ref = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference().child("users").child(mAu.getCurrentUser().getUid());


                            Log.i("seeThisUri", downloadUri.toString());// This is the link or name you should use to save or set the image

                            ref.child("imageURL").setValue(downloadUri.toString());


                        } else {
                            Log.i("wentWrong","downloadUri failure");
                        }
                    }
                });
             }
        });

    }

This code also contains instances of how to upload url to the Firebase Database, and I think this might help you in your code.

Your code is creating url and solved my problem no 1 but as I asked it Is not appending url details to logged in users node.It is Creating new node and adding details to that node — Mehul Kothari, Dec 09 '18 at 13:56
I managed to both problems but the image name in firebase have no value or showing empty value — Mehul Kothari, Dec 09 '18 at 18:30
Can you edit your code question above and put the code you're having problems with, I can look into it. — PradyumanDixit, Dec 10 '18 at 03:34
If you're putting the name using `edit.getText().toString()` then check if you're not leaving the field empty and getting the correct text. — PradyumanDixit, Dec 10 '18 at 05:56
Are you referring to the image name in your Firebase Storage or image Url in Firebase Database? — PradyumanDixit, Dec 10 '18 at 07:01

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 09 '18 at 10:33

I think you are not uploading image correctly that means you are not getting real image url. I think you are missing one part of code. So inside onSuccess(UploadTask.TaskSnapshot taskSnapshot) add:

storageReference2nd.getDownloadUrl().addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<Uri>() {
                        @Override
                        public void onSuccess(Uri uri) {
                            String imageUrl = uri.toString() // this is your image url 
                           // which you want to send on database
                        }
                    });

How to append image name and download url to logged in users node in firebase

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