I am using the react-webcam to capture images and videos in my react app. I have implemented the Screenshot (via Ref) example:
const videoConstraints = {
width: 1280,
height: 720,
facingMode: "user"
};
const WebcamCapture = () => {
const webcamRef = React.useRef(null);
const capture = React.useCallback(
() => {
const imageSrc = webcamRef.current.getScreenshot();
},
[webcamRef]
);
return (
<>
<Webcam
audio={false}
height={720}
ref={webcamRef}
screenshotFormat="image/jpeg"
width={1280}
videoConstraints={videoConstraints}
/>
<button onClick={capture}>Capture photo</button>
</>
);
};
Works nicely, however it seems to take a few seconds for the stream to start and video to start showing. I want to be able to disable the button whilst this is happening. I have found there is a flag in the webcamRef that states if it is loading:
useEffect(() => {
if (webcamRef.current) {
const camStarted = webcamRef.current.state.hasUserMedia;
debugger;
}
}, [webcamRef]);
In the above useEffect, whilst the video is initialising, the hasUserMedia is false, once it has loaded it changes to true. This sounds like exactly what I need however as it is in a useRef, it doesn't hit the useEffect when it changes.
Is there any kind of neat trick I can implement to be able to identify when this value in the useRef is changed, or anything else that might help me get the functionality I am after?