I am working with FileReader and I have come across an issue with the onLoad method of FileReader not being executed synchronously with the rest of the code. Basically I have 2 functions like these:
imageExists(url, callback) {
var img = new Image();
img.onload = function () { callback(true); };
img.onerror = function () { callback(false); };
img.src = url;
}
isImageCorrupt(file): boolean {
var reader = new FileReader();
var isCorrupt = false;
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
reader.onload = (e) => {
this.imageExists(e.target.result, (exists) => {
if (exists) {
isCorrupt = false;
// Image is not corrupt
} else {
isCorrupt = true;
//Image is corrupt
}
});
};
return isCorrupt;
}
The isImageCorrupt() function calls the reader.onLoad which calls the imageExists callback function, which also contains a image onload method.
The problem is that during the execution of the isImageCorrupt() function, the reader.onLoad has not changed the value of isCorrupt yet but the function has returned the value in the last line which is always false.
I want my function to wait for the reader.onLoad to finish its execution before the function returns the value.
maybe something like this?
isImageCorrupt(file): Promise<Boolean> {
return new Promise((resolve) => {
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = (e) => {
var img = new Image();
img.onload = function () {
resolve(false);
};
img.onerror = function () {
resolve(true);
};
img.src = <string>e.target.result;
}
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
});
}
*disclaimer: I did not test it
You could use Promises. The code could be still refactorized using async/await
isImageCorrupt(file): Promise<boolean> {
return new Promise<boolean>((resolve,reject)=>{
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
reader.onload = ()=>{
var img = new Image();
img.src = reader.result;
img.onload = function () {
resolve(false);
};
img.onerror = function () {
resolve(true);
};
}
reader.onerror=()=>{reject(true)}
});
};
isImageCorrupt(yourFile).then((result)=>{/*HERE USE RESULT*/},(error)=>{HERE USE ERROR RESULT})
However you shouldn't return true o false, but resolve if it's ok and reject otherwise, whithout a boolean value in this way
isImageCorrupt(file): Promise<void> {
return new Promise<void>((resolve,reject)=>{
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
reader.onload = ()=>{
var img = new Image();
img.src = reader.result;
img.onload = function () {
resolve();
};
img.onerror = function () {
reject();
};
}
reader.onerror=()=>{reject()}
});
};
isImageCorrupt(yourFile).then(()=>{/*HERE OK*/},()=> {HERE
THERE WAS SOME ERROR/PROBLEM})