react-native-background-audio-record v0.1.0

react-native-background-audio-record

This library provides the feature to record when in the background on Android.

This Library use FOREGROUND_SERVICE of Android to provide a stable recording function in the background and when the app is turned off. That is why Push Notification is sent at the same time as recording. Users can edit the title and content of the Push Notification.

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Install

npm install react-native-background-audio-record

Permissions

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />

Method

Examples

you can also check code in Example

import React from 'react';
import { Button, StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
import BgRecorder, {
  AudioSource,
  OutputFormat,
  AudioEncoder,
  type NoticationConfig,
  type AudioConfig,
} from 'react-native-background-audio-record';
import RNFS from 'react-native-fs';

const path = `${RNFS.DownloadDirectoryPath}/sound.m4a`;

const notificationConfig: NoticationConfig = {
  channelName: 'name',
  contentText: 'text',
  contentTitle: 'title',
};

const audioConfig: AudioConfig = {
  audioSource: AudioSource.MIC,
  outputFormat: OutputFormat.DEFAULT,
  audioEncoder: AudioEncoder.AAC,
  audioSamplingRate: 48000,
  audioEncodingBitRate: 128000,
  audioChannels: 2,
};
// ---------   recordOnBackground   ---------//
// default path is
// AOS : {cacheDir}/sound.m4a
const recorder = BgRecorder.recorder();

recorder.startRecord({ path, notificationConfig, audioConfig });
recorder.stopRecord();
recorder.startAudio(path);
recorder.stopAudio();