Save video URL to Core Data

Question

In my app, I utilize the UIImagePickerController to record a video. I then save the video URL from the camera roll into core data, and whenever I want to play it, I pull the URL and do so. However, when the video is deleted from the photos app, it still plays for a couple of days. When it is not deleted from the photos app, it is still deleted after a couple of days. How can I save the video into my app's documents, and save a url to it into core data? Here is what I am using currently (It doesnt work):

Here is the zip file that doesn't work: http://jmp.sh/v/w4gE5SXNiRd0d7tasc3U

Here is the zip file that now works without errors: http://jmp.sh/v/tzyJU3nlc1qOPI9ZzDTF

 - (void)imagePickerController:(UIImagePickerController *)picker didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo:(NSDictionary *)info {
 NSString *mediaType = [info objectForKey:UIImagePickerControllerMediaType];
 // Handle a movie capture
 if (CFStringCompare((__bridge_retained CFStringRef)mediaType, kUTTypeMovie, 0) == kCFCompareEqualTo) {
 NSString *moviePath = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", [[info objectForKey:UIImagePickerControllerMediaURL] path]];
 NSURL *videoURL = [info objectForKey:UIImagePickerControllerMediaURL];
 NSData *videoData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:videoURL];

 AppDelegate *appDelegate = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];
 _managedObjectContext = [appDelegate managedObjectContext];
 Video *video = [NSEntityDescription insertNewObjectForEntityForName:@"Video" inManagedObjectContext:_managedObjectContext];

 [video setVideoData:videoData];

 NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
 NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
 int random = arc4random() % 1000;
 //[documentsDirectory stringByAppendingFormat:@"/vid1.mp4"]
 NSString *tempPath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent: [NSString stringWithFormat:@"vid%d%@%@.mp4", random, self.currentAthlete.first, self.currentAthlete.last]];
 BOOL success = [videoData writeToFile:tempPath atomically:NO];
 if (success == FALSE) {
 NSLog(@"Video was not successfully saved.");
 }
 else{
 [video setVideoURL:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", tempPath]];
 }

 NSError *error = nil;
 if (![_managedObjectContext save:&error]) {
 }

 if (UIVideoAtPathIsCompatibleWithSavedPhotosAlbum(moviePath)) {
 UISaveVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbum(moviePath, self,
 @selector(video:didFinishSavingWithError:contextInfo:), nil);
 }
 }
 [self dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
 }

Answer 1

Core Data itself.

Wait, before you claim that you shouldn't store large binary objects into the Core Data Store directly, I agree. You shouldn't.

However, there is an option in Core Data for storing binary data using External Storage if the file is large.

Now, if the file is large, Core Data will take care of saving the file and storing the URL.

Saves you managing the data files.

Answer 2

Don't create path like this:

NSString *tempPath = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/vid%d%@%@.mp4", documentsDirectory, random, self.currentAthlete.first, self.currentAthlete.last];

create like this:

NSString *tempPath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent: [NSString stringWithFormat:@"vid%d%@%@.mp4", random, self.currentAthlete.first, self.currentAthlete.last]];