Create Jpeg from NSData - ios

Question

I am getting images from sever using this :
- (void)downloadImageWithURL:(NSURL *)url completionBlock:(void (^)(BOOL succeeded, NSData *data))completionBlock
{
NSMutableURLRequest *request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:url];
[NSURLConnection sendAsynchronousRequest:request queue:[NSOperationQueue mainQueue] completionHandler:^(NSURLResponse *response, NSData *data, NSError *error)
{
if (!error)
{
completionBlock(YES, data);
}
else
{
completionBlock(NO, nil);
}
}];
}
Which provide me NSData . Now for better performance i would like to present the image in jpeg.
I know how to convert NSData to UIImage, with UIImage *image=[UIImage imageWithData:data];
And how to create NSData from image NSData *imageData = UIImagePNGRepresentation(image);
But both are not do what i need, i would like to take that NSData i get from the server, and create out of it JPEG image . how would i do that ?
(do i have to create first a new data with jpeg ,than the image from this data? )

Answer 1

To convert the data you get from the server to jpeg, use:
UIImage *image = [UIImage imageWithData:serverData];
NSData *jpegData = UIImageJPEGRepresentation(image, 0.75f);

Answer 2

you need to probably do something like this:
CGDataProviderRef imgProvider = CGDataProviderCreateWithCFData((CFDataRef) data);
CGImageRef imgRef = CGImageCreateWithJPEGDataProvider(imgProvider, NULL, true, kCGRenderingIntentDefault);
make sure to release imgRef and imgProvider

Answer 3

With Swift 5 and iOS 12, you can use CGImage, CGImageDestination and CGDataProvider in order to convert some image data. The following function implementation shows how to do so:
import Foundation
import ImageIO
import MobileCoreServices
func convertImageData(_ data: Data) -> Data? {
guard let provider = CGDataProvider(data: data as CFData) else {
print("Could not create data provider from data")
return nil
}
guard let cgImage = CGImage(jpegDataProviderSource: provider, decode: nil, shouldInterpolate: true, intent: CGColorRenderingIntent.defaultIntent) else {
print("Could not create cgImage from provider")
return nil
}
let data = NSMutableData()
guard let imageDestination = CGImageDestinationCreateWithData(data as CFMutableData, kUTTypeJPEG, 1, nil) else {
print("Could not create an image destination from url")
return nil
}
let options = [
kCGImageDestinationLossyCompressionQuality: 0.75, // Compress quality (if required)
kCGImagePropertyOrientation: CGImagePropertyOrientation.right.rawValue // Rotate image to the right (if required)
] as CFDictionary
CGImageDestinationAddImage(imageDestination, cgImage, options)
let imageIsWritten = CGImageDestinationFinalize(imageDestination)
if !imageIsWritten {
print("Image could not be written")
return nil
}
return data as Data
}
Usage:
let data: Data = …
let newData = convertImageData(data)
As an alternative, you can use CGImage, CGImageDestination and CGDataProvider in order to write some JPEG image data to a given URL. The following function implementation shows how to do so:
import Foundation
import ImageIO
import MobileCoreServices
func saveImageData(_ data: Data, to fileUrl: URL) {
guard let provider = CGDataProvider(data: data as CFData) else {
print("Could not create data provider from data")
return
}
guard let cgImage = CGImage(jpegDataProviderSource: provider, decode: nil, shouldInterpolate: true, intent: CGColorRenderingIntent.defaultIntent) else {
print("Could not create cgImage from provider")
return
}
guard let imageDestination = CGImageDestinationCreateWithURL(fileUrl as CFURL, kUTTypeJPEG, 1, nil) else {
print("Could not create an image destination from url")
return
}
let options = [
kCGImageDestinationLossyCompressionQuality: 0.75, // Compress quality (if required)
kCGImagePropertyOrientation: CGImagePropertyOrientation.right.rawValue // Rotate image to the right (if required)
] as CFDictionary
CGImageDestinationAddImage(imageDestination, cgImage, options)
let imageIsWritten = CGImageDestinationFinalize(imageDestination)
if !imageIsWritten {
print("Image could not be written")
}
}
Usage:
let data: Data = …
let documentDirectoryUrl = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first!
let fileUrl = documentDirectoryUrl.appendingPathComponent("image.jpeg")
saveImageData(data, to: fileUrl)
Sources:
Image I/O Programming Guide - Working with Image Destinations
Thinking about Memory: Converting UIImage to Data in Swift