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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2011, The MiCode Open Source Community (www.micode.net)
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package net.micode.notes.ui;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.Build;
+import android.os.Environment;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
+import android.util.Log;
+import android.widget.Toast;
+
+import net.micode.notes.R;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+
+import jp.wasabeef.richeditor.RichEditor;
+
+public class ImageInsertHelper {
+    private static final String TAG = "ImageInsertHelper";
+    private final Activity mActivity;
+    private final int mRequestCode;
+
+    public static class Result {
+        public final boolean success;
+        public final String localPath;
+        public final String html;
+
+        private Result(boolean success, String localPath, String html) {
+            this.success = success;
+            this.localPath = localPath;
+            this.html = html;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public ImageInsertHelper(Activity activity, int requestCode) {
+        mActivity = activity;
+        mRequestCode = requestCode;
+    }
+
+    public void startPickImage() {
+        try {
+            Intent intent;
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
+                intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
+                intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
+            } else {
+                intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
+            }
+            intent.setType("image/*");
+            intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
+                intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_PERSISTABLE_URI_PERMISSION);
+            }
+            mActivity.startActivityForResult(intent, mRequestCode);
+        } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
+            Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
+            intent.setType("image/*");
+            intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
+            try {
+                mActivity.startActivityForResult(intent, mRequestCode);
+            } catch (ActivityNotFoundException ex) {
+                Toast.makeText(mActivity, R.string.error_picture_select, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                Log.e(TAG, "No image picker available", ex);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Result handleActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data, RichEditor editor) {
+        if (requestCode != mRequestCode) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        if (resultCode != Activity.RESULT_OK || data == null) {
+            return new Result(false, null, null);
+        }
+        Uri uri = data.getData();
+        if (uri == null) {
+            Toast.makeText(mActivity, R.string.error_picture_select, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+            return new Result(false, null, null);
+        }
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
+            final int takeFlags = data.getFlags()
+                    & (Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION | Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION);
+            try {
+                mActivity.getContentResolver().takePersistableUriPermission(uri, Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
+            } catch (SecurityException e) {
+                Log.w(TAG, "Persistable uri permission not granted", e);
+            }
+        }
+        String localImagePath = saveImageToLocal(uri);
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(localImagePath)) {
+            return new Result(false, null, null);
+        }
+        String newHtml = appendImageHtml(editor, localImagePath);
+        return new Result(true, localImagePath, newHtml);
+    }
+
+    private String appendImageHtml(RichEditor editor, String localImagePath) {
+        String imgHtmlTag = buildImageHtmlTag(localImagePath);
+        String curHtml = normalizeEditorHtml(editor.getHtml());
+        String newHtml = curHtml + imgHtmlTag;
+        editor.setHtml(newHtml);
+        editor.focusEditor();
+        return newHtml;
+    }
+
+    String buildImageHtmlTag(String localImagePath) {
+        String imgUrl = Uri.fromFile(new File(localImagePath)).toString();
+        return "<img src=\"" + imgUrl + "\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"/><br/>";
+    }
+
+    private String normalizeEditorHtml(String html) {
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(html) || "null".equalsIgnoreCase(html)) {
+            return "";
+        }
+        return html;
+    }
+
+    private String saveImageToLocal(Uri uri) {
+        try {
+            File baseDir = mActivity.getExternalFilesDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
+            if (baseDir == null) {
+                baseDir = mActivity.getFilesDir();
+            }
+            File appDir = new File(baseDir, "note_images");
+            if (!appDir.exists() && !appDir.mkdirs()) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Create image directory failed: " + appDir.getAbsolutePath());
+                Toast.makeText(mActivity, R.string.error_picture_select, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                return null;
+            }
+            String fileName = "note_" + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".jpg";
+            File targetFile = new File(appDir, fileName);
+            try (InputStream is = mActivity.getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
+                 OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(targetFile)) {
+                if (is == null) {
+                    Log.e(TAG, "Open image stream failed: " + uri);
+                    Toast.makeText(mActivity, R.string.error_picture_select, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                    return null;
+                }
+                byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
+                int len;
+                while ((len = is.read(buffer)) > 0) {
+                    os.write(buffer, 0, len);
+                }
+            }
+            return targetFile.getAbsolutePath();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Save image failed", e);
+            Toast.makeText(mActivity, R.string.error_picture_select, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}