Sending image using xamarin media plugin to server is v.slow

Question

Hi,

 

I am creating a mobile application to capture image and send on my c# api. The image captured is sent to server very slow and takes about 18-20 sec for 1mb image. Image from rear camera does not even go ! Please assist how what change I shall make in my app.

 

PFB the code for mobile app and the c# api:

 

Mobile app code:

private async void CaptureImage_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
await CrossMedia.Current.Initialize();
if (!CrossMedia.Current.IsTakePhotoSupported && !CrossMedia.Current.IsPickPhotoSupported)
{ }
else
{
var check = CrossMedia.Current.IsTakePhotoSupported;
try {
var options = new StoreCameraMediaOptions()
{
DefaultCamera = CameraDevice.Front, SaveToAlbum = true, Directory = "com.companyname.DemoApp", Name = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMddTHHmmss") + ".jpg" };
var file = await CrossMedia.Current.TakePhotoAsync(options);
if (file == null) return;
MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
CamPic.Source = ImageSource.FromStream(() =>
{
var stream = file.GetStream();
file.GetStream().CopyTo(memoryStream); return stream;
});
PostIntegrationForData(file);
await DisplayAlert("Done", "Image Posted To Server !", "Ok");
file.Dispose();
CamPic.Source = null;
}
catch(Exception Ex)
{
await DisplayAlert("Error", Ex.Message, "Ok");
await DisplayAlert("Error", Ex.StackTrace, "Ok");
} //} } }
private string PostIntegrationForData(MediaFile argMediaFile)//byte[] argFile)
{
string url = string.Format("http://localhost:83/api/MyController/PostFile");
HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient();
MultipartFormDataContent form = new MultipartFormDataContent();
form.Add(new StringContent("Sample Title"), "title");
form.Add(new StreamContent(argMediaFile.GetStream()), "FileName", argMediaFile.Path);
HttpResponseMessage response = httpClient.PostAsync(url, form).Result;
using (HttpContent content = response.Content)
{
string data = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
return data;
}
}

c# API code:

[HttpPost] public HttpResponseMessage PostFile()
{
HttpResponseMessage result = null;
var httpRequest = HttpContext.Current.Request;
if (httpRequest.Files.Count > 0)
{
var docfiles = new List<string>();
foreach (string file in httpRequest.Files)
{
//string FileName = httpRequest["FileName"];
string FileName = String.Empty;
var postedFile = httpRequest.Files[file];
var postedFileName = postedFile.FileName;
postedFileName = Path.GetFileName(postedFileName);
var filePath = HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/" + postedFileName);
postedFile.SaveAs(filePath); docfiles.Add(filePath);
}
result = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Created, docfiles);
}
else
{
result = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
}
return result;
}

Please suggest , I have been struggling with this and could not get a solution for better performance or any way out to send the image in 1 or 2 sec.

Thanks in advance !

Regards,

Divya