getImageProperties should include date taken

[kinex]

It would be nice to get also image date/time information in ImageProperties (specifically the date image was taken). This is needed e.g. for displaying images in date/time order.

[thedejifab]

Feature seconded

[btastic]

I think this feature depends on having the correct exif information. You can grab these by using the https://github.com/brendan-duncan/image library. I am not sure how I'd add this feature without reading out exif information, which basically is already done by the library mentioned.

edit: There might be some issues as mentioned in #31

[kinex]

Well, your library is reading exif information too :) See FlutterNativeImagePlugin.java, line 115. It would be very easy to add there much more exif data, including "date taken".

The only reason for using this library is to avoid using https://github.com/brendan-duncan/image. It uses all too much memory to be usable in Android/iOS.

[btastic]

Oh right, this was even a recent addition. Thanks for pointing this out.

[btastic]

Added with 18369e6

There is now a "datetime" property on the ImageProperties which will have the TAG_DATETIME_ORIGINAL as a string. You can then parse it the way you want.

[btastic]

I had to undo the changes cause of issues on iOS. Will have to investigate further.

[aloisdeniel]

Any news on a potential reintroduction?