A simple code to save media (image/video) of remote source or local to firebase storage

saveMediaToStorageFirebase.js

/*
  Those imports are to react-native-firebase and firebase storage. 
  
  If you use other client stuff, you must to replace the imports 
  by the include/imports of your languange
  or framework, as well as the respective calls.
*/
// START ----
import firebase from '@react-native-firebase/app'
import '@react-native-firebase/storage'
const storage = firebase.storage()
// END ----

import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid'

const saveMediaToStorage = async (id,url) => {
  try{
    const reference = storage.ref(`${id}/${uuid.v4()}`)
    if(url.startsWith('http')){//remote image
      const resp = await fetch(url)
      const blob = await resp.blob()
      await reference.put(blob)
    } else { //local image
      await reference.putFile(url)
    }
    return await reference.getDownloadURL()            
  } catch(e){
    console.log('something went wrong',e)
  } 
  return null
}

/*
  How to use it:
  
  testId: the folder to be created in storage that'll store the media
  url: the path to local file or the url
  
  ...
  await saveMediaToStorage('testId',SOME_URL_HERE) //from internet
  await saveMediaToStorage('testId',LOCAL_PATH_TO_FILE_HERE) //local file
  ...
  
  reference.getDownloadURL() returns the url to access 
  the uploaded media in firebase storage
*/