ScreenRecorder: An extension for screen recording

1. Introduction

Screen Recorder is an extension which offers a set of tools to record screen without root access.

Latest Version: 1.5
Released:  July 11, 2020
Last Updated:  Sunday
Requires: Api 21 (and Api 24 for Pause and Resume methods)
Permissions: android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO (and android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE for Api 29 and above)

2. Blocks

3. Documentation

• On Error
  Event invoked when an error occurs while recording
  
  error ~ text

• On Info
  Event invoked when an informational event occurs while recording
  
  info ~ text

• On Recording Completed
  Event indicating that recording has completed.
  
  filePath ~ text

• On Recording Started
  Event indicating that recording has started.
  

• Get Supported Profiles
  Returns a list of supported video qaulity profiles
  
  Returns : List< Integer >

• Initialize Recorder
  Prepares the recorder to begin capturing and saving data.
  

• Is Recording
  Returns whether recorder is recording screen or not
  
  Returns : boolean

• Mimimize App
  Minimizes current app
  

• Pause Recording
  Pauses recording.It does nothing if the recording is already paused.
  
  Requires Api 24

• Reset Properties
  Sets property values according to video quality.
  

• Resume Recording
  Resumes recording.It does nothing if the recording is not paused.
  
  Requires Api 24

• Start Recording
  Starts capturing the screen and saving to file specified.
  

• Stop Recording
  Stops the recording and resets the recorder to its idle state.After calling this method, you will have to initialize recorder again to record again.
  

• Api Version
  Returns android version code
  
  Returns : int

• Audio Encoder
  Sets/Returns the audio encoder used to encode audio recording.
  
  Returns : int

• Audio Encoding Bit Rate
  Sets/Returns the audio encoding bit rate for recording.Using 0 will reset it to default.
  
  Returns : long

• File Name
  Sets/Returns the path of the output file to be produced.Use absolute file path here.If you want to use default file path then pass an empty string.
  
  Returns : text

• Frame Rate
  Sets/Returns the frame rate of the video to be captured.
  
  Returns : int

• Max Duration
  Sets/Returns the maximum duration (in ms) of the recording session.Setting it 0 will remove duration limit.
  
  Returns : long

• Max File Size
  Sets/Returns the maximum filesize (in bytes) of the recording session.Setting it 0 will remove file size limit.
  
  Returns : long

• Use Default Profile
  Sets/Returns whether recorder should use default profile (set using VideoQuality) for recording or not.
  
  Returns : boolean

• Video Encoder
  Sets/Returns the video encoder used to encode video recording.
  
  Returns : int

• Video Encoding Rate
  Sets/Returns the video encoding bit rate for recording.Setting it 0 will reset it to default.
  
  Returns : long

• Video Format
  Sets/Returns the format of the output file produced during recording.
  
  Returns : int

• Video Quality
  Sets the video quality profile used for recording.ResetProperties method will use this profile to get default values.To use this profile in recording you must have to set UseDefaultProfile to true.
  
  Returns : int

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6. External References

Audio Encoder: MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder
Video Encoder: MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder
Output Format: MediaRecorder.OutputFormat
Video Quality: Camcorder Profile

Note: Not every video/audio encoder supports all output formats.
This can help you to chose appropriate properties:
Media Formats

Hope it helps!