Can't upload user picked image to firebase storage and download url to store in database

Question

I am trying to upload a picture picked by the user to firebase storage and then the url downloaded so the picture can be stored in realtime database, but have not been able to get it working with my code! I was originally going to use metadata!.downloadUrl() but that is no longer functional because of an update, so I am lost.

Here is my code:

import Firebase
import FirebaseAuth
import FirebaseDatabase
import FirebaseStorage

class createPostViewController: UIViewController {
    
    
    @IBOutlet weak var profileImage: UIImageView!
    
    @IBOutlet weak var contactEmail: UITextField!
    @IBOutlet weak var contactPhoneNum: UITextField!
    @IBOutlet weak var name: UITextField!
    @IBOutlet weak var age: UITextField!
    @IBOutlet weak var gender: UITextField!
    @IBOutlet weak var lastSeen: UITextField!
    @IBOutlet weak var profileDescription: UITextField!
    @IBOutlet weak var postBtn: UIButton!
    
    var imagePicker: UIImagePickerController!
    var selectedImage: UIImage!
    
    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        
        let tapGesture = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(createPostViewController.handleSelect))
        profileImage.addGestureRecognizer(tapGesture)
        imagePicker = UIImagePickerController()
        imagePicker.allowsEditing = true
        imagePicker.delegate = self
        postBtn.layer.cornerRadius = 10
        // Do any additional setup after loading the view.
    }
    
    

    @objc func handleSelect(){
        let imagePicker = UIImagePickerController()
        imagePicker.delegate = self
        present(imagePicker, animated: true, completion: nil)
    }
    
    
    @IBAction func post(_ sender: AnyObject) {
        let userID = Auth.auth().currentUser?.uid
        Database.database().reference().child("profiles").child(userID!).observe(.value, with: { (snapshot) in
            let post: Dictionary<String, AnyObject> = [
               // "userImg":  as AnyObject,
                "name": self.name.text as AnyObject,
                "contactEmail": self.contactEmail.text as AnyObject,
                "contactPhoneNum": self.contactPhoneNum.text as AnyObject,
                "age": self.age.text as AnyObject,
                "gender": self.gender.text as AnyObject,
                "lastSeen": self.lastSeen.text as AnyObject,
                "profileDescription": self.profileDescription.text as AnyObject,
            ]
            
            let firebasePost = Database.database().reference().child("profiles").childByAutoId()
            firebasePost.setValue(post)
        })
        
    }
    
    
    
    func uploadImageToFireBase(image: UIImage) {
        // Create the file metadata
        let metadata = StorageMetadata()
        metadata.contentType = "image/jpeg"
        let storageRef = Storage.storage().reference()
        let profileRef = storageRef.child("images/rivers.jpg")
        // Upload the file to the path FILE_NAME
        Storage.storage().reference().child("FILE_NAME").putData(image.jpegData(compressionQuality: 0.42)!, metadata: metadata) { (metadata, error) in
            guard let metadata = metadata else {
              // Uh-oh, an error occurred!
              print((error?.localizedDescription)!)
              return
            }
            // Metadata contains file metadata such as size, content-type.
            let size = metadata.size
            
            print("Upload size is \(size)")
            print("Upload success")
        }
    }
    

    
    
    //func uploadToCloud(fileURL : URL) {
      //  let storage = Storage.storage()
        
        //let data = Data()
        
        //let storageRef = storage.reference()
        
        //let localFule = fileURL
        
        //let userID = Auth.auth().currentUser?.uid
        
        //let photoRef = storageRef.child("profilePhoto\(userID)")
        
        //let uploadTask = photoRef.putFile(from: localFule, metadata: nil) { (metadata, err) in
          //  guard let metadata = metadata else {
            //    print(err?.localizedDescription)
              //  return
            //}
            //print("Photo Upload")
            
       // }
   // }
}

extension createPostViewController: UIImagePickerControllerDelegate, UINavigationControllerDelegate{
      func imagePickerController(_ picker: UIImagePickerController, didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo info: [String : Any]) {
        if let image =  info["UIImagePickerControllerEditedImage"]as? UIImage {
            selectedImage = image
             print("success")
              profileImage.image = image
              uploadImageToFireBase(image: selectedImage)
          } else {
              print("image wasnt selected")
          }

        dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
    }
}

Answer 1

I think you can still use the downloadUrl method on the storage reference.

func uploadImageToFireBase(image: UIImage) {
    // Create the file metadata
    let metadata = StorageMetadata()
    metadata.contentType = "image/jpeg"
    
    // Upload the file to the path FILE_NAME
    Storage.storage().reference().child("FILE_NAME").putData(image.jpegData(compressionQuality: 0.42)!, metadata: metadata) { (metadata, error) in
        guard let metadata = metadata else {
            print((error?.localizedDescription))
            return
        }
        
        Storage.storage().reference().child("FILE_NAME").downloadURL { (imageUrl, error) in
            if let error = error {
                print("error: ", error.localizedDescription)
                return
            }
            if let userID = Auth.auth().currentUser?.uid {
                let currentUserRef = Database.database().reference().child("profiles").child(userID)
                currentUserRef.updateChildValues(["profileImage": imageUrl])
            }
        }
    }
}

Pls see this answer.