How to upload multiple images from esp32 cam to firebase storage?

Hi,
I have a PIR sensor and ESP32 cam. What I am trying to do is to take a picture using ESP32 cam whenever PIR sensor detects a motion. The taken picture should be uploaded to Firebase storage. I have the code for the same. But the problem is the code works only for a single image. So even if the PIR detects multiple objects, the image uploaded gets overwritten. The code is given below:

#include "WiFi.h"
#include "esp_camera.h"
#include "Arduino.h"
#include "soc/soc.h"           // Disable brownout problems
#include "soc/rtc_cntl_reg.h"  // Disable brownout problems
#include "driver/rtc_io.h"
#include <SPIFFS.h>
#include <FS.h>
#include <Firebase_ESP_Client.h>
//Provide the token generation process info.
#include <addons/TokenHelper.h>

//Replace with your network credentials
const char* ssid = "****";
const char* password = "****";

// Insert Firebase project API Key
#define API_KEY "****"

// Insert Authorized Email and Corresponding Password
#define USER_EMAIL "****"
#define USER_PASSWORD "****"

// Insert Firebase storage bucket ID e.g bucket-name.appspot.com
#define STORAGE_BUCKET_ID "****"


// Photo File Name to save in SPIFFS
#define FILE_PHOTO "/data/photo.jpg"
 
RTC_DATA_ATTR int bootCount = 0;


// OV2640 camera module pins (CAMERA_MODEL_AI_THINKER)
#define PWDN_GPIO_NUM     32
#define RESET_GPIO_NUM    -1
#define XCLK_GPIO_NUM      0
#define SIOD_GPIO_NUM     26
#define SIOC_GPIO_NUM     27
#define Y9_GPIO_NUM       35
#define Y8_GPIO_NUM       34
#define Y7_GPIO_NUM       39
#define Y6_GPIO_NUM       36
#define Y5_GPIO_NUM       21
#define Y4_GPIO_NUM       19
#define Y3_GPIO_NUM       18
#define Y2_GPIO_NUM        5
#define VSYNC_GPIO_NUM    25
#define HREF_GPIO_NUM     23
#define PCLK_GPIO_NUM     22


const int PIN_TO_SENSOR = 14;   // the pin that OUTPUT pin of sensor is connected
int pinStateCurrent   = LOW; // current state of pin
int pinStatePrevious  = LOW; // previous state of pin
boolean takeNewPhoto = true;

//Define Firebase Data objects
FirebaseData fbdo;
FirebaseAuth auth;
FirebaseConfig configF;

bool taskCompleted = false;

// Check if photo capture was successful
bool checkPhoto( fs::FS &fs ) {
  File f_pic = fs.open( FILE_PHOTO );
  unsigned int pic_sz = f_pic.size();
  return ( pic_sz > 100 );
}

// Capture Photo and Save it to SPIFFS
void capturePhotoSaveSpiffs( void ) {
  camera_fb_t * fb = NULL; // pointer
  bool ok = 0; // Boolean indicating if the picture has been taken correctly
  do {
    // Take a photo with the camera
    Serial.println("Taking a photo...");

    fb = esp_camera_fb_get();
    if (!fb) {
      Serial.println("Camera capture failed");
      return;
    }
    // Photo file name
    Serial.printf("Picture file name: %s\n", FILE_PHOTO);
    File file = SPIFFS.open(FILE_PHOTO, FILE_WRITE);
    // Insert the data in the photo file
    if (!file) {
      Serial.println("Failed to open file in writing mode");
    }
    else {
      file.write(fb->buf, fb->len); // payload (image), payload length
      Serial.print("The picture has been saved in ");
      Serial.print(FILE_PHOTO);
      Serial.print(" - Size: ");
      Serial.print(file.size());
      Serial.println(" bytes");
    }
    // Close the file
    file.close();
    esp_camera_fb_return(fb);

    // check if file has been correctly saved in SPIFFS
    ok = checkPhoto(SPIFFS);
  } while ( !ok );
}

void initWiFi() {
  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
    delay(1000);
    Serial.println("Connecting to WiFi...");
  }
}

void initSPIFFS() {
  if (!SPIFFS.begin(true)) {
    Serial.println("An Error has occurred while mounting SPIFFS");
    ESP.restart();
  }
  else {
    delay(500);
    Serial.println("SPIFFS mounted successfully");
  }
}

void initCamera() {
  // OV2640 camera module
  camera_config_t config;
  config.ledc_channel = LEDC_CHANNEL_0;
  config.ledc_timer = LEDC_TIMER_0;
  config.pin_d0 = Y2_GPIO_NUM;
  config.pin_d1 = Y3_GPIO_NUM;
  config.pin_d2 = Y4_GPIO_NUM;
  config.pin_d3 = Y5_GPIO_NUM;
  config.pin_d4 = Y6_GPIO_NUM;
  config.pin_d5 = Y7_GPIO_NUM;
  config.pin_d6 = Y8_GPIO_NUM;
  config.pin_d7 = Y9_GPIO_NUM;
  config.pin_xclk = XCLK_GPIO_NUM;
  config.pin_pclk = PCLK_GPIO_NUM;
  config.pin_vsync = VSYNC_GPIO_NUM;
  config.pin_href = HREF_GPIO_NUM;
  config.pin_sscb_sda = SIOD_GPIO_NUM;
  config.pin_sscb_scl = SIOC_GPIO_NUM;
  config.pin_pwdn = PWDN_GPIO_NUM;
  config.pin_reset = RESET_GPIO_NUM;
  config.xclk_freq_hz = 20000000;
  config.pixel_format = PIXFORMAT_JPEG;

  if (psramFound()) {
    config.frame_size = FRAMESIZE_UXGA;
    config.jpeg_quality = 10;
    config.fb_count = 2;
  } else {
    config.frame_size = FRAMESIZE_SVGA;
    config.jpeg_quality = 12;
    config.fb_count = 1;
  }
  // Camera init
  esp_err_t err = esp_camera_init(&config);
  if (err != ESP_OK) {
    Serial.printf("Camera init failed with error 0x%x", err);
    ESP.restart();
  }
}

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);            // initialize serial
  pinMode(PIN_TO_SENSOR, INPUT); // set arduino pin to input mode to read value from OUTPUT pin of sensor
  initWiFi();
  initSPIFFS();
  // Turn-off the 'brownout detector'
  WRITE_PERI_REG(RTC_CNTL_BROWN_OUT_REG, 0);
  initCamera();

  //Firebase
  // Assign the api key
  configF.api_key = API_KEY;
  //Assign the user sign in credentials
  auth.user.email = USER_EMAIL;
  auth.user.password = USER_PASSWORD;
  //Assign the callback function for the long running token generation task
  configF.token_status_callback = tokenStatusCallback; //see addons/TokenHelper.h

  Firebase.begin(&configF, &auth);
  Firebase.reconnectWiFi(true);
}

void loop() {
  pinStatePrevious = pinStateCurrent; // store old state
  pinStateCurrent = digitalRead(PIN_TO_SENSOR);   // read new state

  if (pinStatePrevious == LOW && pinStateCurrent == HIGH) {   // pin state change: LOW -> HIGH
    Serial.println("Motion detected!");
    takePic();
    // TODO: turn on alarm, light or activate a device ... here
  }
  else
  if (pinStatePrevious == HIGH && pinStateCurrent == LOW) {   // pin state change: HIGH -> LOW
    Serial.println("Motion stopped!");
    // TODO: turn off alarm, light or deactivate a device ... here
  }
}

void takePic() {
  if (takeNewPhoto) {
    capturePhotoSaveSpiffs();
    delay(2000);
    if (Firebase.ready() && !taskCompleted) {
      taskCompleted = true;
      Serial.print("Uploading picture... ");

      //MIME type should be valid to avoid the download problem.
      //The file systems for flash and SD/SDMMC can be changed in FirebaseFS.h.
      if (Firebase.Storage.upload(&fbdo, STORAGE_BUCKET_ID /* Firebase Storage bucket id */, FILE_PHOTO /* path to local file */, mem_storage_type_flash /* memory storage type, mem_storage_type_flash and mem_storage_type_sd */, FILE_PHOTO /* path of remote file stored in the bucket */, "image/jpeg" /* mime type */)) {
        Serial.printf("\nDownload URL: %s\n", fbdo.downloadURL().c_str());
      }
      else {
        Serial.println(fbdo.errorReason());
      }
    }
    taskCompleted = false;
  }
  return;
}
}

I tried to setup a counter to the FILE_PHOTO like /data/photo1, /data/photo2. But it is not working. Can someone help me to setup a counter which increments everytime the takePic() function gets called?

Thanks in advance:)

Maybe I misunderstand but why not use different filenames for different photos. I'm not familiar with ESP32 or Firebase but your filenames could be something like 20220529183722.jpg and derived from the RTC.

I don't know if SPIFFS needs an 8.3 filename. If not, the above filename should work, else you must make a plan with e.g. a date directory and use the time for the filename.

char filename[13];
if (counter <9999)
{
  sprintf(filename, "file%04d.jpg", counter++);
}
else
{
  // all filenames used
  ...
  ...
  // hang forever
  for(;;);
}

// open file and write 

counter must either be a global variable or a static variable. In both cases, after a reboot of the ESP counter will start at 0 again, hence my earlier suggestion to use date and time.

Filenames will be file000.jps .. file9999.jpg. If you want to start the filename with photo, you can only print 3 digits and your check needs to change so you don't exceed the size of the buffer

char filename[13];
if (counter <999)
{
  sprintf(filename, "photo%03d.jpg", counter++);
}
else
{
  // all filenames used
  ...
  ...
  // hang forever
  for(;;);
}

//edit: bugfix

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Thank you so much. It worked:))))

Hi, where exactly do i add the part below to the code that adhi_2204 posted?

char filename[13];
if (counter >999)
{
  sprintf(filename, "photo%03d.jpg", counter++);
}
else
{
  // all filenames used
  ...
  ...
  // hang forever
  for(;;);
}

Hi, adhi. Can you share me the latest code that after you combined?

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