[CB-11676] Apache Cordova File Does not Work with File Scanner Based on Cordova File Plugin on Marshmallow 6.0

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 3.4.0, 3.5.0
• Component/s: cordova-android
• Labels: github-import

Environment

Moto G3 Turbo : marshmallow 6.0 Does not work

Asus Zenfine 2 Android 5.0 Works as expected

• External issue URL: https://github.com/siddmegadeth/cordova-file-scanner
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: siddharthc
• Created: 05/Aug/16 21:51
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 06:59
• Resolved: 22/Sep/16 02:41

Description

this is a open source project on Github

https://github.com/siddmegadeth/cordova-file-scanner

he goal is to provide a set of API to traverse,search any kind of file on ANdroid system based on file type.

The File Plugin API returns

fileError Code 5
This is not replicated on 5.0 on Zenfone

Moto G3 Turbo : marshmallow 6.0 Does not work

Asus Zenfine 2 Android 5.0 Works as expected

API USAGE :

var url = [
"cordova.file.dataDirectory",
"cordova.file.documentsDirectory",
"cordova.file.externalApplicationStorageDirectory",
"cordova.file.externalCacheDirectory",
"cordova.file.externalRootDirectory",
"cordova.file.sharedDirectory",
"cordova.file.syncedDataDirectory",
"cordova.file.applicationStorageDirectory",
"cordova.file.cacheDirectory",
"cordova.file.applicationDirectory",
"cordova.file.tempDirectory",
"cordova.file.rootDirectory"
];

fileType = ["mp3","mp4","avi","pdf"];

cordovaFile.scan(url,fileType,function(resp)

{ $rootScope.response = resp; }

,function(error)

{ log(error); }

);

API DETAIL DESCRIPTION

var file = angular.module("CordovaFileReader",[]);

file.service("cordovaFile",function($q,$timeout)
{

var list = [];

//var deferred = $q.defer();
// var promises = [deferred.promise];
return {

scan : function(url,fileType,success,failure)
{
var i=0;
while(i!=fileType.length)

{ list[fileType[i]] = []; i+=1; }

// list[fileType[0]] = [];
// list[fileType[1]] = [];
//Get List Of FilesType and Create named associativr Array

//Function Definition For fileEntry and Error
var fileSearch = function (entry) {

var dirReader = entry.createReader();
dirReader.readEntries(
function (entries) {
var i=0;
while(i!=entries.length)
{

if (entries[i].isDirectory === true)

{ // Recursive -- call back into this subdirectory fileSearch(entries[i]); }

else
{

var j=0;
while(j!=fileType.length)
{

if(entries[i].name.indexOf(fileType[j]) != -1)
{

var file = {};
file = entries[i];
file.type = fileType[j];

list[fileType[j]].push(file);

}
j+=1;
}

// if(entries[i].name.indexOf(fileType[0]) != -1)
// {

// var file = {};
// file = entries[i];
// file.type = fileType[0];

// list[fileType[0]].push(file);
// // promises.push(file);
// // console.log(file);
// }
// else if(entries[i].name.indexOf(fileType[1]) != -1)
// {

// var file = {};
// file = entries[i];
// file.type = fileType[1];
// list[fileType[1]].push(file);
// // console.log(file);
// // promises.push(file);
// }

}
i+=1;
}

// Return List As CurrentSearch File and ll Files Searched in globalLis
// deferred.resolve();

success(list);
},
function (error)

{ console.log(error); // deferred.reject(list); failure(error); }

);

// return $q.all(promises);
}; //Func ENds

var i=0;
while(i!=url.length)
{
if (url[i] === null || url[i].length === 0)

{ continue; // skip blank / non-existent paths for this platform }

window.resolveLocalFileSystemURL(url[i],fileSearch, function (error)

{ console.log(error); failure(error); }

);

i+=1;
}

} //scan Ends

}; /// return Ends

});