[CB-99] Normalize Media recording in PhoneGap

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 0.9.5, 0.9.6, 1.0.0, 1.1.0
• Component/s: cordova-android, cordova-ios
• Assignee: Shazron Abdullah
• Reporter: Simon MacDonald
• Created: 01/Dec/11 20:07
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 07:46
• Resolved: 06/Mar/12 19:06

Description

I am trying to record audio in Android and iOS with the following
code:

window.requestFileSystem(LocalFileSystem.PERSISTENT, 0,
onFileSystemSuccess, onError);
...
fileSystem.root.getFile(filename, function onSuccess(file)

{...}

,onError) //create a FileEntry (onFileSystemSuccess handler)
...
mediaObj = new Media(file, onSuccess, onError); //create MediaObject
(in onSuccess handler)

But it seems that there is a difference between Android and iOS. In
Android I need to pass file.name and in iOS file.fullPath.
So Android needs only the filename like "file.ext" and iOS needs a
path like "/var/mobile/Applications/...HEX-APPID.../Documents/
file.ext".

On the other hand, when I use a FileTransfer, I have to provide
file.toURI(), i.e. "file://localhost/var/mobile/Applications/...HEX-
APPID.../Documents/file.ext".

But in the documentation it is claimed that I need an "URI" for ALL
cases, so why do I need file.toURI(), file.name or file.fullPath
depending on OS and function? Am I missing something?

Issue Links

• duplicates: CB-285 Add property returning root path of Important FileSystem Locations