File Write with Capacitor not possible

[hendriknitsche]

          I am doing an workaround for now by sharing immediately after writing the file to `Directory.Cache`. At least the users will be able to share the files in a persistent place.

import { Filesystem, Directory, Encoding, FilesystemPlugin, WriteFileOptions } from '@capacitor/filesystem';
import { Share } from '@capacitor/share';

public async saveFile(data: string, fileNameWithExtension: string, type: string): Promise<boolean> {

  // Browser
  if (this._platform.is('mobileweb') || this._platform.is('desktop')) {
    const blob = new Blob([data], { type });
    this._saveFileBrowser(blob, fileNameWithExtension);
    return true;
  }

  // Native
  try {
    const fileConfig: WriteFileOptions = {
      path: `Exports/${fileNameWithExtension}`,
      data: data,
      directory: Directory.Cache,
      encoding: Encoding.UTF8,
      recursive: true
    };
    const writeFileResult = await this._nativeFileSystem.writeFile(fileConfig);
    await this._nativeShare.share({ url: writeFileResult.uri });

    return true;
  }
  catch (error) {
    console.error("Error creating file: ", JSON.stringify(error));
    return false;
  }
}

Need a fix asap!

Originally posted by @abdunnahid in #1512 (comment)

---

I tried this but I receive:

Error: "Share" plugin is not implemented on android.

How can I solve this? Or how can I save a File on Android with capacitor?

[jcesarmobile]

please, create a proper report filling the whole template and provide a sample app instead of creating the issue from a comment that is not related to your own problem.

common causes of plugin not implemented are described here
https://capacitorjs.com/docs/android/troubleshooting#plugin-not-implemented

[ionitron-bot]

Thanks for the issue! This issue is being locked to prevent comments that are not relevant to the original issue. If this is still an issue with the latest version of the plugin, please create a new issue and ensure the template is fully filled out.