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How can a regular React application save video to Android Galery?

I figured out it is not possible to share video content onto Instagram directly on Android in behalf of the user. This was my original intention.
Seems I can not use navigator.share call which works on iOS but not on Android, or only for text and url, but not for video / mp4.
I would not use MediaStore and similar React Nativ solutions as my app is a regular React.
What elso approach do you know?
I have now this:
const showShareDialog = async () => {
try {
log(
{
text: 'setIsDownloadFileInProgress(true) ' + getTempUserShortId(),
},
env
)
setIsDownloadFileInProgress(true)
const res = await axios.get(
`https://t44-post-cover.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/${imgId}.mp4`,
{ withCredentials: false, responseType: 'blob' }
)
setIsDownloadFileInProgress(false)
const shareData = {
files: [
new File([res.data], `${imgId}.mp4`, {
type: 'video/mp4',
}),
],
title: 'Megosztom',
text: 'Mentsd le a képekbe, és oszd meg storyban.',
}
//showShareDialog(shareData, 0)
if (navigator.share && !isDesktop) {
log(
{
text:
`navigator.share && !isDesktop shareData.files[0].size: ${shareData.files[0].size} ` +
getTempUserShortId(),
},
env
)
if (isAndroid()) {
const { status } = await MediaLibrary.requestPermissionsAsync()
if (status === 'granted') {
const asset = await MediaLibrary.createAssetAsync(res.data)
await MediaLibrary.createAlbumAsync(`${imgId}.mp4`, asset, false)
}
} else {
navigator
.share(shareData)
.then(() => {
log(
{
text: `'The share was successful 1 ` + getTempUserShortId(),
},
env
)
})
.catch((error) => {
log(
{
text:
`There was an error sharing 1 ${error} ` +
getTempUserShortId(),
},
env
)
})
}
} else {
log(
{
text: 'else ' + getTempUserShortId(),
},
env
)
setIsDesktopDownloadDialogVisible(true)
}
} catch (error) {
console.error(error)
log(
{
text: `a onclick error 2: ${error} ` + getTempUserShortId(),
},
env
)
}
}

React PWA detect new content on iOS is not working as expected

I use CRA PWA and add toast that's show when onupdatefound and onstatechange. it's working well in android and pc but in iOS it's not shown and content not refresh till close tab and open it again.
I searching long time and not found any good answer for this issue.
I have ServiceWorkerWrapper.ts
import React, { FC, useEffect } from 'react';
import { Snackbar, Button } from '#material-ui/core';
import * as serviceWorker from '../serviceWorkerRegistration';
const ServiceWorkerWrapper: FC = () => {
const [showReload, setShowReload] = React.useState(false);
const [counter, setCounter] = React.useState(0);
React.useEffect(() => {
let timer:any;
if (counter >= 0 && showReload) {
setTimeout(() => setCounter(counter - 1), 1000)
} else if (showReload) {
reloadPage();
}
return () => clearTimeout(timer);
// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
}, [counter]);
const onSWUpdate = (registration: ServiceWorkerRegistration) => {
if (registration && registration.waiting) {
setShowReload(true);
setCounter(2)
} else {
setShowReload(false);
}
};
useEffect(() => {
serviceWorker.register({ onUpdate: onSWUpdate });
// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
}, []);
const reloadPage = () => {
if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) {
navigator.serviceWorker
.getRegistration()
.then((reg:any) => {
reg.waiting.postMessage({ type: 'SKIP_WAITING' });
window.location.reload();
})
.catch((err) => console.log('Could not get registration: ', err));
}
};
return (
<Snackbar
open={showReload}
message="A new version is available!"
onClick={reloadPage}
ContentProps={{
className: "reload-snackbar"
}}
anchorOrigin={{ vertical: 'bottom', horizontal: 'center' }}
action={
<Button
color="inherit"
size="small"
onClick={reloadPage}
>
Reload{showReload ? ` (${counter + 1})`:''}
</Button>
}
/>
);
}
export default ServiceWorkerWrapper;
serviceWorkerRegistration.ts
// This optional code is used to register a service worker.
// register() is not called by default.
// This lets the app load faster on subsequent visits in production, and gives
// it offline capabilities. However, it also means that developers (and users)
// will only see deployed updates on subsequent visits to a page, after all the
// existing tabs open on the page have been closed, since previously cached
// resources are updated in the background.
// To learn more about the benefits of this model and instructions on how to
// opt-in, read https://cra.link/PWA
const isLocalhost = Boolean(
window.location.hostname === 'localhost' ||
// [::1] is the IPv6 localhost address.
window.location.hostname === '[::1]' ||
// 127.0.0.0/8 are considered localhost for IPv4.
window.location.hostname.match(/^127(?:\.(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)){3}$/)
);
type Config = {
onSuccess?: (registration: ServiceWorkerRegistration) => void;
onUpdate?: (registration: ServiceWorkerRegistration) => void;
};
export function register(config?: Config) {
if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' && 'serviceWorker' in navigator) {
// The URL constructor is available in all browsers that support SW.
const publicUrl = new URL(process.env.PUBLIC_URL, window.location.href);
if (publicUrl.origin !== window.location.origin) {
// Our service worker won't work if PUBLIC_URL is on a different origin
// from what our page is served on. This might happen if a CDN is used to
// serve assets; see https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/2374
return;
}
window.addEventListener('load', () => {
const swUrl = `${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/service-worker.js`;
if (isLocalhost) {
// This is running on localhost. Let's check if a service worker still exists or not.
checkValidServiceWorker(swUrl, config);
// Add some additional logging to localhost, pointing developers to the
// service worker/PWA documentation.
navigator.serviceWorker.ready.then(() => {
console.log(
'This web app is being served cache-first by a service ' +
'worker. To learn more, visit https://cra.link/PWA'
);
});
} else {
// Is not localhost. Just register service worker
registerValidSW(swUrl, config);
}
});
}
}
function registerValidSW(swUrl: string, config?: Config) {
navigator.serviceWorker
.register(swUrl)
.then((registration) => {
if (navigator.vendor === 'Apple Computer, Inc.') {
console.log('Safari!!!!');
if (registration.waiting) {
if (config && config.onUpdate) {
config.onUpdate(registration);
}
}
}
registration.onupdatefound = () => {
const installingWorker = registration.installing;
if (installingWorker == null) {
return;
}
installingWorker.onstatechange = () => {
if (installingWorker.state === 'installed') {
if (navigator.serviceWorker.controller) {
// At this point, the updated precached content has been fetched,
// but the previous service worker will still serve the older
// content until all client tabs are closed.
console.log(
'New content is available and will be used when all ' +
'tabs for this page are closed.'
);
// Execute callback
if (config && config.onUpdate) {
config.onUpdate(registration);
}
} else {
// At this point, everything has been precached.
// It's the perfect time to display a
// "Content is cached for offline use." message.
console.log('Content is cached for offline use.');
// Execute callback
if (config && config.onSuccess) {
config.onSuccess(registration);
}
}
}
};
};
})
.catch((error) => {
console.error('Error during service worker registration:', error);
});
}
function checkValidServiceWorker(swUrl: string, config?: Config) {
// Check if the service worker can be found. If it can't reload the page.
fetch(swUrl, {
headers: { 'Service-Worker': 'script' },
})
.then((response) => {
// Ensure service worker exists, and that we really are getting a JS file.
const contentType = response.headers.get('content-type');
if (
response.status === 404 ||
(contentType != null && contentType.indexOf('javascript') === -1)
) {
// No service worker found. Probably a different app. Reload the page.
navigator.serviceWorker.ready.then((registration) => {
registration.unregister().then(() => {
window.location.reload();
});
});
} else {
// Service worker found. Proceed as normal.
registerValidSW(swUrl, config);
}
})
.catch(() => {
console.log('No internet connection found. App is running in offline mode.');
});
}
export function unregister() {
if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) {
navigator.serviceWorker.ready
.then((registration) => {
registration.unregister();
})
.catch((error) => {
console.error(error.message);
});
}
}
service-worker.ts
/// <reference lib="webworker" />
/* eslint-disable no-restricted-globals */
// This service worker can be customized!
// See https://developers.google.com/web/tools/workbox/modules
// for the list of available Workbox modules, or add any other
// code you'd like.
// You can also remove this file if you'd prefer not to use a
// service worker, and the Workbox build step will be skipped.
import { clientsClaim } from 'workbox-core';
import { ExpirationPlugin } from 'workbox-expiration';
import { precacheAndRoute, createHandlerBoundToURL } from 'workbox-precaching';
import { registerRoute } from 'workbox-routing';
import { StaleWhileRevalidate } from 'workbox-strategies';
declare const self: ServiceWorkerGlobalScope;
clientsClaim();
// Precache all of the assets generated by your build process.
// Their URLs are injected into the manifest variable below.
// This variable must be present somewhere in your service worker file,
// even if you decide not to use precaching. See https://cra.link/PWA
precacheAndRoute(self.__WB_MANIFEST);
// Set up App Shell-style routing, so that all navigation requests
// are fulfilled with your index.html shell. Learn more at
// https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/architecture/app-shell
const fileExtensionRegexp = new RegExp('/[^/?]+\\.[^/]+$');
registerRoute(
// Return false to exempt requests from being fulfilled by index.html.
({ request, url }: { request: Request; url: URL }) => {
// If this isn't a navigation, skip.
if (request.mode !== 'navigate') {
return false;
}
// If this is a URL that starts with /_, skip.
if (url.pathname.startsWith('/_')) {
return false;
}
// If this looks like a URL for a resource, because it contains
// a file extension, skip.
if (url.pathname.match(fileExtensionRegexp)) {
return false;
}
// Return true to signal that we want to use the handler.
return true;
},
createHandlerBoundToURL(process.env.PUBLIC_URL + '/index.html')
);
// An example runtime caching route for requests that aren't handled by the
// precache, in this case same-origin .png requests like those from in public/
registerRoute(
// Add in any other file extensions or routing criteria as needed.
({ url }) => url.origin === self.location.origin && url.pathname.endsWith('.png'),
// Customize this strategy as needed, e.g., by changing to CacheFirst.
new StaleWhileRevalidate({
cacheName: 'images',
plugins: [
// Ensure that once this runtime cache reaches a maximum size the
// least-recently used images are removed.
new ExpirationPlugin({ maxEntries: 50 }),
],
})
);
// This allows the web app to trigger skipWaiting via
// registration.waiting.postMessage({type: 'SKIP_WAITING'})
self.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
if (event.data && event.data.type === 'SKIP_WAITING') {
self.skipWaiting();
}
});
// Any other custom service worker logic can go here.

react-native How to open local file url using Linking?

I'm using the following code to download a file (can be a PDF or a DOC) and then opening it using Linking.
const { dirs } = RNFetchBlob.fs;
let config = {
fileCache : true,
appendExt : extension,
addAndroidDownloads : {
useDownloadManager : false,
notification : false,
title : 'File',
description : 'A file.',
path: `${dirs.DownloadDir}/file.${extension}`,
},
};
RNFetchBlob.config(config)
.fetch(
method,
remoteUrl,
APIHelpers.getDefaultHeaders()
)
.then((res) => {
let status = res.info().status;
if (status == 200) {
Linking.canOpenURL(res.path())
.then((supported) => {
if (!supported) {
alert('Can\'t handle url: ' + res.path());
} else {
Linking.openURL(res.path())
.catch((err) => alert('An error occurred while opening the file. ' + err));
}
})
.catch((err) => alert('The file cannot be opened. ' + err));
} else {
alert('File was not found.')
}
})
.catch((errorMessage, statusCode) => {
alert('There was some error while downloading the file. ' + errorMessage);
});
However, I'm getting the following error:
An error occurred while opening the file. Error: Unable to open URL:
file:///Users/abhishekpokhriyal/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/3E2A9C16-0222-40A6-8C1C-EC174B6EE9E8/data/Containers/Data/Application/A37B9D69-583D-4DC8-94B2-0F4AF8272310/Documents/RNFetchBlob_tmp/RNFetchBlobTmp_o259xexg7axbwq3fh6f4.pdf
I need to implement the solution for both iOS and Android.

I think the easiest way to do so is by using react-native-file-viewer package.
It allows you to Prompt the user to choose an app to open the file with (if there are multiple installed apps that support the mimetype).
import FileViewer from 'react-native-file-viewer';
const path = // absolute-path-to-my-local-file.
FileViewer.open(path, { showOpenWithDialog: true })
.then(() => {
// success
})
.catch(error => {
// error
});

So, I finally did this by replacing Linking by the package react-native-file-viewer.
In my APIHelpers.js:
async getRemoteFile(filePath, extension, method = 'GET') {
const remoteUrl = `${API_BASE_URL}/${encodeURIComponent(filePath)}`;
const { dirs } = RNFetchBlob.fs;
let config = {
fileCache : true,
appendExt : extension,
addAndroidDownloads : {
useDownloadManager : false,
notification : false,
title : 'File',
description : 'A file.',
path: `${dirs.DownloadDir}/file.${extension}`,
},
};
return new Promise(async (next, error) => {
try {
let response = await RNFetchBlob.config(config)
.fetch(
method,
remoteUrl,
this.getDefaultHeaders()
);
next(response);
} catch (err) {
error(err);
}
});
}
In my Actions.js
export function openDocument(docPath, ext) {
return async (dispatch) => {
dispatch(fetchingFile());
APIHelpers.getRemoteFile(docPath, ext).then(async function(response) {
dispatch(successFetchingFile());
let status = response.info().status;
if (status == 200) {
const path = response.path();
setTimeout(() => {
FileViewer.open(path, {
showOpenWithDialog: true,
showAppsSuggestions: true,
})
.catch(error => {
dispatch(errorOpeningFile(error));
});
}, 100);
} else {
dispatch(invalidFile());
}
}).catch(function(err) {
dispatch(errorFetchingFile(err));
});
}
}
In my Screen.js
import { openDocument } from 'path/to/Actions';
render() {
return <Button
title={'View file'}
onPress={() => this.props.dispatchOpenDocument(doc.filepath, doc.extension)}
/>;
}
.
.
.
const mapDispatchToProps = {
dispatchOpenDocument: (docPath, ext) => openDocument(docPath, ext),
}

Are you downloading it from the web? I can see the pdf path is attached at the end of the error path.
For web URLs, the protocol ("http://", "https://") must be set accordingly!
Try to append appropriate schemes to your path. Check it out from the link mentioned below.

This can be done with 'rn-fetch-blob'
RNFetchBlob.android.actionViewIntent(fileLocation, mimeType);

React native geolocation getCurrentPosition no reponse (android)

I have read and tested a lot of issues but I still can not get geolocation on Android.
I use navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition, on iOS everything works fine, but on Android I have no answer to this function, either success or error.
I have installed react-native-permissions to make sure that the user has activated the permissions but it does not change anything because it says that everything is "authorized".
I noticed that it came from GPS of the device. If I activate it manually, everyting works fine. However, I can not find a way to activate it for the user. On iOS, if GPS is not activated, I fall in the error callback and tell user to activate it, but on android, nothing is happennig.
I don't understand why I can't get geolocation only with getCurrentPosition (I have ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION and ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION in manifest).
Here a part of my code:
componentDidMount() {
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
(position) => {
//do my stuff with position value
},
(error) => {
Permissions.getPermissionStatus('location')
.then((response) => {
if (response !== "authorized") {
Alert.alert(
"Error",
"We need to access to your location",
[
{
text: "Cancel",
onPress: () => {
// do my stuff
}, style: 'cancel'
},
{
text: "Open Settings",
onPress: () => Permissions.openSettings()
}
]
);
} else {
// do my stuff
}
});
},
{ enableHighAccuracy: true, timeout: 2000, maximumAge: 1000 }
);
}
Does anyone have any idea ?
Thank you

You should need to enable GPS on android
For enabling location/gps on Android I can recommend this module:
https://github.com/Richou/react-native-android-location-enabler
It is using the standard Android dialog for location:
like this
import React, { Component } from "react";
import { Text, StyleSheet, View, Platform } from "react-native";
import RNAndroidLocationEnabler from "react-native-android-location-enabler";
export default class index extends Component {
componentDidMount() {
this.getLocation();
}
onLocationEnablePressed = () => {
if (Platform.OS === "android") {
RNAndroidLocationEnabler.promptForEnableLocationIfNeeded({
interval: 10000,
fastInterval: 5000,
})
.then((data) => {
this.getLocation();
})
.catch((err) => {
alert("Error " + err.message + ", Code : " + err.code);
});
}
};
getLocation = () => {
try {
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
(position) => {
//do my stuff with position value
},
(error) => {
Permissions.getPermissionStatus("location").then((response) => {
if (response !== "authorized") {
Alert.alert("Error", "We need to access to your location", [
{
text: "Cancel",
onPress: () => {
// do my stuff
},
style: "cancel",
},
{
text: "Open Settings",
onPress: () => Permissions.openSettings(),
},
]);
} else {
// do my stuff
}
});
},
{ enableHighAccuracy: true, timeout: 2000, maximumAge: 1000 }
);
} catch (error) {
this.onLocationEnablePressed();
}
};
}

React Native Redux: props not updating after API call

I am quite new to React / React Native / Redux so I feel I am doing something wrong.
The problem
I want to show a spinner while an API is called, and an error message once this API call fails. Props are not updating, and so the components don't show the desired message or spinner
The code (only the relevant chunks)
The component
class Home extends Component {
componentWillMount() {
this.props.tokenGet();
}
renderSpinner() {
if (this.props.loading) {
return (
<Spinner size="large" />
);
}
return null;
}
renderMessage() {
if (this.props.message) {
return (
<Text style={{flex: 1, background: red, color: black}}>
{ this.props.message }
</Text>
)
}
return null;
}
render() {
return (
{ this.renderSpinner() }
{ this.renderMessage() }
)
}
}
const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
const { auth } = state;
const {
loading,
token,
message
} = auth || {
loading: false,
token: null,
message: null
};
return {
loading,
token,
message
}
};
export default connect(mapStateToProps, { tokenGet } )(Home);
The action creator
export const tokenGet = () => {
return (dispatch) => {
dispatch({ type: 'TOKEN_GET_START'});
// Perform the actual API call
let requestToken = fetch(apiBaseUrl + "/tokens", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
'Accept': 'application/json',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify(.....)
});
Promise
.race([timeout, requestToken])
.then((response) => response.json())
.then((responseJson) => {
... not relevant ...
})
.catch((error) => {
dispatch({ type: 'TOKEN_GET_FAIL', payload: error});
});
The timeout function, which gets called when the server fails to respond
let timeout = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
setTimeout(reject, 2000, 'Request timed out. Please check your internet connection.');
});
The reducer
import {
TOKEN_GET_START,
TOKEN_GET_SUCCESS,
TOKEN_GET_FAIL
} from '../actions/types';
const INITIAL_STATE = {
loading: false,
token: null,
message: null
};
export default (state = INITIAL_STATE, action) => {
switch (action.type) {
case TOKEN_GET_START:
return { ...state, loading: true };
case TOKEN_GET_SUCCESS:
return { ...state, loading: false, token: action.payload };
case TOKEN_GET_FAIL:
return { ...state, loading: false, message: action.payload };
default:
return state;
}
};
The combined reducers
import { combineReducers } from 'redux';
import AuthReducer from './AuthReducer';
export default combineReducers({
auth: AuthReducer
});
The actual behavior is that the props don't change and no message or spinner is visible. With some console logs I know that the API call ends because of the timeout. I am not sure if the state gets updated properly though. I don't know in at which point I can console log this.

It turned out to be because of the quotes in 'TOKEN_GET_FAIL'
That is a string and not the const I need. So I changed to TOKEN_GET_FAIL and it works.