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Ionic: Getting Error Code 3 when uploading image using ng-cordova fileTransfer and Camera plugin

I am getting "Code 3" (connection refused) error when trying to upload an image file from my ionic app to remote server using FileTransfer plugin.
I used the camera plugin and have the captured image moved to permanent storage
$scope.selectPicture = function(sourceType) {
var options = {
quality: 75,
destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI,
sourceType: Camera.PictureSourceType.CAMERA,
allowEdit: true,
encodingType: Camera.EncodingType.JPEG,
popoverOptions: CameraPopoverOptions,
saveToPhotoAlbum: false,
correctOrientation:true
};
$cordovaCamera.getPicture(options).then(function(imagePath) {
var currentName = imagePath.replace(/^.*[\\\/]/, '');
//Create a new name for the photo
var d = new Date(),
n = d.getTime(),
newFileName = n + ".jpg";
localStorage.setItem('checklist',newFileName);
var namePath = imagePath.substr(0, imagePath.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
// Move the file to permanent storage
$cordovaFile.moveFile(namePath, currentName, cordova.file.dataDirectory, newFileName).then(function(success){
$scope.image = newFileName;
localStorage.setItem('checklist',newFileName);
}, function(error){
$scope.showAlert('Error', error.exception);
});
}, function(err) {
// error
});
};
then I upload the image using the FileTransfer plugin
$scope.reportSending = function(){
$scope.report_no = localStorage.getItem('reportNumber');
$scope.imageLoc = localStorage.getItem('checklist');
var server = "http://localhost/api/api/public/api/sendreport",
filePath = cordova.file.dataDirectory + $scope.imageLoc;
var date = new Date();
var options = {
fileKey: "file",
fileName: $scope.imageLoc,
chunkedMode: false,
mimeType: "multipart/form-data",
params : {
report_no : $scope.report_no
}
};
$cordovaFileTransfer.upload(server, filePath, options).then(function(result) {
console.log(JSON.stringify(result.response));
}, function(err) {
console.log("ERROR: " + JSON.stringify(err));
//alert(JSON.stringify(err));
}, function (progress) {
// constant progress updates
});
};
when I execute the reportSending() function it returns an error it says:
ERROR: {"code":3,"source":"file:///data/user/0/com.ionicframework.appnew343084/files/1483519701226.jpg","target":"http://localhost/api/api/public/api/sendreport","http_status":null,"body":null,"exception":"Connection refused"}
it says "connection refused" in the exception but when I try the API in postman I can successfully upload a file.

So after searching tons of forums I found out that my problem was very simple..
changing the API url fixed the issue.
from
var server = "http://localhost/api/api/public/api/sendreport",
to
var server = "http://192.168.1.17/api/api/public/api/sendreport";
instead of using localhost I pointed the URL to my local server's IP
and I also noticed that I used comma , instead of semi-colon at the end of my variable declaration for the API.
now everything works as it should.

Display PDF in Android/iOS App

I have downloaded a PDF file as Base64 String in my phone as described in this SO Thread but I am not getting how can I render it to actual PDF so that end user can see it? I have written following code to write on the file:
var tempResponse = null;
function downloadFileOK(response){
var invocationResult = response['invocationResult'];
tempResponse = invocationResult;
var size = parseInt(invocationResult["responseHeaders"]["Content-Length"]);
window.requestFileSystem(LocalFileSystem.PERSISTENT, size, onSuccessFileHandler, onErrorFileHandler);
}
//Success
function onSuccessFileHandler(fileSystem) {
alert("inside onSuccessFileHandler START");
fileSystem.root.getFile("test2.pdf", {create: true, exclusive: false}, fileWriter, fail);
alert("inside onSuccessHandler END");
}
// Failure
function onErrorFileHandler(error) {
alert("inside onErrorFileHandler");
}
function fileWriter(entry){
alert("inside fileWriter START");
entry.createWriter(function(writer){
writer.onwriteend = function(evt) {
console.log("done written pdf :: test1.pdf");
alert("Inside onwriteend : START");
};
var temp = atob(tempResponse["text"]);
alert(temp);
writer.write(temp);
},fail);
alert("inside fileWriter END");
}
function fail(error) {
alert("inside fail");
console.log(error.code);
}
Am I doing it wrong? How can I open the PDF from my app in iOS/Android OS using javascript/jquery/cordova ?

Once you have download the base64 encoded file, you should decode it and save it to the file system so that it can be viewed later. You should not save the base in it's base64 encoded form.
You can use the utility function below to accomplish that. BTW you should take a look a the previous answer on Download PDF file from through MobileFirst Adapter since I made an update to it, it wasn't encoding the PDF properly.
var AppUtils = (function(){
// get the application directory. in this case only checking for Android and iOS
function localFilePath(filename) {
if(device.platform.toLowerCase() === 'android') {
return cordova.file.externalDataDirectory + filename;
} else if(device.platform.toLowerCase() == 'ios') {
return cordova.file.dataDirectory + filename;
}
}
// FileWritter class
function FileWritter(filename) {
this.fileName = filename;
this.filePath = localFilePath(filename);
}
// decode base64 encoded data and save it to file
FileWritter.prototype.saveBase64ToBinary = function(data, ok, fail) {
var byteData = atob(data);
var byteArray = new Array(byteData.length);
for (var i = 0; i < byteData.length; i++) {
byteArray[i] = byteData.charCodeAt(i);
}
var binaryData = (new Uint8Array(byteArray)).buffer;
this.saveFile(binaryData, ok, fail);
}
// save file to storage using cordova
FileWritter.prototype.saveFile = function(data, ok, fail) {
this.fileData = data;
var path = this.filePath.substring(0, this.filePath.lastIndexOf('/'));
var that = this;
// Write file on local system
window.resolveLocalFileSystemURL(path, function(directoryEntry) {
var options = {create: true, exclusive: false};
directoryEntry.getFile(that.fileName, options, function(file) {
file.createWriter(function(writer) {
writer.onwriteend = function(event) {
if(typeof ok === 'function') {
ok(event);
}
};
writer.write(that.fileData);
}, fail);
}, fail);
}, fail);
};
// open InApp Browser to view file
function viewFile(filename) {
var path = localFilePath(filename);
window.open(path, "_blank", "location=yes,hidden=no,closebuttoncaption=Close");
}
return {
FileWritter: FileWritter,
localFilePath: localFilePath,
viewFile: viewFile
}
})();
Your downloadFileOK should look as follow:
function downloadFileOK(response){
var pdfData = response['invocationResult']['text'];
var fileWritter = new AppUtils.FileWritter('YOUR-PDF-NAME.pdf');
fileWritter.saveBase64ToBinary(pdfData, function(r){
// file was saved
}, function(e){
// error file was not saved
});
}
If you want to open the file then you can use AppUtils.viewFile('YOUR-FILE-NAME.pdf')

How to download music that stored in http server in Angularjs

Let's say I have a API that stores some .mp3 music.
The sample link here:
https://118.69.201.34:8882/api/ApiMusic/Download?songId=2000
Now I want to write an API calling function in Angularjs to download the music to my Android devices with the song's Id number as in the link.
How can I do that? Please help :(

You can use the ngCordova FileTransfer library here: http://ngcordova.com/docs/plugins/fileTransfer/
Here's example code from that page, tweaked to your example URL:
document.addEventListener('deviceready', function () {
var fileid = "2000";
var url = "https://118.69.201.34:8882/api/ApiMusic/Download?songId=" + fileid;
var targetPath = cordova.file.documentsDirectory + fileid + ".mp3";
var trustHosts = true
var options = {};
$cordovaFileTransfer.download(url, targetPath, options, trustHosts)
.then(function(result) {
// Success!
}, function(err) {
// Error
}, function (progress) {
$timeout(function () {
$scope.downloadProgress = (progress.loaded / progress.total) * 100;
})
});
}, false);

I did it finally, here is my code. Just share for those who want to refer to this issue in the future. Thanks you guys for your answers
$scope.download = function(songId, songName) {
$ionicLoading.show({
template: 'Downloading...'
});
window.requestFileSystem(LocalFileSystem.PERSISTENT, 0, function (fs) {
fs.root.getDirectory(
"fMusic",
{
create: true
},
function (dirEntry) {
dirEntry.getFile(
songName + ".mp3",
{
create: true,
exclusive: false
},
function gotFileEntry(fe) {
var p = fe.toURL();
fe.remove();
ft = new FileTransfer();
ft.download(
encodeURI(APIUrl + songId),
p,
function (entry) {
$ionicLoading.hide();
$scope.mp3File = entry.toURL();
},
function (error) {
$ionicLoading.hide();
alert("Download Error Source --> " + error.source);
},
false,
null
);
},
function () {
$ionicLoading.hide();
console.log("Get the file failed");
}
);
}
);
},
function () {
$ionicLoading.hide();
console.log("Request for filesystem failed");
});
}

How to store and retrieve files in/from android app space?

I'm developing a cordova/phonegap app. Right now, I'm testing the app on Android.
If I include files (audio, video, ...) by default, I can access to that files indicating the "url" like audio/filesong.mp3 or video/filevideo.mp4.
But if I download files with the next code:
function downloadFile() {
var fileTransfer = new FileTransfer();
var uri = encodeURI("UrlOfTheFile");
var fileURL = "cdvfile://localhost/persistent/appcustomstorage/";
fileTransfer.download(
uri, fileURL + "file.extension", function(entry) {
console.log("download complete: " + entry.toURL());
}, function(error) {
console.log("download error source " + error.source);
console.log("download error target " + error.target);
console.log("upload error code" + error.code);
}, false, {
headers: {
"Authorization": "Basic dGVzdHVzZXJuYW1lOnRlc3RwYXNzd29yZA=="
}
});
}
I download the file in StorageRoot/appcustomstorage/file.extension
It is possible to store the file in the app package, i.e., in, for example, Android/data/com.example.app??
Or a method to get the Android/data/com.example.app url and then add the necessary folder?
Solution:
In this case I find all mp3 in the device. It works on Nexus 4.
index.html
<ul data-role="listview" data-inset="true" id="ulsongs">
</ul>
index JavaScript:
document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);
// device APIs are available
function onDeviceReady() {
window.requestFileSystem(LocalFileSystem.PERSISTENT, 0, gotFS, fail);
}
function gotFS(fileSystem) {
FileSystem = fileSystem;
// Call to start to find all files
getFileSystem();
}
storageScript:
var FileSystem = null;
var AudioExtensions = [ '.mp3' ];// , '.wav', '.m4a' ];
var my_media = null;
function listDir(directoryEntry, level) {
if (level === undefined)
level = 0;
var directoryReader = directoryEntry.createReader();
directoryReader.readEntries(function(entries) { // success get files and
// folders
for ( var i = 0; i < entries.length; ++i) {
if (entries[i].name === '.')
continue;
if (entries[i].isDirectory) {
FileSystem.root.getDirectory(entries[i].fullPath.slice(1,
entries[i].fullPath.length), {
create : false
}, function(dirEntry) {
listDir(dirEntry, level + 1);
}, function(error) {
console.log('ERROR');
alert(error.code);
});
}
if (entries[i].isFile) {
var extension;
extension = entries[i].name.substr(entries[i].name
.lastIndexOf('.'));
if (entries[i].isFile === true
&& $.inArray(extension, AudioExtensions) >= 0) {
// Add a song to the list
$("#ulsongs").append(
"<li id='" + entries[i].fullPath + "'"
+ " data-icon=\"audio\"><a>"
+ entries[i].name + "</a></li>");
$('#ulsongs').listview('refresh');
}
}
}
}, function(error) { // error get files and folders
alert('Error. Code: ' + error.code);
});
// Action listener
$('#ulsongs li').click(function(e) {
pathsong = $(this).attr('id');
console.log('item clicked. Path: ' + pathsong);
if (typeof (pathsong) != 'undefined' && pathsong != null) {
// Stop previous song
if ((audio_status != null) && (audio_status == 2)) {
console.log('STOP AUDIO');
my_media.stop();
my_media.release();
}
// Play the audio file at url
my_media = new Media(pathsong,
// success callback
function() {
console.log("playAudio():Audio Success");
},
// error callback
function(err) {
console.log("playAudio():Audio Error: " + err);
}, status);
// Play audio
my_media.play();
}
});
}
var audio_status = null;
function status(stat) {
audio_status = stat;
}
/**
*
*/
function getFileSystem() {
console.log('entra getFileSystem');
window.requestFileSystem(LocalFileSystem.PERSISTENT, 0,
function(fileSystem) { // success get file system
var sdcard = fileSystem.root;
sdcard.getDirectory('', {
create : false
}, function(dirEntry) {
listDir(dirEntry);
}, function(error) {
alert(error.code);
})
}, function(evt) { // error get file system
console
.log('ERROR GETTING FILE SYSTEM'
+ evt.target.error.code);
});
}
I create a list of mp3.
I use jQuery and jQueryMobile
Edit
The process may need a bit of time. It is recommended to show a loading popup.

phonegap android cannot read image file

I am developing hybrid using phonegap 3.3. I am using camera plugin to capture image and store into photo album which working fine. Later, I have to read image file from the device storage.
I am using the following code.
window.requestFileSystem(LocalFileSystem.PERSISTENT, 0, gotFS, failFS);
function gotFS(fileSystem){
fileSystem.root.getFile(imageData, {create: true}, gotFileEntry, fail);
}
function gotFileEntry(){
fileEntry.file(gotFile,fail);
}
function gotFile(file){
alert(file.getParent().fullPath);
}
I am getting error in the first line. It is giving
FileError.ENCODING_ERR
I am not sure what I am doing wrong here. After, I have to move to another directory with new name. Could anyone help me to fix.
I am using camera plugin for capture images and file plugin to read files and directory.
--Sridhar

You can try with below code to capture and copy image
var pictureSource;
var destinationType;
var FileFolder = "";
var FileName = "";
var obj_imageCapture = {
capturePicture:function(imgFolder,imgName)
{
var image = imgFolder + imgName;
FileFolder = imgFolder;
FileName = imgName;
pictureSource = navigator.camera.PictureSourceType;
destinationType = navigator.camera.DestinationType;
navigator.camera.getPicture(obj_imageCapture.onPhotoDataSuccess1, obj_imageCapture.onFail, {quality: 50, destinationType: destinationType.FILE_URI , saveToPhotoAlbum: true });
},
onPhotoDataSuccess1:function(imageData){
obj_imageCapture.createFileEntry(imageData);
},
createFileEntry:function(imageURI) {
window.resolveLocalFileSystemURI(imageURI, obj_imageCapture.copyPhoto, obj_imageCapture.onFFail);
},
copyPhoto:function(fileEntry) {
try
{
var ext = fileEntry.fullPath.substr(fileEntry.fullPath.lastIndexOf('.'));
var imageN = "";
if(FileName.indexOf('.') > 0)
{
imageN = FileName.substr(0,FileName.lastIndexOf('.')) + ext;
}
else
{
imageN = FileName + ext;
}
window.requestFileSystem(LocalFileSystem.PERSISTENT, 0, function(fileSys) {
fileSys.root.getDirectory(FileFolder, {create: true, exclusive: false}, function(dir) {
fileEntry.copyTo(dir, imageN, obj_imageCapture.onCopySuccess, obj_imageCapture.onFFail);
}, obj_imageCapture.onFFail);
}, obj_imageCapture.onFFail);
}
catch(ex)
{
alert(ex.message);
}
},
onCopySuccess:function(entry) {
var smallimage = document.getElementById("myimage");
smallimage.style.display = "block";
smallimage.src = entry.fullPath + "?rand=" + Math.random();
},
onFFail:function(message)
{
alert("Error in photo : " + message.message);
}
};
Above code might helpful to you