FR: Select Folder Location

[smsdodwyer]

FEATURE REQUEST

Currently DocPicker is used to select a file to consume the URL in the app.
It would be incredibly useful if we could inverse this to also utilize DocPick to select a save destination.

Implementing on iOS
Applying the Folder type with in .open

documentTypes: [kUTTypeFolder as String],
in: .open

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58576953/showing-a-save-file-document-picker-in-ios-without-providing-local-file-urls

Implementing on Android
Changing intent to ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36675190/which-android-intent-to-use-to-get-the-save-to-device-behaviour-in-dropbox-app

[smsdodwyer]

Beginning implementation
https://github.com/smsdodwyer/react-native-document-picker

PLEASE NOTE:
Android only atm
Will update when iOS is implemented per business needs
No plans for Win implementation

[RichardFevrier]

Hi @smsdodwyer 👋 I will look for the iOS implementation today.
Is your side (Android) working ?

[RichardFevrier]

@smsdodwyer, I've just tested my side and it's working by using my modifications here 🙂
I will do a separated commit/PR to fix this issue on iOS after the merge.

[valascus]

@smsdodwyer, I've just tested my side and it's working by using my modifications here 🙂
I will do a separated commit/PR to fix this issue on iOS after the merge.

seems to not be working unfortunatly :(

[RichardFevrier]

@valascus you mean on iOS or Android ?

[valascus]

@valascus you mean on iOS or Android ?

Android, from @smsdodwyer

[RichardFevrier]

Aw ok I'm sorry to hear that 😕

[valascus]

Aw ok I'm sorry to hear that 😕

:(

Can't find a single directory picker working :(

[nicdex]

Any progress on this?

[valascus]

Don't think so... Had to do my own with rnfs

Any progress on this?

[roman-r-m]

I can adopt a solution I wrote for another app for this library.

I'm thinking of adding a method like DocumentPicker.pickDirectory to which you pass a path to a file for example from your app's local storage. It'd then show the system UI to pick a directory and enter target file name and then the file you've passed would be copied to the selected location with the name specified.

Will such PR be accepted?

[vonovak]

@roman-r-m yes, PRs are definitely accepted! :) I'd rather call it DocumentPicker.selectDirectory but we can fine-tune that later :)