file-opener

@capawesome-team/capacitor-file-opener

Capacitor plugin to open a file with the default application.

Installation

If you are an Insider, see Getting started with Insiders and follow the instructions to install the plugin.

If you are not an Insider, please install the package from the public npm registry:

npm install @capawesome-team/capacitor-file-opener
npx cap sync

Configuration

No configuration required for this plugin.

Demo

A working example can be found here: robingenz/capacitor-plugin-demo

Android	iOS

Usage

import { FileOpener } from '@capawesome-team/capacitor-file-opener';

const open = async () => {
  await FileOpener.openFile({
    path: 'file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/22A433FD-D82D-4989-8BE6-9FC49DEA20BB/Images/test.png'
  });
};

API

• openFile(...)
• Interfaces

openFile(...)

openFile(options: OpenFileOptions) => Promise<void>

Open a file with the default application.

Only available on Android and iOS.

Param	Type
options	OpenFileOptions

Since: 0.0.1

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Interfaces

OpenFileOptions

Prop	Type	Description	Since
path	string	The path of the file.	0.0.1
mimeType	string	The mime type of the file. If not specified, the mime type will be determined.	0.0.1

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md.

License

See LICENSE.