PhoneGap File Transfer Error 1, where to write FileTransfers?

Question

Related to: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21044197/download-file-and-store-them-locally-in-sdcard-using-phonegapbuild but that questions has never been answered.

About this app, I'm writing a little app that displays a bunch of pdf's, it's written using jquerymobile + phonegap and it's being build with the phonegap build service.

I realize that this function cannot work, since the root-Directory is not a valid place to write anything. But, I was unable to get the working directory of my application, nor was I able to figure out what exactly Error Code 1 meant using the documentation.

from config.xml:

 <preference name="AndroidPersistentFileLocation" value="Internal" />

<preference name="permissions" value="none" />
<feature name="http://api.phonegap.com/1.0/file"/>
<feature name="http://api.phonegap.com/1.0/device" />


<gap:plugin name="org.apache.cordova.file" />
<gap:plugin name="org.apache.cordova.file-transfer" />

And the build service tells me that these plugins have been sucessfully added.

Unpacking the apk and looking into the manifest also reveals that

 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

was successfully added.

last but not least the phonegap library was successfully added to the document using

<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="phonegap.js"></script>

and then there is only the actual function left that would be to blame:

function downloadFile(name, url, y,x, canvasid, wrapperid){
   alert(name);
   window.requestFileSystem(LocalFileSystem.PERSISTENT, 0,
   function(fileSystem) {
      var directoryEntry = fileSystem.root; // to get root path to directory
      var rootdir = fileSystem.root;
      var fp = rootdir.fullPath;
      fp = fp+"/bestsongs/"+name;
      alert("downloading: " + url + " to " + fp);
      var fileTransfer = new FileTransfer();
      alert("downloading: " + url + " to " + fp);
      fileTransfer.download(
            url,
            name,
            function(theFile) {
                  alert("download complete: " + theFile.toURI());
                  loadPDF(theFile.toURI(), y,x, canvasid, wrapperid);
      },function(error) {
            alert("error: " + JSON.stringify(error));
      }
   );
   }, 
   function(arg) { 
      alert("FAIL ON requestFileSystem" + JSON.stringify(arg)); }
  );
}

 $(function() {
document.addEventListener("deviceready", function() {
       alert("deviceready!");
       try {
           alert(url);
           downloadFile(lyrics,url,y,x, 'the-canvas', 'wrapper');
       } catch(e) {
           alert(e);
       }
}, false);
});

Using the alerts, here is what I get:

deviceready!
<url> to file (which is right)
the name of the file.
downloading <url> to //bestsongs/<name>
downloading <url> to //bestsongs/<name>
error: {
        "code":1, 
        "source":<url>, 
        "target":<name>, 
        "http_status": null, 
        "body": null
       }

I have been debugging this for days, please someone have the solution.

Answer 1

Hey take a look at my answer over here -

Phonegap - Save image from url into device photo gallery

and let me know. If there is still any problem. Include following in your config.xml

For Android -

<feature name="http://api.phonegap.com/1.0/file" />
<feature name="File">
       <param name="android-package" value="org.apache.cordova.file.FileUtils" />
</feature>
<feature name="FileTransfer">
      <param name="android-package" value="org.apache.cordova.filetransfer.FileTransfer" />
</feature>
<feature name="Storage">
       <param value="org.apache.cordova.Storage" name="android-package"/>
</feature>

For IOS-

<plugin name="File" value="CDVFile" />
<plugin name="FileTransfer" value="CDVFileTransfer" />

For checking network connection available or not add following in your config.xml - add permissions in plugin.xml and plugins name in config.xml

Plugin to check Network connection For Android -

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
<plugin name="NetworkStatus" value="org.apache.cordova.NetworkManager" />

For IOS -

<plugin name="NetworkStatus" value="CDVConnection" />