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react-native-du
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A file download utility for react native
npm install react-native-du
or
yarn add react-native-du
import * as React from 'react';
import { StyleSheet, View, Button } from 'react-native';
import {
downloadFile,
downloadStatus,
DOWNLOAD_MANAGER_STATUS,
} from 'react-native-du';
export default function App() {
const downloadPdf = async () => {
try {
const id = await downloadFile({
url: 'https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/11/09/21/41/cat-2934720_1280.jpg',
fileName: 'cat.jpg',
desc: 'This is a cat ',
});
console.log({ id });
const status = await downloadStatus(id?.[0] || '');
const idx: string = status?.[0] || '';
console.log({ status: DOWNLOAD_MANAGER_STATUS[idx] });
} catch (err) {
console.log(err);
}
};
return (
<View style={styles.container}>
<Button title="Download" onPress={downloadPdf} />
</View>
);
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
alignItems: 'center',
justifyContent: 'center',
},
box: {
width: 60,
height: 60,
marginVertical: 20,
},
});
async function downloadFile({
url,
fileName,
desc = '',
onPermissionDenied,
onError,
})
// params
{
url : 'https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/11/09/21/41/cat-2934720_1280.jpg' // request url,
fileName: 'cat.jpg' // file Name with extension
desc: 'Description of download manager' // optional
onPermissionDenied: ()=>{} // optional , this function gets called if storgae permission is denied
onError: (error)=>{} // optional , this function gets called if any exception is thrown
}
// returns
['downloadId'] or undefined
async function downloadStatus(downloadId: string)
// params
{
downloadId : 'id' // download id returned by downloadFile function,
}
// returns
['download_manager_status'] or undefined
You might have to add following permission in AndroidManifest.xml file
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
See the contributing guide to learn how to contribute to the repository and the development workflow.
MIT
Made with create-react-native-library
FAQs
A file download utility for react native
We found that react-native-du demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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