@r4dic4l/react-native-open-doc

This is a fork of react-native-open-doc.

Open files stored on device for preview - Android and iOS.

Pick files using native file pickers for iOS and Android (UIDocumentPickerViewController / Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT)

Share files on Android (for iOS use the react-native Share.share({ url: selectedUri }) api, see https://reactnative.dev/docs/share#share for more details).

Getting started

$ npm install @r4dic4l/react-native-open-doc --save

Mostly automatic installation

$ react-native link @r4dic4l/react-native-open-doc

Android ONLY: Define a FileProvider

Define a file provider in your AndroidManifest.xml. Note that the authorities value should be <your package name>.provider, for example:

<provider
    android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
    android:authorities="com.mydomain.provider"
    android:exported="false"
    android:grantUriPermissions="true">
    <meta-data
        android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
        android:resource="@xml/provider_paths" />
</provider>

In meta-data, all supported files should be listed. @xml/provider_paths takes values configured in xml/provider_paths.xml.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
  <files-path name="shared" path="."/>
  <external-path name="shared" path="."/>
  <external-files-path name="shared" path="."/>
  <root-path name="root" path="."/>
</paths>

Define intents for actions for package visibility in android 11

For actions in this package, the following intents are necessary in your AndroidManifest.xml.

<manifest>
  ...
  <queries>
    <intent>
      <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
      <data android:mimeType="*/*" />
    </intent>
    <intent>
      <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" />
      <data android:mimeType="*/*" />
    </intent>
    <intent>
      <action android:name="android.intent.action.OPEN_DOCUMENT" />
      <data android:mimeType="*/*" />
    </intent>
  </queries>
  ...
</manifest>

Manual installation

iOS

1. In XCode, in the project navigator, right click Libraries ➜ Add Files to [your project's name]
2. Go to node_modules ➜ react-native-open-doc and add RNCOpenDoc.xcodeproj
3. In XCode, in the project navigator, select your project. Add libRNCOpenDoc.a to your project's Build Phases ➜ Link Binary With Libraries
4. Run your project (Cmd+R)<

Android

1. Open up android/app/src/main/java/[...]/MainActivity.java

• Add import com.capriza.reactlibrary.RNCOpenDocPackage; to the imports at the top of the file
• Add new RNCOpenDocPackage() to the list returned by the getPackages() method

2. Append the following lines to android/settings.gradle:

   include ':react-native-open-doc'
   project(':react-native-open-doc').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, 	'../node_modules/react-native-open-doc/android')
   

3. Insert the following lines inside the dependencies block in android/app/build.gradle:

     implementation project(':react-native-open-doc')
   

4. Define a FileProvider

Usage

import RNCOpenDoc from '@r4dic4l/react-native-open-doc';

// For opening a document by path (android and iOS)
// Works with file:// prefix OR direct file path
RNCOpenDoc.open(pathToFile);
// For opening a content:// document (android ONLY)
// Works with file:// prefix OR direct file path OR content:// URI string with a suggested mime type for intent
RNCOpenDoc.openWithSuggestedMime(contentUri, suggestedMimeType);

// For sharing a document by path (android ONLY)
// For iOS use the react-native Share.share({ url: selectedUri }) api (see https://reactnative.dev/docs/share#share)
// Works with file:// prefix OR direct file path
RNCOpenDoc.share(pathToFile);
// For sharing a content:// document (android ONLY)
// Works with file:// prefix OR direct file path OR content:// URI string with a suggested mime type for intent
RNCOpenDoc.shareWithSuggestedMime(pathToFile, suggestedMimeType);

// For using the file picker (android and iOS)
RNCOpenDoc.pick(null, (error, files) => {
    if (error) {
        console.log(`error in RNCOpenDoc.pick ${error}`);
    }
    else if (files) {
    	this.handleSelectedFiles(files);
    }
});

files is an array of objects with the following properties:

• fileName (string) e.g. "foo.html"
• fileSize (number) (iOS only) File size in bytes
• mimeType (string) (iOS only) e.g. "text/html"
• uri (string) Example (iOS): "file:///private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/.../foo.html"