@capgo/capacitor-file

Overview

Capacitor File Plugin Implements file system operations similar to the Cordova File plugin.

Core Capabilities

• requestFileSystem - Request a file system.
• resolveLocalFileSystemURL - Resolve a file URL to an entry.
• getFile - Get a file entry.
• getDirectory - Get a directory entry.

Public API

Method	Description
requestFileSystem	Request a file system.
resolveLocalFileSystemURL	Resolve a file URL to an entry.
getFile	Get a file entry.
getDirectory	Get a directory entry.
readFile	Read a file as text or base64.
readAsDataURL	Read a file as a data URL (base64 with MIME type prefix).
writeFile	Write data to a file.
appendFile	Append data to a file.
deleteFile	Delete a file.
mkdir	Create a directory.
rmdir	Delete a directory.
readdir	Read directory contents.
stat	Get metadata about a file or directory.
getMetadata	Get metadata about a file or directory. Alias for stat().
rename	Rename or move a file or directory.
move	Move a file or directory. Alias for rename().
copy	Copy a file or directory.
exists	Check if a file or directory exists.
getUri	Get the URI for a file.
truncate	Truncate a file to a specified size.
getDirectories	Get all known file system directories.
getFreeDiskSpace	Get the free disk space in bytes.
addListener	Listen for read progress events.
addListener	Listen for write progress events.
removeAllListeners	Remove all event listeners.
getPluginVersion	Get the plugin version.
checkPermissions	Check the current permission status for file operations. On Android, this checks for external storage permissions. On iOS and web, this always returns ‘granted’ as no special permissions are needed.
requestPermissions	Request permissions for file operations. On Android, this requests external storage permissions needed for accessing files outside the app’s private directories. On iOS and web, this always returns ‘granted’ as no special permissions are needed.

Source Of Truth

This reference is synced from src/definitions.ts in capacitor-file.