Android usage issue

[XilinJia]

Very nice library! I started to migrate my Android app to it.

val url = file:///storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.sdfs.dghdh/files/media/Afrique%20economie/Crise%20de%20la%20dette%20africaine%20Pour%20briser%20le%20cycle%20il%20faut%20investir.1772212976491.mp3

I first tried it with:

val file = PlatformFile(url)
file.exists() is false

then I tried:
val file = PlatformFile(url.toUri())
file.exists() is false

then I tried:
val file = PlatformFile(url.toUri().path?:"")
file.exists() is true

could you please clarify what's happening? Would it be better to get the first way working?

[vinceglb]

Hi @XilinJia! Thanks again for reporting this issue.

I was able to reproduce it on Android: when using file://... inputs, PlatformFile could be treated as URI-backed, so exists() could return false even when the file exists.

I fixed this in #521:

• file:// inputs are now normalized to file-backed PlatformFile
• this applies to both PlatformFile(String) and PlatformFile(Uri)
• added regression tests (including encoded paths like %20)

This fix will be available in the next release of FileKit ✅

[abdulrahman-b0]

Hi @vinceglb. Thank you for your efforts.

I am also effected by this issue. I have a file:// which is treated as URI-backed as you said, and when I query the PlatformFile.size(), I got -1. Thanks for the appropriate and fix, and we will be appreciated if you can publish the fix sooner.