capacitor file choose

Open native browser selector to check file(s)/folder(s) at filesystem. Only in android.

Import

Install the library with npm install -s capacitor-file-chooser

To launch de plugin, add:

import { Plugins } from '@capacitor/core';
import 'capacitor-file-chooser';
const { CapacitorFileChooser } = Plugins;

...
let result = await CapacitorFileChooser.picker({mode: "showFolderpicker", initPath: "/storage/emulated/0/"});
console.log(result);
...

Note: It isn't need update app.component.ts

Update styles.xml adding

<item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
<item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>

in the section <style name="AppTheme"

Usage

• mode How the browser will be opened;
  • showPicker Select a single file.
  • showMultiFilepicker Select several files.
  • showFolderpicker Select a single folder.
  • showMultiFolderpicker Select several folders.
  • showMixedPicker Select several folders and files.
  • showCreatefile Select to create a new file.
• initPath Path where the plugin open

Thanks

• Plugin based on the magnificent work of https://github.com/ourcodeworld/cordova-ourcodeworld-filebrowser
• Original Android intent: https://github.com/spacecowboy/NoNonsense-FilePicker