> Subject: Re: [b2g] Device Storage Changes
>
> Hi!
>
> > While storageName looks like a directory component, it isn't, it's
> > the name of a volume. Typical volume names might be sdcard and
> > extsdcard, so a fully qualified name would look like:
> >
> > /sdcard/directory/file
> > /extsdcard/directory/file
> Do we have standards regarding the directory part? I noticed that
> there
> is a 'Download' directory on my unagi's sdcard, but Bluetooth
> currently
> stores transfered files in 'download/bluetooth'.
Actually, it's downloads/bluetooth :)
For Bluetooth module, we are happy to change the target directory since
it has been written as a fixed path in our code for a while.
>
> Best regards
> Thomas
>
Best regards,
Eric Chou
>
> >
> > navigator.getDeviceStorage(type) now returns what I call a
> > composite device storage object.
> >
> > navigator.getDeviceStorages(type) returns an array of non-composite
> > storage objects. It is anticipated that this particular API would
> > only be used by the settings app for displaying free/used space
> > for each volume. Each non-composite device storage object has an
> > attribute called storageName which identifies the volume that the
> > device storage area corresponds to.
> >
> > When using the composite device storage object, If you call
> > AddNamed and were to specify "DCIM/foo.jpg" then it will use the
> > default storage area (set by the user in the settings app under
> > Media Storage).
> >
> > The onsuccess method will be passed the fully qualified name of the
> > object (i.e. you'd probably get back something like
> > /sdcard/DCIM/foo.jpg).
> >
> > Enumerate has changed slightly as well. Previously if you called
> > enumerate('DCIM') you'd get back just the portion of the filename
> > below the DCIM directory (so just foo.jpg). Now, you always get
> > back a fully qualified location (/sdcard/DCIM/foo.jpg). When you
> > use enumerate on the composite device storage object, it will
> > return all of the files on all of the storage areas.
> >
> > Calling freeSpace or usedSpace on the composite object will return
> > a sum of the free or used space over all of the volumes. Calling
> > available on the composite object will return a composite
> > availability.
> >
> > So if any volume is available, you'll get back "available". If no
> > volumes are available, and any are shared, then then you'll get
> > back "shared", otherwise you'll get back "unavailable".
> >
> > If you call available on a non-composite object it will return the
> > availability for that particular storage area.
> >
> > I'm sure I've broken some stuff, but the basics seem to work, i.e.
> > I can take a picture, and see it in gallery, and I can see music
> > etc. I'll be working next week to more exhaustively test all of
> > the areas which I may have otherwise missed.
> >
> > Dave Hylands
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