As near as I can tell Windows use internal private storage as well. Simon Mac Donald http://hi.im/simonmacdonald
On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Carlos Santana <csantan...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think cross platform web developers would expect all platforms to have > same default. What the default for windows? > > +1 make default internal at least will have iOS and android with same > expectations > > We need to change the Major number (sever) for the version, it feels like > is changing an API > > I like the explicit even if it's not needed because the default is > internal. But if they see it there it reminds them that internal is being > used. > On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 4:02 PM Darryl Pogue <dar...@dpogue.ca> wrote: > > > +1 because saving to the SD Card has added problems with other apps (such > > as photo and music apps) picking up files that they shouldn't. > > > > Nothing more annoying than accidentally unleashing 200 logos and icons > into > > the photos app of unsuspecting users. > > > > On 22 July 2015 at 12:47, Simon MacDonald <simon.macdon...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > *TL;DR Summary* > > > > > > We should switch the default for the Cordova Android File System to be > on > > > internal storage, not the SD Card (or emulated SD card). > > > > > > > > > *Long Version* > > > > > > Currently in Cordova Android when you use this code "window. > > > requestFileSystem(PERSISTENT, 0, win, fail);" the root file system path > > > that is returned is "/storage/emulated/0" i.e. "/sdcard". > > > > > > Why you may ask? Because back in 2010 or so Bryce Curtis and I argued > > that > > > we should use the external storage location because internal storage > was > > > not very large on Android 2.x and we didn't want to have developers > > filling > > > up the devices limited internal storage. Joe Bowser argued against it > > > because of issues with the SD Card on Android but was eventually out > > voted. > > > > > > Now, I'm prepared to admit that Bryce was wrong (see what I did > there?). > > I > > > feel that the default behaviour for > "window.requestFileSystem(PERSISTENT, > > > 0, win, fail);" should be to resolve to a location on internal storage > > that > > > meets the following requirements: > > > > > > a) private to the application > > > > > > b) removed when the application is uninstalled > > > > > > c) lines up with what we have on iOS and WP > > > > > > In fact you can get this behaviour right now but setting the following > > > preference in config.xml: > > > > > > <preference name="AndroidPersistentFileLocation" value="Internal" /> > > > > > > This gets you a root file path of "/data/data/<android > > > package>/files/files/". The double "files" is an issue but we can > > probably > > > ignore it for now. > > > > > > If a user wants the old behaviour they only need to make the > preference: > > > > > > <preference name="AndroidPersistentFileLocation" value="Compatibility" > /> > > > > > > and the original behaviour will be retained. > > > > > > What I'm advocating for is to make internal storage the default > behaviour > > > for Cordova Android. > > > > > > > > > *Code Changes* > > > > > > I've already taken a brief look into this and I feel the change is > > > extremely minor. We need only change the default return value from > > > "compatibility" to "internal" at line 156 of FileUtils.java ( > > > https://github > > > > > > .com/apache/cordova-plugin-file/blob/master/src/android/FileUtils.java#L156 > > > ). > > > > > > If we wanted to make the change explicit to the user we could change > > > plugin. > > > xml to add the preference to config.xml as well. > > > > > > Thoughts, comments, applause? > > > Simon Mac Donald > > > http://hi.im/simonmacdonald > > > > > >
