FILE_URI is cross device, NATIVE_URL is device specific, and intended to be
used when you need to know the REAL file path for something.


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On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 9:25 AM, Richard Knoll <rikn...@microsoft.com> wrote:

> Oh, so does it refer to the location rather than the type of URI? That's
> fine with me, but if that is the case than we should still probably be sure
> that whatever is returned from the call is of a consistent type (i.e.
> always using content or always using file).
>
> Richard
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shazron [mailto:shaz...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 6, 2015 5:52 PM
> To: dev@cordova.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Native vs. File URIs
>
> I always thought a native URI was if the image was retrieved from the
> ALAssetsLibrary (Photos Album).
>
> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fdeveloper.apple.com%2flibrary%2fios%2fdocumentation%2fAssetsLibrary%2fReference%2fALAssetsLibrary_Class%2f&data=01%7c01%7cRIKNOLL%40exchange.microsoft.com%7c326ecc41750b4739501e08d2e7161af7%7c72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=k5JGWbePhlj4jmLCekW9tZiBlU11sE5cUv%2fr%2bqPMYkU%3d
> and the file URI was the image we dumped into tmp.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Richard Knoll <rikn...@microsoft.com>
> wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I was wondering if anybody could clarify for me what the difference
> between FILE_URI and NATIVE_URI is in the camera plugin. Do we have a clear
> definition of either? I assumed that FILE_URI would refer to an actual path
> on the device (i.e. a URI using the "file" scheme) but the docs for the
> camera plugin actually use a content URI as an example. This seems
> counterintuitive, especially since the "content" scheme is specific to
> Android. As it stands, FILE_URI and NATIVE_URI always return the same thing
> in Android and can either give a content URI or a file URI depending on the
> other camera options that are passed. I think we need to be clear when
> returning URIs so that app developers can tell what they have to do with it
> before they can use it in their app. Also, it's worth noting that the
> FILE_URI and NATIVE_URI question is complicated by the fact that on Android
> it is possible to pick photos using apps like Google Photos which can
> choose files that have no local path. I also would love some clarification
> as to where "cdvfile" fits into all of this and the type of support it has
> across the plugins. This is in regards to CB-9548, for those interested.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Richard
>
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