[AC-1489] applicationSupportDirectory references a folder that does not actually exist.

GitHub Issue	n/a
Type	Bug
Priority	n/a
Status	Closed
Resolution	Duplicate
Resolution Date	2014-12-10T18:43:15.000+0000
Affected Version/s	n/a
Fix Version/s	n/a
Components	Titanium SDK & CLI
Labels	TCSupportTriage
Reporter	Stephen Feather
Assignee	Radamantis Torres-Lechuga
Created	2014-12-02T17:48:56.000+0000
Updated	2016-03-08T07:37:56.000+0000

Description

Problem

Documentation lists applicationSupportDirectory as a constant available within the Ti.Filesystem namespace. Apple doesn't seem to be creating this folder for us any more? If you query the constant using getApplicationSupportDirectory(), it will dutifully return a string referencing a folder that does not actually exist.

Expectation

That if the documentation references a constant for a folder in which a developer is supposed to be able to write files, the folder actually exists. Apple folder references and suggested practices (see Library) https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/FileSystemProgrammingGuide/FileSystemOverview/FileSystemOverview.html Appcelerator documentation http://docs.appcelerator.com/titanium/latest/#!/api/Titanium.Filesystem-property-applicationDataDirectory

Comments

Mauro Parra-Miranda 2014-12-09

Hello [~sfeather]! Do you mind running this code? 1. Create a new mobile project (classic titanium) 2. Replace app.js with this code:

   var txt = Ti.Filesystem.getApplicationSupportDirectory();
   Ti.API.info(txt);
   var file = Ti.Filesystem.getFile(Ti.Filesystem.applicationSupportDirectory, "hello.txt");
      
     // Save file
     file.write("hello.txt");
      
     // Debug: Test if file exist now
     if(file.exists) {
       Ti.API.info('[saveFile] Saved: YES! (' + file.nativePath + ')');
     } else {
       Ti.API.info('[saveFile] Saved: NO!');
     }

3. Run it in a device. Please share your results with us. Best Regards

Stephen Feather 2014-12-09

see TIMOB-17458
Ingo Muschenetz 2014-12-10

Going to resolve as a duplicate of TIMOB-17458. We will fix that issue to address this one.

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