[AC-5198] baseUrl not working: Android Marshmallow and Oreo

GitHub Issue	n/a
Type	Bug
Priority	n/a
Status	Closed
Resolution	Needs more info
Resolution Date	2017-11-03T20:38:50.000+0000
Affected Version/s	n/a
Fix Version/s	n/a
Components	Titanium SDK & CLI
Labels	6.2.2, Android, baseurl, webview
Reporter	ios.admin@investis.com
Assignee	Shak Hossain
Created	2017-09-15T05:19:27.000+0000
Updated	2019-02-24T13:04:23.000+0000

Description

*+{color:red}baseURL{color}+* property is not working in android application. As a result of it, my application is unable to render/ show styles and images stored at local paths.

Comments

Hans Knöchel 2017-09-15

Thank you for reporting the two issues! Like for the other one, please provide a reproducible test-case and error-logs first, thank you!
ios.admin@investis.com 2017-09-15

While accessing the Webpage in android webview, all the external resources linked in html page, won't able to load in webview. Used baseUrl with setHTML method as below: $.webView.setHtml(htmlContent, { baseURL : path + "/" }); And in console it gives following errors: [ERROR] :AndroidProtocolHandler: Unable to open asset URL: file:///android_asset/jquery.js [ERROR] : AndroidProtocolHandler: Unable to open asset URL: file:///android_asset/Resources/images/banner.jpg
ios.admin@investis.com 2017-09-20

Any Update on above?
Hans Knöchel 2017-09-20

The test-case provided won't help to reproduce the issue, you will need to provide a test-case that can be dropped into a project, including your assets. If you can, just upload a test-project and we come back to you asap.
Sharif AbuDarda 2017-10-18

Hello, Please provide a sample code that can be dropped into a project, including your assets. If you can, just upload a test-project and we come back to you asap. Or else we will be closing this ticket. Thanks.

Joshua Quick 2019-02-22

I've confirmed that the WebView.setHtml() method's 2nd argument is being ignored on Android as of Titanium 6.1.0. This changed happened in the link below. I think there was confusion at the time on whether or not it was an officially documented feature. https://github.com/appcelerator/titanium_mobile/pull/8854 But I agree, the "baseURL" setting is definitely needed on both Android and iOS. Especially when using an iframe, such as an embedded YouTube video. The below can reproduce this issue.

   var htmlText =
   		'<!DOCTYPE html>' +
   		'<html>' +
   		'	<body>' +
   		'		<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dQw4w9WgXcQ" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen/>' +
   		'	</body>' +
   		'</html>';
   
   var window = Ti.UI.createWindow();
   var webView = Ti.UI.createWebView();
   //webView.html = htmlText;
   webView.setHtml(htmlText, { baseURL: "https://www.youtube.com" });
   window.add(webView);
   window.open();

Joshua Quick 2019-02-22

This issue was written up here: [TIMOB-26848]

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