Exposing a mkstemp like function would be another issue. Where would you put it? The W3C File API does not have this. http://www.w3.org/TR/FileAPI/
I think that implementing "target==null" for FileTransfer.download on Android is super simple. I guess that it is simple an other platforms too. I started this for Android https://github.com/AxelNennker/cordova-plugin-file-transfer/blob/master/src/android/FileTransfer.java (not tested yet. Will do that later) -Axel 2013/12/5 Ian Clelland <[email protected]> > This could be really useful -- like a mkstemp() function -- to avoid any > possibility of name collision, and save the user from the hassle of > managing names that they don't really care about anyway. > > I wonder how many developers have had to independently implement some kind > of "generate random filename; check for existing file; repeat if true" > procedure just to cache files. > > > > > On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 4:57 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I think a developer who uses FileTransfer's download does not always care > > to which file the remote content is downloaded to. > > > > I suggest to allow a target parameter of "null" to denote some temporary > > file. > > > > > https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file-transfer/blob/master/src/android/FileTransfer.java#L180 > > > > In the success callback the developer gets a FileEntry and can do with it > > whatever is needed e.g. delete it after use. > > > > Do you think this is usefull for cordova user? > > > > - Axel > > > > > > > https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/2.5.0/cordova_file_file.md.html#FileTransfer_download > > >
