A File Opener Plugin for Cordova (The Original Version)

This plugin will open a file on your device file system with its default application.

Current Version: 2.0.2

Requirements

• Android 4 or higher / iOS 6 or higher / WP8
• Cordova 3.0 or higher

Installation

cordova plugin add https://github.com/Edc-zhang/cordova-plugin-file-opener2-android7.0

Usage

cordova.plugins.fileOpener2.open(
    filePath, 
    fileMIMEType, 
    {
        error : function(){ }, 
        success : function(){ } 
    } 
);

Examples

Open an APK install dialog:

cordova.plugins.fileOpener2.open(
    '/sdcard/Download/gmail.apk', 
    'application/vnd.android.package-archive'
);

Open a PDF document with the default PDF reader and optional callback object:

cordova.plugins.fileOpener2.open(
    '/sdcard/Download/starwars.pdf', // You can also use a Cordova-style file uri: cdvfile://localhost/persistent/Download/starwars.pdf
    'application/pdf', 
    { 
        error : function(e) { 
            console.log('Error status: ' + e.status + ' - Error message: ' + e.message);
        },
        success : function () {
            console.log('file opened successfully'); 				
        }
    }
);

Additional Android Functions

####The following functions are available in Android platform

###.uninstall(packageId, callbackContext) Uninstall a package with its id.

cordova.plugins.fileOpener2.uninstall('com.zynga.FarmVille2CountryEscape', {
    error : function(e) {
        console.log('Error status: ' + e.status + ' - Error message: ' + e.message);    
    },
    success : function() {
        console.log('Uninstall intent activity started.');
    }
});

###.appIsInstalled(packageId, callbackContext) Check if an app is already installed.

cordova.plugins.fileOpener2.appIsInstalled('com.adobe.reader', {
    success : function(res) {
        if (res.status === 0) {
            console.log('Adobe Reader is not installed.');
        } else {
            console.log('Adobe Reader is installed.')
        }
    }
});