MixinNetwork / MixinNetwork/flutter-plugins

[desktop_drop] The path is a uri on Android

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Description

The path I obtained by dragging and dropping files on Android is the same uri as content://com.android.fileexplorer.myprovider/external_files/xxx/xxx.pdf

Expected behavior

path = /path/to/file.pdf

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Research direction

Start by locating the Android implementation of the desktop_drop plugin and tracing the value returned when a file is dragged from Android. Check how the content:// URI is handled and verify the result against the expected filesystem path, using any existing plugin tests if available.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, flutter
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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