Feature request: Expansion files (main or patch obb)

@b3nnee commented on Thu Aug 25 2016

I have an app for Android that requires 150MB+ video files, suitably the video files should be in obb files for upload to the Play Store as main/patch expansion files. I used to do this when I created Android apps using Android Studio (a tool I abandoned long ago, after which I abandoned Titanium for NativeScript!)

Support/tutorial for this in NativeScript would be great.

Sincere apologies if it exists, but I searched to no avail.

Edit: Just found this:
https://github.com/appcelerator-forks/_jasonkneen.TiExpansionFiles
Looking to see if one could get ideas from it.

@mn-martin commented on Fri Mar 10 2017

👍 This really needs to be added.

@lukeramsden commented on Tue Jun 13 2017

Its coming up on a year old now, and no discussion whatsoever? Does anyone know of ANY way of doing this? I can't release my app on Android without it.

@radu-m commented on Thu Jan 18 2018

So I'm trying to upload my project to meet the deadline (which was yesterday, doh!) and now I'm starting to think there's simply no way to split it up and use .obb files?! Am I missing something or I need to set up an uncomfortable meeting tomorrow? -_-

@lukeramsden commented on Thu Apr 05 2018

Bumping this, IMO it's a pretty important feature.

Start by reviewing NativeScript Android packaging and runtime entry points, then compare them with Android main and patch expansion-file requirements and the linked TiExpansionFiles project. The issue names no files or tests, so define the supported workflow and implementation scope before changing code; done means large video assets can be packaged and consumed through Play Store OBB files with documentation.