feat(utils): work openFile in simulator (#8495)

* feat: open file in iOS simulator

* feat: added isRealDevice util

* feat: have in mind isRealDevice in utils.openFile

refactor to avoid some circular dependencies

Co-authored-by: Vasil Trifonov <v.trifonov@gmail.com>

api-reports/NativeScript.api.md

@@ -1947,7 +1947,7 @@ export class Span extends ViewBase {
 
     public textDecoration: TextDecoration;
     //@endprivate
- }
+}
 
 // @public
 export class StackLayout extends LayoutBase {
@@ -2428,8 +2428,7 @@ export interface TapGestureEventData extends GestureEventData {
     getPointerCount(): number;
     getX(): number;
     getY(): number;
-
- }
+}
 
 // @public
 export interface Template {
@@ -2623,6 +2622,7 @@ export const Utils: {
     getModuleName: typeof getModuleName;
     openFile: typeof openFile;
     openUrl: typeof openUrl;
+    isRealDevice: typeof isRealDevice;
     layout: typeof layout;
     android: typeof ad;
     ios: typeof ios;
@@ -3116,9 +3116,10 @@ export class XmlParser {
 // nativescript-core/index.d.ts:114:5 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "getModuleName" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
 // nativescript-core/index.d.ts:115:5 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "openFile" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
 // nativescript-core/index.d.ts:116:5 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "openUrl" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
-// nativescript-core/index.d.ts:117:5 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "layout" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
-// nativescript-core/index.d.ts:118:5 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "ad" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
-// nativescript-core/index.d.ts:119:5 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "ios" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
+// nativescript-core/index.d.ts:117:5 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "isRealDevice" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
+// nativescript-core/index.d.ts:118:5 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "layout" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
+// nativescript-core/index.d.ts:119:5 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "ad" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
+// nativescript-core/index.d.ts:120:5 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "ios" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
 // nativescript-core/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts:179:26 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "Property" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
 // nativescript-core/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts:179:26 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "CssProperty" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
 // nativescript-core/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts:179:26 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "CssAnimationProperty" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts

nativescript-core/index.d.ts

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export declare const Trace: {
     isEnabled: typeof isEnabled;
 };
 export * from "./ui";
-import { GC, isFontIconURI, isDataURI, isFileOrResourcePath, executeOnMainThread, mainThreadify, isMainThread, dispatchToMainThread, releaseNativeObject, getModuleName, openFile, openUrl, layout, ad as androidUtils, ios as iosUtils } from "./utils/utils";
+import { GC, isFontIconURI, isDataURI, isFileOrResourcePath, executeOnMainThread, mainThreadify, isMainThread, dispatchToMainThread, releaseNativeObject, getModuleName, openFile, openUrl, isRealDevice, layout, ad as androidUtils, ios as iosUtils } from "./utils/utils";
 export declare const Utils: {
     GC: typeof GC;
     isFontIconURI: typeof isFontIconURI;
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export declare const Utils: {
     getModuleName: typeof getModuleName;
     openFile: typeof openFile;
     openUrl: typeof openUrl;
+    isRealDevice: typeof isRealDevice;
     layout: typeof layout;
     android: typeof androidUtils;
     ios: typeof iosUtils;

nativescript-core/index.ts

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ import {
     GC, isFontIconURI, isDataURI, isFileOrResourcePath,
     executeOnMainThread, mainThreadify, isMainThread, dispatchToMainThread, releaseNativeObject,
     getModuleName,
-    openFile, openUrl,
+    openFile, openUrl, isRealDevice,
     layout, ad as androidUtils, ios as iosUtils
 } from "./utils/utils";
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export const Utils = {
     executeOnMainThread, mainThreadify, isMainThread, dispatchToMainThread, releaseNativeObject,
 
     getModuleName,
-    openFile, openUrl,
+    openFile, openUrl, isRealDevice,
 
     layout, android: androidUtils, ios: iosUtils
 };

nativescript-core/ui/gestures/gestures.d.ts

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
  /**
   * Provides gesture event data.
   */
- export interface TapGestureEventData extends GestureEventData {
+export interface TapGestureEventData extends GestureEventData {
    /**
     * Gets the number of pointers in the event.
     */
@@ -326,4 +326,3 @@
   * @param type - A string representation of a gesture type (e.g. Tap).
   */
  export function fromString(type: string): GestureTypes;
- 

nativescript-core/utils/native-helper.android.ts

@@ -153,4 +153,10 @@ export module ad {
             return result;
         }
     }
+
+    export function isRealDevice(): boolean {
+        const fingerprint = android.os.Build.FINGERPRINT;
+
+        return fingerprint != null && (fingerprint.indexOf("vbox") > -1 || fingerprint.indexOf("generic") > -1);
+    }
 }

nativescript-core/utils/native-helper.d.ts

@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ export module ad {
          */
         export function getPaletteColor(name: string, context: any /* android.content.Context */): number;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the application is running on real device and not on emulator.
+     */
+    export function isRealDevice(): boolean;
 }
 /**
  * Module with ios specific utilities.
@@ -165,4 +170,9 @@ export module ios {
     export function applyRotateTransform(transform: any /* CATransform3D*/, x: number, y: number, z: number): any /* CATransform3D*/;
 
     export class UIDocumentInteractionControllerDelegateImpl { }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the application is running on real device and not on simulator.
+     */
+    export function isRealDevice(): boolean;
 }

nativescript-core/utils/native-helper.ios.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import {
     write as traceWrite
 } from "../trace";
 
+declare var UIImagePickerControllerSourceType: any;
+
 const radToDeg = Math.PI / 180;
 
 function isOrientationLandscape(orientation: number) {
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ function isOrientationLandscape(orientation: number) {
 function openFileAtRootModule(filePath: string): boolean {
     try {
         const appPath = ios.getCurrentAppPath();
-        const path = filePath.replace("~", appPath);
+        let path = ios.isRealDevice() ? filePath.replace("~", appPath) : filePath;
 
         const controller = UIDocumentInteractionController.interactionControllerWithURL(NSURL.fileURLWithPath(path));
         controller.delegate = new ios.UIDocumentInteractionControllerDelegateImpl();
@@ -153,4 +155,16 @@ export module ios {
             return this.getViewController().view.frame;
         }
     }
+
+    export function isRealDevice() {
+        try {
+            // https://stackoverflow.com/a/5093092/4936697
+            const sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceType.UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera;
+            const mediaTypes = UIImagePickerController.availableMediaTypesForSourceType(sourceType);
+
+            return mediaTypes;
+        } catch (e) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
 }

nativescript-core/utils/utils.android.ts

@@ -182,3 +182,7 @@ Please ensure you have your manifest correctly configured with the FileProvider.
         return false;
     }
 }
+
+export function isRealDevice(): boolean {
+    return ad.isRealDevice();
+}

nativescript-core/utils/utils.d.ts

@@ -347,3 +347,8 @@ export function hasDuplicates(arr: Array<any>): boolean;
  * @param arr - The array.
  */
 export function eliminateDuplicates(arr: Array<any>): Array<any>;
+
+/**
+ * Checks whether the application is running on real device and not on simulator/emulator.
+ */
+export function isRealDevice(): boolean;

nativescript-core/utils/utils.ios.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export * from "./utils-common";
 export function openFile(filePath: string): boolean {
     try {
         const appPath = ios.getCurrentAppPath();
-        const path = filePath.replace("~", appPath);
+        let path = ios.isRealDevice() ? filePath.replace("~", appPath) : filePath;
 
         const controller = UIDocumentInteractionController.interactionControllerWithURL(NSURL.fileURLWithPath(path));
         controller.delegate = <UIDocumentInteractionControllerDelegate>new ios.UIDocumentInteractionControllerDelegateImpl();
@@ -45,3 +45,7 @@ export function openUrl(location: string): boolean {
 
     return false;
 }
+
+export function isRealDevice(): boolean {
+    return ios.isRealDevice();
+}