Initiate download through the API

[Redshirt 1487]

This may show my ignorance of networking... but Is it possible for a plugin to add an API endpoint that when requested would return a physical file. Thus far I've only added endpoints that return serialized json structs.If it's possible, what is needed?

[Luke 40079]

Have your service implement IHasResultFactory. Then have your get method return ResultFactory.GetStaticFileResult.

 

I may need to add some new mime types depending on what you're going to be requesting.

[Redshirt 1487]

Books  (pdf, mobi, epub)

 

Android devices can't view windows shares natively, so I believe the only way to get them is to initiate a download over the api. I think Windows RT is also in a similar situation as they can't touch the file-system.

[Luke 40079]

I don't think this endpoint should be in your plugin though as it's just a straight item downloader. That ought to go in the core. Otherwise if two plugins provide pdf's, the client has to know which plugin each one came from which seems nonsensical to me.

 

I'll add it to the next dev build. In the meantime keep going i guess so that you can test your client side stuff. it should be easy enough to wire up.

[Redshirt 1487]

Sounds good. Thanks.