Trying to take a photo using "cameraIntent" (with MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT and a URI). To facilitate secure sharing by creating a content://uri instead of a file:///uri, and have secure permissions I use "FileProvider.getUriForFile" and this is returning "Failed to find configured root that contains "/CL-Shopping.jpg"
Here's the steps I have taken.
1. Android Manifest... (Inside the application tag of course)
<provider
android:name=
"
androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities=
"
${applicationId}.provider"
android:exported=
"
false"
android:grantUriPermissions=
"
true"
>
<meta-data
android:name=
"
android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource=
"
@xml/provider_paths"
/>
</
provider
>
2. From the above we need provider_paths...
(Here I have tried "external-path" AND "external-files-path" AND "files-path"
<paths xmlns:android=
"
http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
>
<external-path
name=
"
files"
path=
"
/"
/>
</
paths
>
3. Then - I attempt to get the URI...
try
{
val fName =
"
CL-$lName-$item.jpg"
val dir =
"
"
val newFile = File(dir, fName)
val auth = BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID +
"
.provider"
val fUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(context!!, auth, newFile)
cameraIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, fUri)
startActivityForResult(cameraIntent,
1001
)
catch
(e: Exception){
val x=
"
"
val y=
"
"
Breakpoint on the exception gives.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException:
Failed to find configured root that contains /CL-Shopping-Potato Sticks.jpg
Obviously that's my filename and obviously it can't find the directory that
it's supposed to be in.
With a breakpoint on the getUriForFile, I can see that the variable "auth"
does have the application provider full name "com.example.missioncontroller.provider"
Please could anyone advise - thanks
What I have tried:
Have tried adding directory "files" which is seen as a directory under the com.example.missioncontroller directory...
Have tried several variants in the provider_paths file (all individually)
<files-path>
<external-path>
<external-files-path>
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