Writing to a file in Javascript using FileSystem Api

Question

I am trying to write to local file system using FileSystem API in Chrome. I am getting the following error while executing

FileError is deprecated. Please use the 'name' or 'message' attributes of DOMError rather than 'code'.

window.requestFileSystem = window.requestFileSystem || window.webkitRequestFileSystem;

var fs = null;

function errorHandler(e) {
  alert("hi");
  var msg = '';
  switch (e.code) {    //Error is being reported here
    case FileError.QUOTA_EXCEEDED_ERR:
      msg = 'QUOTA_EXCEEDED_ERR';
      break;
    case FileError.NOT_FOUND_ERR:
      msg = 'NOT_FOUND_ERR';
      break;
    case FileError.SECURITY_ERR:
      msg = 'SECURITY_ERR';
      break;
    case FileError.INVALID_MODIFICATION_ERR:
      msg = 'INVALID_MODIFICATION_ERR';
      break;
    case FileError.INVALID_STATE_ERR:
      msg = 'INVALID_STATE_ERR';
      break;
    default:
      msg = 'Unknown Error';
      break;
  }
}

function onInitFs(fs) {
  alert("hi");

  fs.root.getFile('log.txt', {create: true}, function(fileEntry) {

    // Create a FileWriter object for our FileEntry (log.txt).
    fileEntry.createWriter(function(fileWriter) {

      fileWriter.onwriteend = function(e) {
        console.log('Write completed.');
      };

      fileWriter.onerror = function(e) {
        console.log('Write failed: ' + e.toString());
      };

      // Create a new Blob and write it to log.txt.
      var blob = new Blob(['Add some text'], {type: 'text/plain'});

      fileWriter.write(blob);
    }, errorHandler);
  }, errorHandler);
}

function initFS(){
  window.requestFileSystem(window.TEMPORARY, 1024*1024, onInitFs, errorHandler);
}

if (window.requestFileSystem) {
  initFS();
}

And since i know the execution goes to errorHandler method i assume i am doing something wrong while calling the requestFileSystem() method. I would really appreciate help here. Thanks in advance

Further research shows that it fails with security error. How do i basically bypass that

In my Chrome that's not an error but a warning and onInitFs() is called (at least i get the alert). Anyway, as the message tells you, you shouldnt use FileError itself; furthermore, the whole FileSystem API you're using is 'abandoned' and works only with Chrome. Instead, use the File API to access local files. — Bewusstsein
– Bewusstsein, Commented Jul 24, 2014 at 10:36
@Bewusstsein onInitFs() is not called . It terminates with ErrorHandler method — user3851662
– user3851662, Commented Jul 24, 2014 at 10:40
@Bewusstsein While it's true that the FileSystem API is abandoned elsewhere, File API is in no way a replacement. They have very different roles. — Xan
– Xan, Commented Jul 24, 2014 at 11:35
@Bewusstsein Furthermore, the API is explicitly referenced from Chrome Apps docs as a method of file storage. — Xan
– Xan, Commented Jul 24, 2014 at 11:37
@user3851662 right, i thought your problem was the warning you're getting. — Bewusstsein
– Bewusstsein, Commented Jul 25, 2014 at 6:55

Bewusstsein · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-25 07:24:09Z

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If you're accessing the script locally (via file:///) you'll need to launch Chrome with the '--allow-file-access-from-files'-flag like so:

C:\Path\To\Chrome.exe --allow-file-access-from-files

source, source

If you're doing this within a Chrome app you'll need to add fileSystem-permissions to your manifest.json:

{
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "name": "...",
    "version": "...",  
    "minimum_chrome_version": "23",
    "permissions": [
        {
            "fileSystem": ["write"]
        }
    ]
}

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To remove the warning you're getting simply use e.name and/or e.message instead of e.code:

function errorHandler(e) {
    alert(e.name + ": " + e.message);
}

answered Jul 25, 2014 at 7:24

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Edward Crane · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-04 21:12:11Z

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Seems like your errorHandler wasn't doing anything with msg anyway. Try this:

function errorHandler(e) {  console.log("ERROR!: name: [" + e.name + "] message: [" + e.message + "]");  }

answered Mar 4, 2016 at 21:12

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