FileMgr Service 1.1.9

[Jason Robitaille]

FileMgr v1.1.9

FileMgr is a powerful custom homebrew webOS service to provide file IO and file management control for Mojo apps.

It's is probably best known for being the component powering my file manager, Internalz.

FileMgr has come a long way. Version 1.0.0 is a huge step forward (and several code rewrites) in an efficient, developer-friendly service.

Although it's closed source, I am publicly releasing an API specsheet for developers to freely use in their applications.

In fact, I know Metaview's app, MapTool, uses FileMgr API to write GPS data to local files on the device.

The API specsheet is attached to this post.

FileMgr can be downloaded from the PreCentral feed as well as from:
http://www.precentral.net/homebrew-apps/filemgr-service.

If you have issues installing via Preware, install via WOSQI and it'll work for sure.


Change Log
v1.0.0 - April 22, 2010
- Public release!
- Too many changed to count between this and 0.5.1
- It's practically a new service compared to before

v1.1.0 - July 25, 2010
- Added special write/delete permissions for service calls originating from Internalz for its "Master Mode"
- Implemented and debugged fat32 readonly attribute set/get functions
- Implemented and debugged linux permissions set/get functions
- Added subscription option for "read" function, for large files
- Added an optimized form of the WOSQI .patch install/uninstall functions
- Added ipk package handling functions for getting information, and install/uninstall
- Added functions for java restart, luna restart, and device restart
- FileIndexer now rescans after every rename, move, and copy action.

v1.1.1 - August 6, 2010
- Now uses Palm-style ipk install and uninstall
- Fixed the rename/move/copy functions so it properly gets the fileindexer to rescan afterwards
- Altered fileindexer rescan to happen immediately, rather than starting separately in a new thread
- Altered ipk-related and patcher-related functions to use a much cleaner coded system.
- Various minor bugfixes

v1.1.2 - August 7, 2010
- Improved text-file detection
- Minor code cleanup

v1.1.4 - August 21, 2010
- Fixed bug preventing patch uninstall
- Improved ipk info collecting error handling
- Improved package uninstall script
- Added image handler setting function for Internalz

v1.1.5 - August 24, 2010
- Minor bug fixes

v1.1.6 - September 21, 2010
- Ipk installs check to make sure the system isn't busy
- Much improved read/write functions

v1.1.7 - September 21, 2010
- Rescans fileindexer after file/directory deletion

v1.1.8 - September 21, 2010
- Fixed an issue with 1.1.6/1.1.7 that prevented ipk install/uninstall

v1.1.9 - September 23, 2010
- Improved error handling
- Added a public function to check if Internalz is installed

[imex99]

Getting install errors so far....How do I copy log to show you?

[Jason Robitaille]

Originally Posted by imex99

Getting install errors so far....How do I copy log to show you?

odd, worked fine in all the tests. Try installing with WebOS Quick Install. Oh, and the easiest way to get the ipkg log from preware is screenshots.

[imex99]

ok, trying webOSQI now

[Audemars02]

this is great!!! Another donation is heading your way shortly!

also, preware now has a "email ipkg log" function, so no longer need to take screenshots!

[imex99]

ok, installed correctly now with webOSQI.

Not sure why Preware was giving me the install errors but it's up and running now....

Thanks again for your hard work!!

[onekairos]

Do I need to install both FileMGR and Internalz? If so, is there a certain order I need to install them in??

Looks like a great funtction to add to my Pre.

[Enox]

Originally Posted by onekairos

Do I need to install both FileMGR and Internalz? If so, is there a certain order I need to install them in??

Looks like a great funtction to add to my Pre.

If you find Internalz in the PreCentral feed via preware, it will automatically ask to install FileMGR with it.

[Jason Robitaille]

Originally Posted by onekairos

Do I need to install both FileMGR and Internalz? If so, is there a certain order I need to install them in??

Looks like a great funtction to add to my Pre.

If you install from Preware, installing Internalz should install FileMgr as well.

If you install from WebOS Quick Install, you can install both at the same time or both separately in any order. just keep in mind, until FileMgr makes it onto the device, you'll get errors in Internalz if you open it.

[Enox]

Jason, this application is AMAZING. I've been dying for this. This is sort of one of those "Smartphone" features that should be built into the OS by default. Thanks so much.

[vza33]

I installed both FileMgr and Internalz yesterday via Preware, did the update today and it works fine. This is excellent! Thanks Jason

[atlanta]

Thanks Jason,

Everytime i turn around you have another great tool out..

This along with the patch creator has made my week lol . keep it up my man

[pip smith]

I'm trying to update filemgr via preware but I keep getting an error. The ipkg log is below (don't understand it), would you be able to help, thank you.



Install
Begin installation of ca.canucksoftware.filemgr
Upgrading ca.canucksoftware.filemgr on root from 0.5.1 to 1.0.0...
Downloading http://ipkg.preware.org/feeds/precen..._1.0.0_all.ipk
An error ocurred, return value: 22.
Failed to download ca.canucksoftware.filemgr. Perhaps you need to run 'ipkg update'?
Collected errors:
ipkg_download: ERROR: Command failed with return value 1: `wget --passive-ftp -q -P /media/cryptofs/apps/usr/lib/ipkg/tmp/ipkg-Ex1r1F http://ipkg.preware.org/feeds/precen..._1.0.0_all.ipk'
wget: content-length 148 is garbage
Failed
ErrorGenericMethodException: Failure during 'install' operation

[jjeffcoat]

Love the updated version of Internals. Thank you!!

[Grabber5.0]

Argh. I tried to update via Preware, and the phone stayed offline after the java restart. I did a full Luna restart when the phone didn't come back online after the java restart. Something is preventing the telephony service from starting. I get no carrier display in the upper left. EVDO is working normally. Doing a full device restart now.. Will plug into usb so I can better check the log files if the phone doesn't come online.

[Jason Robitaille]

Originally Posted by Grabber5.0

Argh. I tried to update via Preware, and the phone stayed offline after the java restart. I did a full Luna restart when the phone didn't come back online after the java restart. Something is preventing the telephony service from starting. I get no carrier display in the upper left. EVDO is working normally. Doing a full device restart now.. Will plug into usb so I can better check the log files if the phone doesn't come online.

Luna restart only affects LunaSysMgr. You'd need to do a full device restart

[donfly]

Originally Posted by Jason Robitaille

FileMgr v1.0.0

FileMgr is a powerful custom homebrew webOS service to provide file IO and file management control for Mojo apps.

It's is probably best known for being the component powering my file manager, Internalz.

FileMgr has come a long way. Version 1.0.0 is a huge step forward (and several code rewrites) in an efficient, developer-friendly service.

Although it's closed source, I am publicly releasing an API specsheet for developers to freely use in their applications.

In fact, I know Metaview's app, MapTool, uses FileMgr API to write GPS data to local files on the device.

The API specsheet is attached to this post.

FileMgr can be downloaded from the PreCentral feed as well as from:
http://www.precentral.net/homebrew-apps/filemgr-service.

If you have issues installing via Preware, install via WOSQI and it'll work for sure.


Change Log
v1.0.0 - April 22, 2010
- Public release!
- Too many changed to count between this and 0.5.1
- It's practically a new service compared to before

Hi Jason. How do you deploy the FileMgr service within an app and install it on another device? Thanks?

[Grabber5.0]

Originally Posted by Jason Robitaille

Luna restart only affects LunaSysMgr. You'd need to do a full device restart

The phone still came up offline after a full restart, but at least the radio was working. Turning airplane mode on and then off got everything working again. Strange. I'll try installing it from webosqi this evening.

Do you think updating Internalz and FMS from the previous version using Preware could have caused it, vs a new install? I wouldn't think so.. I also had JStop running in the background at the time, but I don't remember ever seeing any warnings about that. I'll chalk it up to fluke for now.

[Jason Robitaille]

Originally Posted by donfly

Hi Jason. How do you deploy the FileMgr service within an app and install it on another device? Thanks?

well, if you mean physically include, you can't really. Developers can tell their users to also install it manually, or can add "ca.canucksoftware.filemgr" as a depends for their package. And the api sheet shows how to access FileMgr.

[Rudementry]

What is 1.0.1 all about?