# File Manager

![FileManager](https://i.imgur.com/NNaUK60.png)

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FileManager is a wonderful widget that allows you to manage files and folders, pick files and folders, and do a lot more.

Designed to feel like part of the Flutter framework.

## Compatibility

✅ &nbsp; Android </br>
✅ &nbsp; Linux </br>

❌ &nbsp; Windows ([in progress](https://github.com/4-alok/file_manager/tree/windows-support))</br>
❌ &nbsp; Web </br>

❌ &nbsp; MacOS (active issue: [MacOS support](https://github.com/DevsOnFlutter/file_manager/issues/8)) </br>

❌ &nbsp; iOS (active issue: [iOS support](https://github.com/DevsOnFlutter/file_manager/issues/7)) </br>

## Usage

Make sure to check out [examples](https://github.com/DevsOnFlutter/file_manager/blob/main/example/lib/main.dart) for more details.

### Installation

**Dependencies** Add the following line to `pubspec.yaml`:

```yaml
dependencies:
  file_manager: ^1.0.0
```

### Give storage permission to application

**Android:** Beside needing to add **WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE** and **READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE** to your android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml.

```xml
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.xxx.yyy">
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
...
</manifest>
```

also add for Android 10

```xml

    <application
      android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"   
      ...
```

**You also need Runtime Request Permission**
allow storage permission from app setting manually or you may use any package such as [`permission_handler`](https://pub.dev/packages/permission_handler).

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### Basic setup

*The complete example is available [here](https://github.com/DevsOnFlutter/file_manager/blob/main/example/lib/main.dart).*

Required parameter for **FileManager** are `controller` and `builder`

* `controller` The controller updates value and notifies its listeners, and FileManager updates itself appropriately whenever the user modifies the path or changes the sort-type with an associated FileManagerController.

```dart

final FileManagerController controller = FileManagerController();
```

* `builder` This function allows you to create custom widgets and retrieve a list of entities `List<FileSystemEntity>.`

## Sample code

```dart
FileManager(
    controller: controller,
    builder: (context, snapshot) {

    final List<FileSystemEntity> entities = snapshot;

      return ListView.builder(

        itemCount: entities.length,

        itemBuilder: (context, index) {
          return Card(
            child: ListTile(

              leading: isFile(entities[index])

                  ? Icon(Icons.feed_outlined)
                  : Icon(Icons.folder),

              title: Text(basename(entities[index])),

              onTap: () {

                if (isDirectory(entities[index])) {
                    controller.openDirectory(entities[index]);   // open directory

                  } else {
                      // Perform file-related tasks.
                  }
              },
            ),
          );
        },
      );
  },
),
```

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## FileManager

|  Properties  |   Description   |
|--------------|-----------------|
| `loadingScreen` | For the loading screen, create a custom widget. A simple Centered CircularProgressIndicator is provided by default. |
| `emptyFolder` | For an empty screen, create a custom widget. |
| `controller` | For an empty screen, create a custom widget. |
| `hideHiddenEntity` | Hide the files and folders that are hidden. |
| `builder` | This function allows you to create custom widgets and retrieve a list of entities `List<FileSystemEntity>.` |

## FileManagerContoller

|  Properties  |   Description   |
|--------------|-----------------|
| `getSortedBy` | The sorting type that is currently in use is returned. |
| `setSortedBy` | is used to set the sorting type. `SortBy{ name, type, date, size }`. |
| `getCurrentDirectory` | Get current Directory |
| `getCurrentPath` | Get current path, similar to [getCurrentDirectory]. |
| `setCurrentPath` | Set current directory path by providing `String` of path, similar to [openDirectory]. `List<FileSystemEntity>.` |

| `isRootDirectory` | return true if current directory is the root. false, if the current directory not on root of the stogare. |
| `goToParentDirectory` | Jumps to the parent directory of currently opened directory if the parent is accessible. |

| `openDirectory` | Open directory by providing `Directory`. |

## Others

|  Properties  |   Description   |
|--------------|-----------------|
| `isFile` | check weather FileSystemEntity is File. |
| `isDirectory` | check weather FileSystemEntity is Directory. |

| `basename` | Get the basename of Directory or File. Provide `File`, `Directory` or `FileSystemEntity` and returns the name as a `String`. If you want to hide the extension of a file, you may use optional parameter `showFileExtension`. ie ```controller.dirName(dir, true)```
|

| `formatBytes` | Convert bytes to human readable size.[getCurrentDirectory]. |
| `setCurrentPath` | Set current directory path by providing `String` of path, similar to [openDirectory]. `List<FileSystemEntity>.` |
| `getStorageList` | Get list of available storage in the device, returns an empty list if there is no storage `List<Directory>`|

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## Project Created & Maintained By

### [DevsOnFlutter](https://github.com/DevsOnFlutter)

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## Contributions

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