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Expo 文件系统
一个提供访问设备本地文件系统的库。
expo-file-system 提供对存储在设备上或作为资源捆绑到原生项目中的文件和目录的访问。它还允许从网络下载文件。
安装
If you are installing this in an existing React Native app, make sure to install expo in your project.
应用配置中的配置
如果你在项目中使用配置插件(Continuous Native Generation (CNG)),你可以使用其内置的 config plugin 来配置 expo-file-system。该插件允许你配置一些无法在运行时设置、且需要构建新的应用二进制文件后才会生效的属性。如果你的应用不使用 CNG,那么你需要手动配置该库。
Example app.json with config plugin
Configurable properties
Are you using this library in an existing React Native app?
如果你没有使用 Continuous Native Generation(CNG),或者你是手动使用原生 ios 项目,那么你需要将 LSSupportsOpeningDocumentsInPlace 和 UIFileSharingEnabled 键添加到项目的 ios/[app]/Info.plist 中:
<key>LSSupportsOpeningDocumentsInPlace</key> <true/> <key>UIFileSharingEnabled</key> <true/>
用法
import { File, Directory, Paths } from 'expo-file-system';
File 和 Directory 实例持有对文件、内容或资源 URI 的引用。
文件或目录不需要存在——只有在使用错误的类来表示一个已存在的路径时,构造函数才会抛出错误(例如,如果你尝试创建一个 File 实例并传入一个已存在目录的路径)。
功能
- 对文件内容进行同步和异步的读写访问
- 创建、修改和删除
- 可用属性,例如
type、size、creationDate等 - 能够以流的方式或使用
FileHandle类读取和写入文件 - 使用
downloadFileAsync或expo/fetch轻松下载/上传文件
示例
使用系统选择器选择文件
与 expo-document-picker 配合使用:
在 Android 上使用内置的 pickFileAsync 或 pickDirectoryAsync 方法:
API
Classes
Type: Class extends FileSystemDirectory
Represents a directory on the filesystem.
A Directory instance can be created for any path, and does not need to exist on the filesystem during creation.
The constructor accepts an array of strings that are joined to create the directory URI. The first argument can also be a Directory instance (like Paths.cache).
Example
const directory = new Directory(Paths.cache, "subdirName");
Directory Properties
unionA size of the directory in bytes. Null if the directory does not exist, or it cannot be read.
Acceptable values are: number | null
stringRepresents the directory URI. The field is read-only, but it may change as a result of calling some methods such as move.
Directory Methods
Deletes a directory. Also deletes all files and directories inside the directory.
voidRetrieves an object containing properties of a directory.
DirectoryInfoAn object with directory metadata (for example, size, creation date, and so on).
Moves a directory. Updates the uri property that now points to the new location.
Promise<void>Moves a directory synchronously. Updates the uri property that now points to the new location.
voidWatches this directory for changes to its contents or the directory itself.
Events are emitted when files or subdirectories are created, modified, deleted, or renamed
within this directory. On iOS, child changes are surfaced as a coarse-grained modified event
on the directory itself, so filtering for child-level created, deleted, or renamed events
is not reliable. The watcher automatically stops when the directory is deleted or renamed.
To stop watching manually, call remove() on the returned subscription.
WatchSubscriptionA subscription handle. Call remove() to stop watching.
Example
const cacheDir = new Directory(Paths.cache); const subscription = cacheDir.watch((event) => { console.log(`${event.type}: ${event.target.uri}`); }); // Later, stop watching: subscription.remove();
Represents a download task with pause/resume support and progress tracking.
Download tasks start in the idle state. Calling downloadAsync() moves the task to active;
pausing moves it to paused, and a completed, cancelled, or failed transfer moves it to the
corresponding terminal state.
DownloadTask Properties
DownloadTask Methods
Adds a listener for download progress events.
Note: Prefer the
onProgressoption unless you need manual subscription control.
EventSubscriptionA subscription handle. Call remove() to stop listening.
Cancels the download operation.
If downloadAsync() or resumeAsync() is pending, its promise is rejected after the native
request is cancelled. Calling this method after the task reaches completed, cancelled, or
error has no effect.
voidStarts the download operation.
This method can only be called once, while the task is idle. The promise resolves with
the downloaded file when the transfer completes, or with null if the task is paused before
completion. It is rejected when the request fails or the task is cancelled.
If options.signal is aborted, the promise is rejected with an AbortError.
A promise that resolves to the downloaded file, or null when the task is paused.
Creates a paused download task from saved state.
Use this to continue a download after persisting the value returned by savable(). New options
can attach progress callbacks or an abort signal because functions and signals are not stored
in DownloadPauseState. If both saved state and new options include headers, the new headers
override saved headers with the same names.
DownloadTaskA download task in the paused state.
Requests pausing the active download operation.
The pending downloadAsync() or resumeAsync() promise resolves with null after native
code produces resume data and the task enters the paused state. Use pauseAsync() if you
need to wait until the task is ready to resume or save.
voidRequests pausing the active download operation and waits until the task reaches the paused
state.
Promise<void>A promise that resolves after resume data is available.
Releases the native task handle.
Call this when you no longer need the task and want to release native resources manually.
voidResumes a paused download operation.
The promise resolves with the downloaded file when the transfer completes, or with null
if the task is paused again before completion. It is rejected when the request fails or the task
is cancelled.
A promise that resolves to the downloaded file, or null when the task is paused.
Returns the paused task state that can be persisted and restored later.
This method can only be called while the task is paused. The returned state contains
platform-specific resume data and request metadata, but does not include callbacks or abort
signals.
DownloadPauseStateA serializable paused download state.
Type: Class extends FileSystemFile implements Blob
Represents a file on the filesystem.
A File instance can be created for any path, and does not need to exist on the filesystem during creation.
The constructor accepts an array of strings that are joined to create the file URI. The first argument can also be a Directory instance (like Paths.cache) or a File instance (which creates a new reference to the same file).
Example
const file = new File(Paths.cache, "subdirName", "file.txt");
File Properties
unionA creation time of the file expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. Returns a null if the file does not exist, cannot be read or the Android version is earlier than API 26.
Acceptable values are: number | null
booleanA boolean representing if a file exists. true if the file exists, false otherwise.
Also, false if the application does not have read access to the file.
unionA last modification time of the file expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. Returns a null if the file does not exist, or if it cannot be read.
Acceptable values are: number | null
unionA md5 hash of the file. Null if the file does not exist, or it cannot be read.
Acceptable values are: string | null
Deprecated: In favor of
lastModifiedto be more in line with webFile
unionA last modification time of the file expressed in milliseconds since the epoch. Returns a null if the file does not exist, or if it cannot be read.
Acceptable values are: number | null
numberA size of the file in bytes. 0 if the file does not exist, or it cannot be read.
stringA mime type of the file. An empty string if the file does not exist, or it cannot be read.
File Methods
The arrayBuffer() method of the Blob interface returns a Promise that resolves with the contents of the blob as binary data contained in an ArrayBuffer.
Promise<ArrayBuffer>Retrieves content of the file as base64.
Promise<string>A promise that resolves to the contents of the file as a base64 string.
Retrieves content of the file as base64.
stringThe contents of the file as a base64 string.
Retrieves byte content of the entire file.
Promise<Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer>>A promise that resolves to the contents of the file as a Uint8Array.
Retrieves byte content of the entire file.
Uint8ArrayThe contents of the file as a Uint8Array.
Creates a download task without starting it.
Call downloadAsync() on the returned task to start the download. Use this when you need
pause/resume support, task state, cancellation, or manual progress subscriptions.
DownloadTaskA download task that can be started with downloadAsync().
Example
const destination = new File(Paths.document, 'video.mp4'); const task = File.createDownloadTask('https://example.com/video.mp4', destination, { onProgress: ({ bytesWritten, totalBytes }) => { console.log(`${bytesWritten} / ${totalBytes}`); }, }); const file = await task.downloadAsync();
Creates an upload task for this file without starting it.
Call uploadAsync() on the returned task to start the upload. Use this when you need to
inspect task state, cancel the upload, or subscribe to progress manually.
UploadTaskAn upload task that can be started with uploadAsync().
Example
const file = new File(Paths.document, 'photo.jpg'); const task = file.createUploadTask('https://example.com/upload', { uploadType: UploadType.MULTIPART, onProgress: ({ bytesSent, totalBytes }) => { console.log(`${bytesSent} / ${totalBytes}`); }, }); const result = await task.uploadAsync();
Retrieves an object containing properties of a file
FileInfoAn object with file metadata (for example, size, creation date, and so on).
Promise<any>Moves a directory. Updates the uri property that now points to the new location.
Promise<void>Moves a file synchronously. Updates the uri property that now points to the new location.
voidOpens the system file picker for selecting a single file.
This overload requires options.multipleFiles to be undefined or false.
Promise<PickSingleFileResult>Opens the system file picker for selecting multiple files.
This overload requires options.multipleFiles to be true.
Promise<PickMultipleFilesResult>Example
const result = await File.pickFileAsync({ multipleFiles: true, mimeTypes: ['image/*', 'application/pdf'], }); if (!result.canceled) { for (const file of result.result) { console.log(file.uri); } }
Deprecated: Use
pickFileAsync({initialUri, mimeTypes: mimeType})instead.
ReadableStream<Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer>>The slice() method of the Blob interface creates and returns a new Blob object which contains data from a subset of the blob on which it's called.
BlobThe stream() method of the Blob interface returns a ReadableStream which upon reading returns the data contained within the Blob.
ReadableStream<Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer>>Retrieves text from the file.
Promise<string>A promise that resolves to the contents of the file as string.
Retrieves text from the file.
stringThe contents of the file as string.
Uploads this file to a server and starts the request immediately.
The promise resolves with the HTTP response metadata and body for any completed response, including non-2xx status codes. It is rejected only when the file cannot be read, the request fails, or the upload is cancelled.
Promise<UploadResult>A promise that resolves to the upload result.
Watches this file for changes on the filesystem.
The watcher automatically stops when the file is deleted or renamed. To stop watching manually,
call remove() on the returned subscription.
WatchSubscriptionA subscription handle. Call remove() to stop watching.
Example
const file = new File(Paths.cache, 'data.json'); const subscription = file.watch((event) => { console.log(`File ${event.type}`); }); // Later, stop watching: subscription.remove();
WritableStream<Uint8Array<ArrayBufferLike>>Type: Class extends PathUtilities
Paths Properties
Record<string, Directory>numberA property that represents the available space on device's internal storage, represented in bytes.
DirectoryA property containing the bundle directory – the directory where assets bundled with the application are stored.
DirectoryA property containing the cache directory – a place to store files that can be deleted by the system when the device runs low on storage.
DirectoryA property containing the document directory – a place to store files that are safe from being deleted by the system.
Paths Methods
Returns the base name of a path.
stringA string representing the base name.
Returns the directory name of a path.
stringA string representing the directory name.
Returns the extension of a path.
stringA string representing the extension.
Checks if a path is absolute.
booleantrue if the path is absolute, false otherwise.
Joins path segments into a single path.
stringA string representing the joined path.
Normalizes a path.
stringA string representing the normalized path.
Parses a path into its components.
{
base: string,
dir: string,
ext: string,
name: string,
root: string
}An object containing the parsed path components.
Represents an upload task with progress tracking and cancellation support.
Upload tasks start in the idle state. Calling uploadAsync() moves the task to active,
then to completed, cancelled, or error.
UploadTask Properties
UploadTask Methods
Adds a listener for upload progress events.
Note: Prefer the
onProgressoption unless you need manual subscription control.
EventSubscriptionA subscription handle. Call remove() to stop listening.
Cancels the upload operation.
If uploadAsync() is pending, its promise is rejected after the native request is cancelled.
Calling this method after the task reaches completed, cancelled, or error has no effect.
voidReleases the native task handle.
Call this when you no longer need the task and want to release native resources manually.
voidStarts the upload operation.
This method can only be called once, while the task is idle. The promise resolves
with response metadata and body for completed HTTP responses, including non-2xx status codes.
It is rejected when the file cannot be read, the request fails, or the task is cancelled.
If options.signal is aborted, the promise is rejected with an AbortError.
Promise<UploadResult>A promise that resolves to the upload response.
FileHandle Properties
unionA property that indicates the current byte offset in the file. Calling readBytes or writeBytes will read or write a specified amount of bytes starting from this offset. The offset is incremented by the number of bytes read or written.
The offset can be set to any value within the file size. If the offset is set to a value greater than the file size, the next write operation will append data to the end of the file.
Null if the file handle is closed.
Acceptable values are: number | null
FileHandle Methods
Closes the file handle. This allows the file to be deleted, moved or read by a different process. Subsequent calls to readBytes or writeBytes will throw an error.
voidReads the specified amount of bytes from the file at the current offset. Max amount of bytes read at once is capped by ArrayBuffer max size (32 bit signed MAX_INT on Android and 64 bit on iOS), but you can read from a FileHandle multiple times.
Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer>Methods
Deprecated: Use
new File().copy()or import this method fromexpo-file-system/legacy. This method will throw in runtime.
Promise<void>Deprecated: Import this method from
expo-file-system/legacy. This method will throw in runtime.
anyDeprecated: Import this method from
expo-file-system/legacy. This method will throw in runtime.
anyDeprecated: Use
new File().delete()ornew Directory().delete()or import this method fromexpo-file-system/legacy. This method will throw in runtime.
Promise<void>Deprecated: Use
File.downloadFileAsyncor import this method fromexpo-file-system/legacy. This method will throw in runtime.
Promise<FileSystemDownloadResult>Deprecated: Import this method from
expo-file-system/legacy. This method will throw in runtime.
Promise<string>Deprecated: Use
Paths.availableDiskSpaceor import this method fromexpo-file-system/legacy. This method will throw in runtime.
Promise<number>Deprecated: Use
new File().infoor import this method fromexpo-file-system/legacy. This method will throw in runtime.
Deprecated: Use
Paths.totalDiskSpaceor import this method fromexpo-file-system/legacy. This method will throw in runtime.
Promise<number>Deprecated: Use
new Directory().create()or import this method fromexpo-file-system/legacy. This method will throw in runtime.
Promise<void>Deprecated: Use
new File().move()or import this method fromexpo-file-system/legacy. This method will throw in runtime.
Promise<void>Deprecated: Use
new File().text()or import this method fromexpo-file-system/legacy. This method will throw in runtime.
Promise<string>Deprecated: Use
new Directory().list()or import this method fromexpo-file-system/legacy. This method will throw in runtime.
Promise<string[]>Deprecated: Use
@expo/fetchor import this method fromexpo-file-system/legacy. This method will throw in runtime.
Promise<FileSystemUploadResult>Deprecated: Use
new File().write()or import this method fromexpo-file-system/legacy. This method will throw in runtime.
Promise<void>Types
Represents the state of a paused download that can be persisted and resumed later.
Literal type: string
Represents the current state of a download task.
Acceptable values are: 'idle' | 'active' | 'paused' | 'completed' | 'cancelled' | 'error'
Literal type: string
The native URL session mode used by iOS upload and download tasks.
Acceptable values are: 'background' | 'foreground'
Result type for picking multiple files.
Successful picks return { result: File[], canceled: false }. Canceled picks return
{ result: null, canceled: true }.
Type: object shaped as below:
Or object shaped as below:
Result type for picking a single file.
Successful picks return { result: File, canceled: false }. Canceled picks return
{ result: null, canceled: true }.
Type: object shaped as below:
Or object shaped as below:
Type: Exclude<'idle' | 'active' | 'paused' | 'completed' | 'cancelled' | 'error', 'paused'>
Represents the current state of an upload task.
Literal type: string
The type of change that triggered a watcher event.
created— a new file or directory was createdmodified— the file contents or metadata changeddeleted— the file or directory was removedrenamed— the file or directory was renamed or moved
Acceptable values are: 'created' | 'modified' | 'deleted' | 'renamed'
A handle to an active file system watcher. Call remove() to stop watching and release resources.
Enums
Specifies the access mode when opening a file handle.
FileMode.ReadOnly = "r"Opens the file for reading only. The cursor is positioned at the beginning of the file.
FileMode.ReadWrite = "rw"Opens the file for both reading and writing. The cursor is positioned at the beginning of the file.
Note: This mode cannot be used with SAF (Storage Access Framework)
content://URIs.
FileMode.WriteOnly = "w"Opens the file for writing only. The cursor is positioned at the beginning of the file.
FileMode.Append = "wa"Opens the file for writing only. The cursor is positioned at the end of the file.
Note: For SAF files, this is a strict append-only mode. The cursor cannot be moved; calling
seek()will have no effect.