Simple File Browser [Open Source]

Hi bro, i am developing an application to read videos of a specific route, I read it from the internal memory but I also want to read them from the external storage.

Are there any way to get only the android external path from your script??

 

If you want to get the root path of the external drive (i.e. have no business with a visual UI), see this code segment: https://github.com/yasirkula/UnityS...eFileBrowser/Scripts/FileBrowser.cs#L539-L584

You can copy&paste it to your own code (together with the AJC property). If drivesList contains more than one string, then everything except the first one should be external drive.

 

Hi, I have this error when executing:

Exception: JNI: Init'd AndroidJavaClass with null ptr!
UnityEngine.AndroidJavaClass..ctor (IntPtr jclass) (at C:/buildslave/unity/build/Runtime/Export/AndroidJavaImpl.cs:622)
UnityEngine.AndroidJavaObject.get_JavaLangClass () (at C:/buildslave/unity/build/Runtime/Export/AndroidJavaImpl.cs:600)
UnityEngine.AndroidJavaObject.FindClass (System.String name) (at C:/buildslave/unity/build/Runtime/Export/AndroidJavaImpl.cs:591)
UnityEngine.AndroidJavaClass._AndroidJavaClass (System.String className) (at C:/buildslave/unity/build/Runtime/Export/AndroidJavaImpl.cs:611)
UnityEngine.AndroidJavaClass..ctor (System.String className) (at C:/buildslave/unity/build/artifacts/generated/common/runtime/AndroidJavaBindings.gen.cs:92)
SdCard.GetAndroidExternalFilesDir () (at Assets/SdCard.cs:7)
SdCard.Start () (at Assets/SdCard.cs:40)

executed the method GetAndroidExternalFilesDir on method Start.

 

What is SdCard.cs like? Please provide the full code if possible.

 

Code (CSharp):

1. using UnityEngine;
2. using UnityEngine.UI;
3.  
4. public class SdCard : MonoBehaviour {
5.     private static AndroidJavaClass my_androidJavaClass = null;
6.     private static AndroidJavaClass AJC
7.     {
8.         get
9.         {
10.             if (my_androidJavaClass == null)
11.             {
12.                 my_androidJavaClass = new AndroidJavaClass("com.yasirkula.unity.FileBrowser");
13.             }
14.             return my_androidJavaClass;
15.         }
16.     }
17.  
18.     private static AndroidJavaObject my_context = null;
19.     private string DEFAULT_PATH;
20.     private string drivesList;
21.  
22.     private static AndroidJavaObject Context
23.     {
24.         get
25.         {
26.             if (my_context == null)
27.             {
28.                 using (AndroidJavaObject unityClass = new AndroidJavaClass("com.unity3d.player.UnityPlayer"))
29.                 {
30.                     my_context = unityClass.GetStatic<AndroidJavaObject>("currentActivity");
31.                 }
32.             }
33.  
34.             return my_context;
35.         }
36.     }
37.  
38.     public Text text;
39.  
40.     public void InitializeQuickLinks()
41.     {
42.         string drivesList = AJC.CallStatic<string>("GetExternalDrives");
43.         if (drivesList != null && drivesList.Length > 0)
44.         {
45.             bool defaultPathIntialized = false;
46.             int driveIndex = 1;
47.             string[] drives = drivesList.Split(':');
48.             for (int i = 0; i < drivesList.Length; i++)
49.             {
50.                 try
51.                 {
52.                     string driveName;
53.                     if (!defaultPathIntialized)
54.                     {
55.                         DEFAULT_PATH = drives;
56.                         defaultPathIntialized = true;
57.  
58.                         driveName = "Memoria interna";
59.                     }
60.                     else
61.                     {
62.                         if (driveIndex == 1)
63.                         {
64.                             driveName = "Memoria externa";
65.                         }
66.                         else
67.                         {
68.                             driveName = "Memoria externa" + driveIndex;
69.                             driveIndex++;
70.                         }
71.                     }
72.                 }
73.                 catch { }
74.             }
75.         }
76.     }
77.  
78.     void Start()
79.     {
80.         InitializeQuickLinks();
81.         text.text = drivesList;
82.     }
83. }

just is a copy/paste

 

Please add this SimpleFileBrowser.jar to Assets/Plugins/Android folder, if it doesn't exist in your project: https://github.com/yasirkula/UnityS...mpleFileBrowser/Android/SimpleFileBrowser.jar

 

Hi bro, i made a new class to test your plugin and it worked.
I can already get the type of memory that in this case is the external memory, but how do I get a specific path, for example / storage / 2604-E07E (number of sd) / Videos / Action? Sorry, i am very noob

Screenshot in Unity Android APP:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3cbip4r9exar7bu/Screenshot_20180719-134808.png?dl=0

/storage/2604-E07E(number of sd)/Videos/Action
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n0srqe3oikosom2/Screenshot_20180719-134710.png?dl=0

 

Path.Combine

 

Thank bro it work! Id dont use the Path.Combine method.

 

Nice asset! Your page mentions that it works on Windows + Android, but doesn't on UWP. Does it work on iOS then, for example for the StreamingAssets folder? What's the reason that this doesn't work on UWP?

 

On iOS, file browser shows Application.persistentDataPath by default. Most of the parent directories can not be browsed due to SecurityException's. I haven't checked whether or not you can navigate from persistentDataPath to streamingAssetsPath, but you can easily add streamingAssetsPath as a quick link to the file browser.

On UWP, you don't have permission to access most of the directories. In a way, it is similar to iOS, but this behaviour is very likely not what end-users would expect on a Windows app.

 

Hello,

First off great asset! I'm find it very easy to use and integrate with my project. I am running into a problem with my build though...

When testing in the Unity editor, your file browser system works perfectly. But when I run it in a build, the browser does not seem to appear. I have a function that, upon button press, will call the ShowLoadDialogueCoroutine function which calls FileBrowser.WaitForLoadDialog - exactly following the example you included on the project's github documentation. Again, when running in the Editor, this opens up the file browser and it works no problem, but when running in a build, nothing comes up.

I just have a regular Windows PC build, x86_64 architecture. I'm using Unity 2018.1.8f1 and I'm running a Windows 10 desktop.

Is there some setting I am missing that I'm supposed to enable to get this to work in a build?

Thank you.

EDIT:

I seemed to have found the solution. I was trying to use SimpleFileBrowser in a different scene than my opening scene. I created an instance of the SimpleFileBrowser in my opening scene, and disabled it, and it seems to work now in all subsequent scenes.

 

Hello,
Thank you for your asset, I really like it
Isn't it possible to use it in a WebGL build ? I'm not well aware of the limits with this kind of build, so could you shortly explain why it shouldn't ?

 

@coatol5 That's weird. Unless contents of the Resources directory get stripped from your build, SimpleFileBrowser prefab inside the Resources directory should be instantiated automatically the first time you access the file browser. Are there any error messages in the console when you don't put a deactivated instance in your opening scene (you can use IngameDebugConsole to debug your game)?

@Guile76 WebGL apps don't have access to the local file system. The following plugin uses a native Javascript library to display native dialogs on WebGL: https://github.com/gkngkc/UnityStandaloneFileBrowser

 

Hello, great asset, very helpful!!
Is there any way to choose more than one files when file browser is open?

 

Currently, this is not possible.

 

Thanks for the answer and for the link.

 

hi so i want to use your file browser for a VR app im making, but i have a problem.
for my VR app i need to have physics colliders on all menu items. including the file browser buttons.
i added colliders to back,forward,up,ok and cancel buttons because they were already there on the ui.
how do i add colliders to folder buttons in the quick links and files area?

basically i need to add colliders to all buttons which the user needs to interact with.
can you please tell me where you are creating the buttons so that i can add colliders to the buttons when creating them?

 

Quick links are created here and files/folders are created here. They use the prefabs located inside the Prefabs folder. Please keep in mind that they have a flexible width that change when the file browser is resized.

 

Hello! I want to ask if its possible to have access to local files saved on an iOS device.

 

Hey! I got a Problem with your Browser... I am developing a VR-application. For this purpose i need to set the Canvas of the SimpleFileBrowserCanvas to Render Mode 'World Space'. After that i have to asign my Main-Camera to 'Event Camera', but this doesn't work and i don't know why. Is there a different way to set my Camera to the Event Camera?

 

@Vasilis-Mbakalis Yes it is! Local files directory is actually the initial directory that the file browser will show on iOS because trying to browse other directories usually throws security exceptions on iOS.

@unity_C6nHr3Vb_zkRqA I don't really know how VR apps interact with world space UI objects but file browser does support world space rendering. If you need to assign an Event Camera for VR support, drag&drop SimpleFileBrowserCanvas to your scene and assign the camera to its Event Camera. Then, in the Start function of one of your scripts, add this line:

FileBrowser.HideDialog();

. This way, SimpleFileBrowser will use the instance in the scene.

 

Hi yasirkula, how can I get the name of the selected file in the OnPoibterClick method, just when I give click to select a file?

 

Hi, FileBrowserItem's Name property stores the name of the file that this item is displaying. If you'd like to raise an event when a file is clicked, you should do so inside FileBrowser.OnItemSelected function. Here, you can get the name of the selected file via item.Name.

 

Thanks! its work!

Thanks! its work!

 

Hello,

Thanks a lot for the file and Folder browser, it is a great Help!

I have a refresh problem: I use the file loader to Load a large file. It stays on top until it is loaded (around 10 seconds).
I would like to hide it and Show a wait indicator, I put some waiting stuff into the method which is started from "onSuccess" but the file browser always stays on the top until it is completlty loaded.

What is the best and fastest way to hide it?

Thanks

 

You should wait for 1 frame before loading the file because the UI is refreshed in the next frame. You can do so via

yield return null;

in a coroutine. Try adding one more

yield return null;

, if one doesn't work.

 

Thanks for the hint

 

Hello yasirkula,

I tried to wait to a second before loading the file but still the file Folder stays on top until it is loaded completly...

FileBrowser.ShowLoadDialog(onSuccess, onCancel);

...

Code (CSharp):

1.         private void onSuccess(string path)
2.         {
3.             //WaitAndSleep(1);
4.             IWaitAndSleep(1);
5.             CADLoader.Instance.CADLoad(path);
6.         }
7.         System.Threading.Tasks.Task WaitAndSleep(float waitTime)
8.         {
9.             System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Delay(System.TimeSpan.FromSeconds(waitTime))
10.                 .ContinueWith(t => System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100));
11.             return null;
12.         }
13.         IEnumerator IWaitAndSleep(float waitTime)
14.         {
15.             yield return new WaitForSeconds(1);
16.             //yield return null;
17.             //yield return null;
18.         }

Any idea what's wrong with my wait? Or do I need to hide it before I wait?

Thanks a lot!

 

You should call the IWaitAndSleep function via StartCoroutine (i.e.

StartCoroutine(IWaitAndSleep(1))

). Try this one:

Code (CSharp):

1. private void onSuccess(string path)
2. {
3.     StartCoroutine(IWaitAndSleep(1, path));
4. }
5.  
6. IEnumerator IWaitAndSleep(float waitTime, string path)
7. {
8.     yield return new WaitForSeconds(1);
9.     CADLoader.Instance.CADLoad(path);
10. }

 

Is there any way to get the full directory to item line? (for example, file:///C:/Example.png)

 

That's perfect. Thanks a lot

 

@Coolsonickirby Do you mean writing the full path next to each file/folder in the file browser (instead of just the names)? Or are you simply asking how to get the full path of the selected file?

 

The full path of the selected file.

 

Example code shows how to use the full path of the selected file: https://github.com/yasirkula/UnitySimpleFileBrowser#example-code

If you want to show that path somewhere in the file browser, please highlight that part of the file browser in a screenshot to clarify where the "item line" is.

 

Thank you so much! It took me a while to figure it out. Good luck on your future endeavors!

 

Hey, I'm having a problem getting this to work on android. It works fine in Unity on my Windows PC, but when I load the apk onto my device, I can browse the folder OK, but the default directory "/storage/emulated/0" appears to be empty. If I navigate back to the root I can see folders there, but my files are on the internal storage.

 

Did you set "Write Permission" to "External (SDCard)" in Player Settings?

 

What platforms it supports ? I need following platforms support
(Mac, Windows, Android, iOS, WebGL)

 

Hi! Thanks for sharing your browser. I'm trying to set up this asset in VR. In ScreenSpace Overlay all works fine, but in WorldSpace not showing files in viewport. Do you have any ideas on this?

 

@Faisalimran It should work pretty well on Windows and Android. Didn't test it on Mac but it is supposed to work on Mac, as well. On iOS, only the local directory of the application can be browsed because iOS prevents us from accessing the other directories in the file system. WebGL is unfortunately not supported.

@Shulman Does clicking a quick link (e.g. Documents) refresh the files, or are there any error messages in the Console in World Space mode?.

 

When I clicking a quick link, nothing happens. There are no errors in the console. Here is the short video

 

Hmm, I honestly have no clue why this happens or why there are no errors in the console.

 

Hi yasirkula, I was wondering how easy would it be to hide the file extension, so only the file name is shown?

 

Should be as simple as changing this line as

nameText.text = System.IO.Path.GetFilenameWithoutExtension(name);

P.S. No, it is not as simple as that. You should change the definition of Name as

public string Name { get; private set; }

and add

Name = name;

inside SetFile function (in addition to the original change I've suggested).

 

@yasirkula Thank you for your speedy response. Great stuff, I'll try it in the morning when I get back into work.

Many thanks.

 

@yasirkula Works as expected. Thanks again.

 

The imgeloader demo has twice deleted a bunch of images in the directory where I tried to load from. I cannot find them anywhere and they seem to be lost forever.

I thought it was a mistake the first time, it wasn't. I don't know what's happened with it, but something is seriously wrong with it deleting files it was never told to touch.

Not. Happy.

 

This asset doesn't come with a demo scene, are you sure that you're talking about this asset: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/113006. If so, can you explain which imageloader demo has deleted your files?

 

Hi. Great app!

Im trying to browse the files from a shared folder on a PC on the same network, but I can't seem to point the file browser to the shared folder... is there any way to specify the initial path to that shared folder? example: "\\design\classroom\examples\design.jpg". The computer design has a shared folder called classroom with a sub folder named examples... I have multiple files in that directory which I would like to convert to a texture in my app and view them.

Thanks again for any suggestions or feedback.