Unable to make Intent call to startActivity

[RizwanArifHanfi]

HI @darryncampbell

I'm integrating your plugin to invoke web intent to make Intent call to startActivity to choose UPI enabled app through chooser in my ionic-capacitor app

Code I'm calling below method to invoke web intent.

const options = {
  action: this.webIntent.ACTION_VIEW,
  url: 'path/to/file',
  type: 'application/vnd.android.package-archive'
}
this.webIntent.startActivity(options).then(onSuccess, onError);

My IONIC environment

Ionic:

   Ionic CLI                     : 6.8.0 (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/@ionic/cli)
   Ionic Framework               : @ionic/angular 5.1.0
   @angular-devkit/build-angular : 0.803.26
   @angular-devkit/schematics    : 8.3.26
   @angular/cli                  : 8.3.26
   @ionic/angular-toolkit        : 2.2.0

Capacitor:

   Capacitor CLI   : 2.1.0
   @capacitor/core : 2.1.0

Cordova:

   Cordova CLI       : 8.1.2 (cordova-lib@8.1.1)
   Cordova Platforms : none
   Cordova Plugins   : no whitelisted plugins (3 plugins total)

Utility:

   cordova-res                          : not installed
   native-run (update available: 1.0.0) : 0.2.9

System:

   Android SDK Tools : 26.1.1 (/home/pc-rizwan/Android/Sdk)
   NodeJS            : v10.19.0 (/usr/bin/node)
   npm               : 6.14.5
   OS                : Linux 5.4

After Compilation When i compile to run on my device i'm getting following error: com/darryncampbell/plugin/intent/IntentShim.java uses or overrides a deprecated API and this.webIntent.startActivity(options).then(onSuccess, onError); always give error.

Also tried patching with cordova-plugin-androidx-adapter, but no luck.

Run Log

D/Cordova Intents Shim: Action: startActivity
I/Capacitor/Console: File: http://localhost/home-home-module-es2015.js - Line 137 - Msg: Error:  Error

Please suggest what I can do to make it wotking.

[darryncampbell]

Hi, I do not know what could be causing that I'm afraid - I get a bit confused what the team did when they created the WebIntent plugin. You can call my plugin directly with:

(<any>window).plugins.intentShim.startActivity(options).then(onSuccess, onError);

which may avoid any conflicts with WebIntent

[RizwanArifHanfi]

I tried your suggestion: (<any>window).plugins.intentShim.startActivity(options).then(onSuccess, onError);

But unfortunately, it says (<any>window).plugins undefined

[RizwanArifHanfi]

Always getting this error when running in android studio:

Task :capacitor-cordova-android-plugins:compileDebugJavaWithJavac Note: /home/pc-rizwan/ionic/capacitor/app/android/capacitor-cordova-android-plugins/src/main/java/com/darryncampbell/plugin/intent/IntentShim.java uses or overrides a deprecated API. Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.

Task :capacitor-android:generateDebugRFile

Task :capacitor-android:compileDebugJavaWithJavac Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API. Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.

[RizwanArifHanfi]

After trying different ways, managed to work with your suggestion: (<any>window).plugins.intentShim.startActivity(options).then(onSuccess, onError);

used in my code as:

const options = {
  action: (<any>window).plugins.intentShim.ACTION_VIEW,
  url: 'path'
};
(<any>window).plugins.intentShim.startActivity(options).then(
  (onSuccess) => {
    console.log('Intent success: ', onSuccess);
    alert('Intent success: ' + onSuccess);
  }, (onError) => {
    console.log('Intent failed: ', onError);
    alert('Intent failed: ' + onError);
  });

I got following error:

Wrong type for parameter "successCallback" of IntentShim.startActivity: Expected Function, but got Undefined.

Where i'm doing wrong?

[RizwanArifHanfi]

Hi, I do not know what could be causing that I'm afraid - I get a bit confused what the team did when they created the WebIntent plugin. You can call my plugin directly with:

(<any>window).plugins.intentShim.startActivity(options).then(onSuccess, onError);

which may avoid any conflicts with WebIntent

Still gives error

[darryncampbell]

After trying different ways, managed to work with your suggestion: (<any>window).plugins.intentShim.startActivity(options).then(onSuccess, onError);

used in my code as:

const options = {
  action: (<any>window).plugins.intentShim.ACTION_VIEW,
  url: 'path'
};
(<any>window).plugins.intentShim.startActivity(options).then(
  (onSuccess) => {
    console.log('Intent success: ', onSuccess);
    alert('Intent success: ' + onSuccess);
  }, (onError) => {
    console.log('Intent failed: ', onError);
    alert('Intent failed: ' + onError);
  });

I got following error:

Wrong type for parameter "successCallback" of IntentShim.startActivity: Expected Function, but got Undefined.

Where i'm doing wrong?

You are calling .then() but startActivity(...) does not return a promise. There is similar code for sending a broadcast at https://github.com/ZebraDevs/DataWedge-Ionic-Demo/blob/master/src/providers/barcode/barcode.ts#L92

[RizwanArifHanfi]

Now working!

Thanks for support @darryncampbell :+1: