[Free] Fetch - A powerful and simple download tool

[Taifun]

@JKTK

the Fetch library is buggy. So building an extension out of it logically produce bugs

I agree

However

1. you are asking in the Kodular community but you are using App Inventor… the environments are too different to expect the same result…
   Your are asking in the wrong community and therefore it is a waste of time for everyone here trying to help you

2. mind your language and be respectful… always…

Taifun

[JKTK (TKJK)]

Yeah, youre right. Take care and keep up good work.

[shebeem (Sidiq Pangestu)]

Hello there.

This is such a helpful extension, but may I ask a question, please?
How do I arrange my blocks for this “Fetch” extension to be able to download a .mp4 file from OneDrive through WebView?

Thank you.

[Ayan_Mishra2 (Ayan Mishra)]

@iamwsumit This Extension Support Muiltithred Download Yes / No

[Xoma (Kumaraswamy)]

Networking operations are always done in a new thread.

[Lily]

@iamwsumit

Fetch

Hello everyone, Fetch is a powerful file downloader extension that can download files to ASDs and as well as Download folder in all devices. It is based on Fetch library on github. This extension helps you to download big files with a lot of features. It has some main features :-

• Ability to pause and resume downloads.
• Network-specific downloading support.
• Ability to retry failed downloads.
• Easy progress and status tracking.
• Download remaining time reporting (ETA).
• Download speed reporting.
• Save and Retrieve download information anytime.

Let see its blocks

All Blocks

This is the one I have been looking for.

But may I ask the developer what kind of permissions thia aix need?

for android 11 does it require permission MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

can you provide a doc

[iamwsumit (Sumit Kumar)]

@Lily

for android 11 does it require permission MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

I am not much familiar with this permission. Even I haven’t added this permission in extension manifest. AFAIK you don’t require any permission in android 11 until you download your file to ASD and scoped shared storage like Downloads, Documents etc. However, you could ask the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission own in lower version devices where it is required (Maybe API < 29). I don’t know exactly. You could look here for more info about storage and permissions.

Some basics on Android storage system

From an Android point of view there are an → Internal Storage and an → External Storage. 1. Internal Storage The Internal Storage can only be accessed with a rooted device. 1.1 The app package is saved in /data/data/<packageName>/ 1.2. The Private directory is /data/user/0/<packageName>/files/ This private directory can be used with the File component to save / read text (setting the path without a slash). It can only be accessed by your app and is automatically removed when the app is un…

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@iamwsumit

you could ask the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission own in lower version devices where it is required (Maybe API < 29).

I added this part to my guide:

Storage Permissions on Android 10 & 11 - EDIT (May 11, 2022)
Since Kodular & AI2 decided to declare requestLegacyExternalStorage=true in the Manifest (which is only ignored on Android 11+), storage permissions must also be requested on Android 10.

If you remove this from the Manifest, which I would recommend, no permission for the Shared folders would be required on Android 10 either. The storage permissions would then have to be declared as follows:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="28" />

I generally prefer to request as few permissions as possible.
I don’t like permissions and my users even less.

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@Lily

for android 11 does it require permission MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

How to request and grant MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission

In this guide I show you, how to request and grant → MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE on devices with Android 11+. Be aware that this permission is usually not granted by Google. However, let’s assume the app is only intended for private use or for special users or for other app stores . This permission must be declared in the Manifest ( since it is not declared the Companion app you can’t test this with Companion): <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/> Here is a…

[Lily]

But if I add this permisaion by following your guide only for android 11 and publish my *aab on playstore will it be approved?

[Taifun]

@Lily

will it be approved?

see here when it more likely will be approved

Manage all files on a storage device  |  Android Developers

You should request the MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission only when your app cannot effectively make use of the more privacy-friendly APIs, such as Storage Access Framework or the Media Store API. Additionally, the app’s usage of the permission must fall within permitted uses, and must be directly tied to the core functionality of the app. If your app includes a use case that’s similar to the following examples, it’s likely to be allowed to request the MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission:

• File managers
• Backup and restore apps
• Anti-virus apps
• Document management apps
• On-device file search
• Disk and file encryption
• Device-to-device data migration

Taifun

[Lily]

@iamwsumit

• Get File Size

Returns the total file size of the file that will be downloaded. It returns the file size in bytes. It may not work in your project it have some issues.

• Get Downloaded Size

Returns the downloaded size of the file that is downloaded. It returns the size in bytes. It may not work in your project it have some issues.

Are these two blocks fixed now with new version or there is no any new version?

[dreemincome (bivek barman)]

path not create automaticly not create!
i need create path automatic.
please update the extension.

[Duriancub]

I wonder why the get file size not working in my app,
it just show 0 of 0.

[bodymindpower (Anke)]

@Duriancub

I wonder why the get file size not working in my app,
it just show 0

Did you try my test APK?

[Free] Fetch - A powerful and simple download tool

Try this: Fetch_Download_ASD_PrivateDir.apk (5.5 MB) [grafik]

[Duriancub]

just try it and it work perfectly with my phone android 12.
the get file size work with both ASD checked or privatedir checked.
i look at your blocks, and the file size part is packed, what i do now is get file size by id > get global id , as how the tutorial told in the first post and it is not working in my app.
Anyway i save the file in ASD directory, i use your installAPK extension to point the path with the AppSpecificDirectory block.

[Fitness_World (HiiCoders)]

when i use ID blocks to show file size or other purpose then show

nothing
why?

[Saifullahi_Mannir]

An awesome extension, very easy to use

[iamwsumit (Sumit Kumar)]

Fetch v1.1.0

Fetch downloader v1.1.0 is avilable now

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New Blocks

Some new blocks have added for more reliability.

This event raises when download progress changed. This is a replacement for old OnProgress because of new parameters. If I added these new params in old block then many projects would be corrupted on updating the extension.

This block ask the write permission from user. You can use this blocks according to your needs.

Returns true if the write permission is granted.

This property, if set to true then the bytes returned in Progress Changed event will automatically converted to suitable units. This will help you to reduce some blocks.

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Deprecated

Some blocks has been deprecated and would not work anymore and will be removed in future updates. Make sure to migrated to new blocks.

This event is deprecated since new event is added as replacement. This block won’t work anymore and will be removed in future updates. Make sure to migrated to the new Progress Changed block.

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Download

Extension has been updated on the top post.

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Thank You
Sumit

[Fitness_World (HiiCoders)]

error

Error from Companion: invoke: no method named `AutoConvertBytes' in class com.sumit1334.fetchdownloader.FetchDownloade