I can't use the file plugin in the simulator

[Guillermo_M_]

Hi,

I'm trying to read from and write to a config.json file in my app. It works fine when simulating it on the phone but it does not in the XDK phone simulator. Is it because this feature is not included in the simulator (bummer!) or because I am doing something wrong?

Regards

[Nadeem_N_]

file plugin wont work in simulator

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is not implemented, see this article:

https://software.intel.com/en-us/xdk/docs/intel-xdk-dev-emulator-limitations

[Guillermo_M_]

I had already read it, but it only mentions the "file-transfer" plugin leaving aside the "file" one. However, I understand it's not implemented. Do you have it in your roadmap or it's something we won't see in the future? I think it would be very handy.

Regards

[PaulF_IntelCorp]

Best to use the Debug tab, making that work in the Emulate tab is extremely difficult.

[Anusha_M_Intel1]

See if this post is of help to you. I believe it handles a similar problem: https://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/intel-xdk/topic/564312

[Guillermo_M_]

Anusha Muthiah (Intel) wrote:
See if this post is of help to you. I believe it handles a similar problem: https://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/intel-xdk/topic/564312

Thank you very much Anusha. It's clear to me now that the Intel xdk simulator only simulates a subset of the real functionality. However, is it possible to simulate an sdk project using the official Android SDK simulator from the command line? (I guess the answer is still no, but I had to ask. Sometimes it is a bummer to be connecting the phone for debugging simple things and a more complete simulator would be very helpful).

Regards and thank you very much for the support