How can I request premission to acess a folder ?
val intent = Intent (Intent .ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT_TREE ).apply {
flags = Intent .FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION or Intent .FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION or
Intent .FLAG_GRANT_PERSISTABLE_URI_PERMISSION
}
startActivityForResult(intent, OPEN_DIRECTORY_REQUEST_CODE )
How can I obtain an InputStream from a file Uri ?
val p: ParcelFileDescriptor = contentResolver.openFileDescriptor(fileUri, " r" ) ? : return null
val reader = BufferedReader (InputStreamReader (FileInputStream (p.fileDescriptor)))
How can I obtain an OuputStream from a file Uri ?
val p: ParcelFileDescriptor = contentResolver.openFileDescriptor(fileUri, " w" ) ? : return false
val outStream = OutputStreamWriter (FileOutputStream (p.fileDescriptor))
How can I request permission persistance to a parent Uri ?
// Request persistence
val takeFlags: Int = Intent .FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION or
Intent .FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION
// Check for the freshest data.
contentResolver.takePersistableUriPermission(uri.data!! , takeFlags)