fancsali opened a new issue, #653:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file/issues/653
# Bug Report
## Problem
### What is expected to happen?
I should be able to read a FileEntry's metadata no matter how I got hold of
the object
### What does actually happen?
I retrieving the FileEntry handle directly via `resolveLocalFilesystemURL` I
can call getMetadata() on the returned object without an issue; but if I obtain
the handle by reading the parent (root) directory, the call will result in
NOT_FOUND_ERR`
### Command or Code
<!-- What command or code is needed to reproduce the problem? -->
I am running the below code in the `deviceready` event handler:
```
console.log('Running cordova-' + cordova.platformId + '@' + cordova.version);
function errorHandler(e) {
console.error("Error: ", e);
}
function testFileMetadataRead() {
console.log("Successful file write...");
window.resolveLocalFileSystemURL(cordova.file.dataDirectory +
"/test.txt", function(file) {
console.log("Contructor of FILE handle", file.constructor);
file.getMetadata(
function (m) { console.log("Getting FILE metadata", file, m)
},
function (e) { console.log("Error getting FILE metadata", e)
}
);
}, errorHandler);
window.resolveLocalFileSystemURL(cordova.file.dataDirectory,
function(dir) {
dir.createReader().readEntries(function (entries) {
entries.forEach(function(entry) {
console.log("Contructor of DIRECTORY ENTRY handle",
entry.constructor);
entry.getMetadata(
function (m) { console.log("Getting DIR ENTRY
metadata", file, m) },
function (e) { console.log("Error getting DIR ENTRY
metadata", e) }
);
});
}, function (e) { console.log("Error listing directory", e) });
}, errorHandler);
}
window.resolveLocalFileSystemURL(cordova.file.dataDirectory,
function(dir) {
dir.getFile("test.txt", { create: true, exclusive: false }, function
(fileEntry) {
fileEntry.createWriter(function (fileWriter) {
fileWriter.onwriteend = testFileMetadataRead;
fileWriter.onerror = function (e) { console.log("Error
writing FILE", e) };
const blob = new Blob(["The quick brown fox jumps over the
lazy dog!"], { type: 'text/plain' });
fileWriter.write(blob);
});
},
function (e) { console.log("Error creating new file", e) });
}, errorHandler);
```
## Result
```
Running [email protected] bundle.js:480:13
Successful file write... bundle.js:509:17
Contructor of FILE handle
function FileEntry(name, fullPath, fileSystem, nativeURL)
bundle.js:512:21
Getting FILE metadata
Object { isFile: true, isDirectory: false, name: "test.txt", fullPath:
"/test.txt", filesystem: {…}, nativeURL: null }
Object { modificationTime: Date Sun Mar 22 2026 16:13:17 GMT+0000 (Greenwich
Mean Time), size: 44 }
bundle.js:514:40
Contructor of DIRECTORY ENTRY handle
function FileEntry(name, fullPath, fileSystem, nativeURL)
bundle.js:522:29
Error getting DIR ENTRY metadata
Object { code: 1 }
bundle.js:525:48
```
### Environment, Platform, Device
<!-- In what environment, on what platform or on which device are you
experiencing the issue? -->
Using Cordova Browser for testing on Linux Mint 22.3.
### Version information
<!--
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For example:
Cordova: Cordova CLI, Cordova Platforms, Cordova Plugins
Other Frameworks: Ionic Framework and CLI version
Operating System, Android Studio, Xcode etc.
-->
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## Checklist
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- [x] I searched for existing GitHub issues
- [x] I updated all Cordova tooling to most recent version
- [x] I included all the necessary information above
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