- Add SafeArea and SharedImage plugins to capacitor.plugins.json
- Create restore-local-plugins.js to persist plugins after cap sync
- Integrate plugin restoration into build scripts
- Improve Android share intent timing with retry logic
- Clean up debug logging while keeping essential error handling
- Add documentation for local plugin management
Fixes issue where SharedImage plugin wasn't recognized, causing
"UNIMPLEMENTED" errors. Image sharing now works correctly on Android.
Replace the buggy temp file polling mechanism with direct native-to-JS
communication via custom Capacitor plugins for iOS and Android. This
eliminates race conditions, file management complexity, and polling overhead.
BREAKING CHANGE: Removes backward compatibility with temp file approach.
Android minSdkVersion upgraded from 22 to 23.
Changes:
- iOS: Created SharedImagePlugin (CAPBridgedPlugin) and SharedImageUtility
- Uses App Group UserDefaults for data sharing between extension and app
- Implements getSharedImage() and hasSharedImage() methods
- Removes temp file writing/reading logic from AppDelegate
- Android: Created SharedImagePlugin with @CapacitorPlugin annotation
- Uses SharedPreferences for data storage instead of temp files
- Implements same interface as iOS plugin
- Removes temp file handling from MainActivity
- TypeScript: Added plugin definitions and registration
- Created SharedImagePlugin interface and web fallback
- Updated main.capacitor.ts to use plugin instead of Filesystem API
- Removed pollForFileExistence() and related file I/O code
- Android: Upgraded minSdkVersion from 22 to 23
- Required for SharedPreferences improvements and better API support
Benefits:
- Eliminates race conditions from file polling
- Removes file cleanup complexity
- Direct native-to-JS communication (no file I/O)
- Better performance (no polling overhead)
- More reliable data transfer between share extension and app
- Cleaner architecture with proper plugin abstraction
Fix deprecation warnings and ensure future compatibility by updating
getParcelableExtra() calls to use the new API introduced in Android 13
(API 33), while maintaining backward compatibility with older versions.
Changes:
- Update getParcelableExtra() to use typed version (Uri.class) on API 33+
- Update getParcelableArrayListExtra() to use typed version on API 33+
- Add version checks with Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= TIRAMISU
- Maintain backward compatibility for API 22-32 using deprecated API
with @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
- No functional changes - share feature works identically across versions
The new API (getParcelableExtra(key, Class)) was introduced in API 33
to provide type safety. The old API is deprecated but still functional
on older versions, so we use runtime checks to support both.
This ensures the app builds cleanly with targetSdkVersion 36 and remains
compatible with minSdkVersion 22.
Implement native Android share functionality to allow users to share
images from other apps directly to TimeSafari. This mirrors the iOS
share extension functionality and provides a seamless cross-platform
experience.
Changes:
- Add ACTION_SEND and ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE intent filters to
AndroidManifest.xml to register the app as a share target for images
- Implement share intent handling in MainActivity.java:
- Process incoming share intents in onCreate() and onNewIntent()
- Read shared image data from content URI using ContentResolver
- Convert image to Base64 encoding
- Write image data to temporary JSON file in app's internal storage
- Use getFilesDir() which maps to Capacitor's Directory.Data
- Update src/main.capacitor.ts to support Android platform:
- Extend checkAndStoreNativeSharedImage() to check for Android platform
- Use Directory.Data for Android file operations (vs Directory.Documents for iOS)
- Add Android to initial load and app state change listeners
- Ensure shared image detection works on app launch and activation
The implementation follows the same pattern as iOS:
- Native layer (MainActivity) writes shared image to temp file
- JavaScript layer polls for file existence with exponential backoff
- Image is stored in temp database and user is navigated to SharedPhotoView
This enables users to share images from Gallery, Photos, and other apps
directly to TimeSafari on Android devices.
- Add @capacitor/status-bar dependency for safe area detection
- Implement SafeAreaPlugin for Android with proper inset calculation
- Create safeAreaInset.js utility for CSS custom property injection
- Update Android manifest and build configuration for plugin
- Integrate safe area handling across Vue components and views
- Update iOS Podfile and Android gradle configurations
- Add commitlint and husky for commit message validation
Technical changes:
- SafeAreaPlugin uses WindowInsets API for Android R+ devices
- Fallback detection for navigation bar and gesture bar heights
- CSS custom properties: --safe-area-inset-{top,bottom,left,right}
- Platform-specific detection (Android WebView only)
- StatusBar plugin integration for top inset calculation
- Update com.android.tools.build:gradle dependency to latest patch version
- Addresses Android Studio update prompt for build tool security
- Minor version bump for stability and bug fixes
Keeps Android build tools current and secure
Android build was failing due to missing drawable and mipmap directories
for splash screens and launcher icons. iOS was missing complete asset
catalog structure for app icons and splash screens.
- Create missing Android resource directories (drawable, mipmap-*)
- Add splash screen files to Android drawable directory
- Generate complete set of Android launcher icons
- Create iOS asset catalog structure with proper Contents.json files
- Generate 21 iOS assets (app icons + splash screens) using ImageMagick
- Add resource validation scripts for both platforms
- Enhance Android resource check to auto-create missing directories
NOTE: you need to test this from a fresh clone and after an npm install!
Android build now completes successfully. iOS assets ready for macOS/Xcode
builds. Both platforms have complete resource sets for development.
Update Android SDK configuration to target API 36 (Android 16):
- Update compileSdkVersion and targetSdkVersion from 35 to 36
- Update suppressUnsupportedCompileSdk from 34 to 36
- Maintains minSdkVersion at 22 for broad device compatibility
- Verified build system compatibility with Gradle 8.13
- Move Android-specific API server logic from common.sh to build-android.sh
- Remove unnecessary ANDROID_BUILD environment variable
- Set localhost:3000 as default in common.sh for all Capacitor builds
- Override to 10.0.2.2:3000 specifically in build-android.sh for Android development
- Fix execution order issue where common.sh ran before ANDROID_BUILD was set
- Maintain proper separation: Android emulator uses 10.0.2.2, iOS simulator uses localhost
Remove duplicate APP_SERVER imports in ContactsView.vue and ClaimView.vue that were causing compilation errors during testing. The duplicate imports occurred when both files had APP_SERVER imported from constants/app and also assigned as class properties.
- ContactsView.vue: Remove duplicate import, keep class property assignment
- ClaimView.vue: Remove duplicate import, keep class property assignment
- Fixes Vite compilation errors that were blocking test execution
- 33/38 tests now pass successfully
This resolves the "Identifier 'APP_SERVER' has already been declared" errors that were preventing the development server from running properly.
- Add capacitor-assets.config.json for cross-platform asset generation
- Create resources/ directory structure for source assets
- Update .gitignore to exclude generated Android assets and resources
- Remove 30+ generated files from source control
- Add comprehensive asset management documentation
- Verify asset generation works with new configuration
Assets are now properly managed: source files in version control,
generated files excluded, and build process handles platform-specific
asset generation automatically.
- Implement worker-only database access to eliminate double migrations
- Add parameter serialization in usePlatformService to prevent Capacitor "object could not be cloned" errors
- Fix infinite logging loop with circuit breaker in databaseUtil
- Use dynamic imports in WebPlatformService to prevent worker thread errors
- Add higher-level database methods (getContacts, getSettings) to composable
- Eliminate Vue Proxy objects through JSON serialization and Object.freeze protection
Resolves Proxy(Array) serialization failures and worker context conflicts across Web/Capacitor/Electron platforms.
- Change Android Gradle Plugin from 8.10.1 to 8.9.1
- Resolves compatibility issue with Android Studio
- Maintains compatibility with Gradle 8.11.1 wrapper
Author: Matthew Raymer
SECURITY AUDIT CHECKLIST:
- [x] No security implications from AGP version change
- [x] Version downgrade is to stable, supported version
- [x] Build process remains secure and functional
- Enhanced migration service to handle duplicate column errors gracefully
- Added detection for 'duplicate column' and 'already exists' errors
- Migration service now marks partially applied migrations as complete
- Prevents Electron app crashes due to cross-platform database conflicts
- Improved robustness for database schema migrations
Fixes database initialization issues when switching between platforms
(web, mobile, electron) that may have different migration states.
