- 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.
- Fix large images not loading from share sheet (exceeded UserDefaults 4MB limit)
- Store all shared images as files in App Group container instead of base64 in UserDefaults
- Fix image refresh when sharing new image while already on SharedPhotoView
- Add route query watcher to detect _refresh parameter changes
- Remove debug logging and redundant UIImage check
The previous implementation tried to store base64-encoded images in UserDefaults,
which failed for large images (HEIF images were often 6MB+ when base64 encoded). Now all images
are stored as files in the App Group container, with only the file path stored
in UserDefaults. This supports images of any size and provides consistent
behavior regardless of format.
Also fixes an issue where sharing a new image while already viewing
SharedPhotoView wouldn't refresh the displayed image.
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
Remove unused Capacitor plugin implementation and simplify shared image
handling to use only the temp file approach, which is already working
reliably for both iOS and Android.
Changes:
- Delete ios/App/App/ShareImagePlugin.swift (unused, never registered)
- Delete ios/App/App/ShareImageBridge.swift (only used by plugin)
- Remove ~80 lines of plugin fallback code from src/main.capacitor.ts
- Simplify error handling to single code path
- Add documentation comment explaining temp file approach and future
plugin implementation possibility
Benefits:
- ~154 lines of code removed
- Single, consistent code path for both platforms
- Easier to maintain and debug
- No functional changes - temp file approach already working
The temp file approach uses Capacitor's Filesystem plugin to read shared
image data written by native code (AppDelegate on iOS, MainActivity on
Android). This is simpler and more reliable than the plugin approach,
which required registration and bridge setup.
Future improvement: Consider implementing Capacitor plugins for direct
native-to-JS communication if lower latency becomes a priority, though
the current approach performs well in production.
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.
Replace hardcoded timeout with reliable file existence polling and extract
duplicate image storage code into reusable function.
File Polling Improvements:
- Replace hardcoded 300ms timeout with pollForFileExistence() function
- Use Filesystem.stat() to check file existence instead of guessing timing
- Implement exponential backoff (100ms, 200ms, 400ms, 800ms, 1600ms)
- Maximum 5 retries with configurable parameters
- More reliable: actually checks if file exists rather than fixed wait time
Code Deduplication:
- Extract storeSharedImageInTempDB() function to eliminate code duplication
- Consolidates clearing old data, base64-to-dataURL conversion, and DB storage
- Used in both temp file and plugin fallback code paths
- Improves maintainability and reduces risk of inconsistencies
This makes the code more robust and maintainable while ensuring the file
is actually available before attempting to read it.
Improve iOS share extension implementation to skip interstitial UI and
fix issues with subsequent image shares not updating the view.
iOS Share Extension Improvements:
- Replace SLComposeServiceViewController with custom UIViewController
to eliminate interstitial "Post" button UI
- Use minimal URL (timesafari://) instead of deep link for app launch
- Implement app lifecycle detection via Capacitor appStateChange listener
instead of relying solely on deep links
Deep Link and Navigation Fixes:
- Remove "shared-photo" from deep link schemas (no longer needed)
- Add empty path URL handling for share extension launches
- Implement processing lock to prevent duplicate image processing
- Add retry mechanism (300ms delay) to handle race conditions with
AppDelegate writing temp files
- Use router.replace() when already on /shared-photo route to force refresh
- Clear old images from temp DB before storing new ones
- Delete temp file immediately after reading to prevent stale data
SharedPhotoView Component:
- Add route watcher (@Watch) to reload image when fileName query
parameter changes
- Extract image loading logic into reusable loadSharedImage() method
- Improve error handling to clear image state on failures
This fixes the issue where sharing a second image while already on
SharedPhotoView would display the previous image instead of the new one.
Implement iOS Share Extension to enable native image sharing from Photos
and other apps directly into TimeSafari. Users can now share images from
the iOS share sheet, which will open in SharedPhotoView for use as gifts
or profile pictures.
iOS Native Implementation:
- Add TimeSafariShareExtension target with ShareViewController
- Configure App Groups for data sharing between extension and main app
- Implement ShareViewController to process shared images and convert to base64
- Store shared image data in App Group UserDefaults
- Add ShareImageBridge utility to read shared data from App Group
- Update AppDelegate to handle shared-photo deep link and bridge data to JS
JavaScript Integration:
- Add checkAndStoreNativeSharedImage() in main.capacitor.ts to read shared
images from native layer via temporary file bridge
- Convert base64 data to data URL format for compatibility with base64ToBlob
- Integrate with existing SharedPhotoView component
- Add "shared-photo" to deep link validation schema
Build System:
- Integrate Xcode 26 / CocoaPods compatibility workaround into build-ios.sh
- Add run_pod_install_with_workaround() for explicit pod install
- Add run_cap_sync_with_workaround() for Capacitor sync (which runs pod
install internally)
- Automatically detect project format version 70 and apply workaround
- Remove standalone pod-install-workaround.sh script
Code Cleanup:
- Remove verbose debug logs from ShareViewController, AppDelegate, and
main.capacitor.ts
- Retain essential logger calls for production debugging
Documentation:
- Add ios-share-extension-setup.md with manual Xcode setup instructions
- Add ios-share-extension-git-commit-guide.md for version control best practices
- Add ios-share-implementation-status.md tracking implementation progress
- Add native-share-target-implementation.md with overall architecture
- Add xcode-26-cocoapods-workaround.md documenting the compatibility issue
The implementation uses a temporary file bridge (AppDelegate writes to Documents
directory, JS reads via Capacitor Filesystem plugin) as a workaround for
Capacitor plugin auto-discovery issues. This can be improved in the future by
properly registering ShareImagePlugin in Capacitor's plugin registry.
