fix(dialog): do not create file copy for save file picker on iOS

plugins/dialog/build.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-const COMMANDS: &[&str] = &["open", "save", "message", "ask", "confirm"];
+const COMMANDS: &[&str] = &[
+    "open",
+    "save",
+    "destroy_path",
+    "message",
+    "ask",
+    "confirm",
+];
 
 fn main() {
     let result = tauri_plugin::Builder::new(COMMANDS)

plugins/dialog/guest-js/index.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,31 @@
 
 import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core'
 
+class Path {
+  public path: string
+  constructor(path: string) {
+    this.path = path
+  }
+
+  destroy() {
+    return invoke('plugin:dialog|destroy_path', { path: this.path })
+  }
+
+  toPath() {
+    return this.path
+  }
+
+  toString() {
+    return this.toPath()
+  }
+
+  toJSON() {
+    return {
+      path: this.path
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Extension filters for the file dialog.
  *
@@ -224,13 +249,7 @@ interface ConfirmDialogOptions {
   cancelLabel?: string
 }
 
-type OpenDialogReturn<T extends OpenDialogOptions> = T['directory'] extends true
-  ? T['multiple'] extends true
-    ? string[] | null
-    : string | null
-  : T['multiple'] extends true
-    ? string[] | null
-    : string | null
+type OpenDialogReturn<T extends OpenDialogOptions> = T['multiple'] extends true ? Path[] | null : Path | null
 
 /**
  * Open a file/directory selection dialog.
@@ -280,18 +299,32 @@ type OpenDialogReturn<T extends OpenDialogOptions> = T['directory'] extends true
  * }
  * ```
  *
+ * ## Platform-specific
+ *
+ * - **iOS**: Returns a copy of the file to bypass [security scoped resource](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/nsurl/1417051-startaccessingsecurityscopedreso?language=objc).
+ *
  * @returns A promise resolving to the selected path(s)
  *
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
 async function open<T extends OpenDialogOptions>(
   options: T = {} as T
-): Promise<OpenDialogReturn<T>> {
+): Promise<Path | Path[] | null> {
   if (typeof options === 'object') {
     Object.freeze(options)
   }
 
-  return await invoke('plugin:dialog|open', { options })
+  const path = await invoke<string[] | string | null>('plugin:dialog|open', { options })
+
+  if (Array.isArray(path)) {
+    return path.map((p) => new Path(p))
+  }
+
+  if (!path) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return new Path(path)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -314,16 +347,26 @@ async function open<T extends OpenDialogOptions>(
  * });
  * ```
  *
+ * #### Platform-specific
+ *
+ * - **iOS**: Returns a copy of the file to bypass [security scoped resource](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/nsurl/1417051-startaccessingsecurityscopedreso?language=objc).
+ *
  * @returns A promise resolving to the selected path.
  *
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
-async function save(options: SaveDialogOptions = {}): Promise<string | null> {
+async function save(options: SaveDialogOptions = {}): Promise<Path | null> {
   if (typeof options === 'object') {
     Object.freeze(options)
   }
 
-  return await invoke('plugin:dialog|save', { options })
+  const path = await invoke<string | null>('plugin:dialog|save', { options })
+
+  if (!path) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return new Path(path)
 }
 
 /**

plugins/dialog/ios/Sources/DialogPlugin.swift

@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ struct SaveFileDialogOptions: Decodable {
   var defaultPath: String?
 }
 
+struct StopAccessingPathOptions: Decodable {
+  var path: URL
+}
+
 class DialogPlugin: Plugin {
 
   var filePickerController: FilePickerController!
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ class DialogPlugin: Plugin {
     onFilePickerResult = { (event: FilePickerEvent) -> Void in
       switch event {
       case .selected(let urls):
+        urls.forEach { $0.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource() }
         invoke.resolve(["files": urls])
       case .cancelled:
         invoke.resolve(["files": nil])
@@ -150,6 +155,8 @@ class DialogPlugin: Plugin {
     onFilePickerResult = { (event: FilePickerEvent) -> Void in
       switch event {
       case .selected(let urls):
+        Logger.info("picked file to save: \(urls.first!)")
+        urls.first!.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource()
         invoke.resolve(["file": urls.first!])
       case .cancelled:
         invoke.resolve(["file": nil])
@@ -169,6 +176,12 @@ class DialogPlugin: Plugin {
     }
   }
 
+  @objc public func stopAccessingPath(_ invoke: Invoke) throws {
+    let args = try invoke.parseArgs(StopAccessingPathOptions.self)
+    args.path.stopAccessingSecurityScopedResource()
+    invoke.resolve()
+  }
+
   private func presentViewController(_ viewControllerToPresent: UIViewController) {
     self.manager.viewController?.present(viewControllerToPresent, animated: true, completion: nil)
   }

plugins/dialog/ios/Sources/FilePickerController.swift

@@ -95,35 +95,11 @@ public class FilePickerController: NSObject {
 			return nil
 		}
 	}
-
-	private func saveTemporaryFile(_ sourceUrl: URL) throws -> URL {
-		var directory = URL(fileURLWithPath: NSTemporaryDirectory())
-		if let cachesDirectory = FileManager.default.urls(for: .cachesDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first {
-			directory = cachesDirectory
-		}
-		let targetUrl = directory.appendingPathComponent(sourceUrl.lastPathComponent)
-		do {
-			try deleteFile(targetUrl)
-		}
-		try FileManager.default.copyItem(at: sourceUrl, to: targetUrl)
-		return targetUrl
-	}
-
-	private func deleteFile(_ url: URL) throws {
-		if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: url.path) {
-			try FileManager.default.removeItem(atPath: url.path)
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 extension FilePickerController: UIDocumentPickerDelegate {
 	public func documentPicker(_ controller: UIDocumentPickerViewController, didPickDocumentsAt urls: [URL]) {
-		do {
-			let temporaryUrls = try urls.map { try saveTemporaryFile($0) }
-			self.plugin.onFilePickerEvent(.selected(temporaryUrls))
-		} catch {
-			self.plugin.onFilePickerEvent(.error("Failed to create a temporary copy of the file"))
-		}
+		self.plugin.onFilePickerEvent(.selected(urls))
 	}
 
 	public func documentPickerWasCancelled(_ controller: UIDocumentPickerViewController) {
@@ -148,12 +124,7 @@ extension FilePickerController: UIImagePickerControllerDelegate, UINavigationCon
 	public func imagePickerController(_ picker: UIImagePickerController, didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo info: [UIImagePickerController.InfoKey: Any]) {
 		dismissViewController(picker) {
 			if let url = info[.mediaURL] as? URL {
-				do {
-					let temporaryUrl = try self.saveTemporaryFile(url)
-					self.plugin.onFilePickerEvent(.selected([temporaryUrl]))
-				} catch {
-					self.plugin.onFilePickerEvent(.error("Failed to create a temporary copy of the file"))
-				}
+        self.plugin.onFilePickerEvent(.selected([url]))
 			} else {
 				self.plugin.onFilePickerEvent(.cancelled)
 			}
@@ -169,7 +140,7 @@ extension FilePickerController: PHPickerViewControllerDelegate {
 			self.plugin.onFilePickerEvent(.cancelled)
 			return
 		}
-		var temporaryUrls: [URL] = []
+		var urls: [URL] = []
 		var errorMessage: String?
 		let dispatchGroup = DispatchGroup()
 		for result in results {
@@ -190,12 +161,7 @@ extension FilePickerController: PHPickerViewControllerDelegate {
 						errorMessage = "Unknown error"
 						return
 					}
-					do {
-						let temporaryUrl = try self.saveTemporaryFile(url)
-						temporaryUrls.append(temporaryUrl)
-					} catch {
-						errorMessage = "Failed to create a temporary copy of the file"
-					}
+					urls.append(url)
 				})
 			} else if result.itemProvider.hasItemConformingToTypeIdentifier(UTType.image.identifier) {
 				dispatchGroup.enter()
@@ -211,12 +177,7 @@ extension FilePickerController: PHPickerViewControllerDelegate {
 						errorMessage = "Unknown error"
 						return
 					}
-					do {
-						let temporaryUrl = try self.saveTemporaryFile(url)
-						temporaryUrls.append(temporaryUrl)
-					} catch {
-						errorMessage = "Failed to create a temporary copy of the file"
-					}
+					urls.append(url)
 				})
 			} else {
 				errorMessage = "Unsupported file type identifier"
@@ -227,7 +188,7 @@ extension FilePickerController: PHPickerViewControllerDelegate {
 				self.plugin.onFilePickerEvent(.error(errorMessage))
 				return
 			}
-			self.plugin.onFilePickerEvent(.selected(temporaryUrls))
+			self.plugin.onFilePickerEvent(.selected(urls))
 		}
 	}
-}
+}

plugins/dialog/permissions/autogenerated/commands/destroy_path.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Automatically generated - DO NOT EDIT!
+
+"$schema" = "../../schemas/schema.json"
+
+[[permission]]
+identifier = "allow-destroy-path"
+description = "Enables the destroy_path command without any pre-configured scope."
+commands.allow = ["destroy_path"]
+
+[[permission]]
+identifier = "deny-destroy-path"
+description = "Denies the destroy_path command without any pre-configured scope."
+commands.deny = ["destroy_path"]

plugins/dialog/permissions/autogenerated/reference.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ All dialog types are enabled.
 - `allow-message`
 - `allow-save`
 - `allow-open`
+- `allow-destroy-path`
 
 ## Permission Table
 
@@ -79,6 +80,32 @@ Denies the confirm command without any pre-configured scope.
 <tr>
 <td>
 
+`dialog:allow-destroy-path`
+
+</td>
+<td>
+
+Enables the destroy_path command without any pre-configured scope.
+
+</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>
+
+`dialog:deny-destroy-path`
+
+</td>
+<td>
+
+Denies the destroy_path command without any pre-configured scope.
+
+</td>
+</tr>
+
+<tr>
+<td>
+
 `dialog:allow-message`
 
 </td>

plugins/dialog/permissions/default.toml

@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ permissions = [
   "allow-message",
   "allow-save",
   "allow-open",
+  "allow-destroy-path"
 ]

plugins/dialog/permissions/schemas/schema.json

@@ -318,6 +318,18 @@
           "const": "deny-confirm",
           "markdownDescription": "Denies the confirm command without any pre-configured scope."
         },
+        {
+          "description": "Enables the destroy_path command without any pre-configured scope.",
+          "type": "string",
+          "const": "allow-destroy-path",
+          "markdownDescription": "Enables the destroy_path command without any pre-configured scope."
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Denies the destroy_path command without any pre-configured scope.",
+          "type": "string",
+          "const": "deny-destroy-path",
+          "markdownDescription": "Denies the destroy_path command without any pre-configured scope."
+        },
         {
           "description": "Enables the message command without any pre-configured scope.",
           "type": "string",
@@ -355,10 +367,10 @@
           "markdownDescription": "Denies the save command without any pre-configured scope."
         },
         {
-          "description": "This permission set configures the types of dialogs\navailable from the dialog plugin.\n\n#### Granted Permissions\n\nAll dialog types are enabled.\n\n\n\n#### This default permission set includes:\n\n- `allow-ask`\n- `allow-confirm`\n- `allow-message`\n- `allow-save`\n- `allow-open`",
+          "description": "This permission set configures the types of dialogs\navailable from the dialog plugin.\n\n#### Granted Permissions\n\nAll dialog types are enabled.\n\n\n\n#### This default permission set includes:\n\n- `allow-ask`\n- `allow-confirm`\n- `allow-message`\n- `allow-save`\n- `allow-open`\n- `allow-destroy-path`",
           "type": "string",
           "const": "default",
-          "markdownDescription": "This permission set configures the types of dialogs\navailable from the dialog plugin.\n\n#### Granted Permissions\n\nAll dialog types are enabled.\n\n\n\n#### This default permission set includes:\n\n- `allow-ask`\n- `allow-confirm`\n- `allow-message`\n- `allow-save`\n- `allow-open`"
+          "markdownDescription": "This permission set configures the types of dialogs\navailable from the dialog plugin.\n\n#### Granted Permissions\n\nAll dialog types are enabled.\n\n\n\n#### This default permission set includes:\n\n- `allow-ask`\n- `allow-confirm`\n- `allow-message`\n- `allow-save`\n- `allow-open`\n- `allow-destroy-path`"
         }
       ]
     }

plugins/dialog/src/commands.rs

@@ -241,6 +241,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn save<R: Runtime>(
     Ok(path.map(|p| p.simplified()))
 }
 
+#[command]
+pub fn destroy_path(_path: String) -> bool {
+    true
+}
+
 fn message_dialog<R: Runtime>(
     #[allow(unused_variables)] window: Window<R>,
     dialog: State<'_, Dialog<R>>,

plugins/dialog/src/desktop.rs

@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ pub fn save_file<R: Runtime, F: FnOnce(Option<FilePath>) + Send + 'static>(
     });
 }
 
+pub fn destroy_path<R: Runtime>(_dialog: FileDialogBuilder<R>, _path: String) -> bool {
+    true
+}
+
 /// Shows a message dialog
 pub fn show_message_dialog<R: Runtime, F: FnOnce(MessageDialogResult) + Send + 'static>(
     dialog: MessageDialogBuilder<R>,