$cordovaFile.copyDir fails with Errorcode 11 (TYPE_MISMATCH_ERR)

Hey there,

i got the same problem like @navdeepz with the cordova file plugin: i want to copy a directory from
cordova.file.applicationDirectory

 file:///android_asset/www/algos/

to cordova.file.dataDirectory

 file:///data/data/ch.paralgo.paralgo/files/algos/

it does not work accordingly and shows only error code 11 and type_mismatch. does anybody have a clue?
thanks for helping me out.

i tried to avoid the plugin by using only File-API specific command, with the same result.
thanks.


My Approach is this:

// device ready fired

if($cordovaFile){
    // creating the file entry
    var algoDirPath = cordova.file.dataDirectory + 'algos/';
    var demoDirPath = cordova.file.applicationDirectory + 'www/algos/';


     $cordovaFile.checkDir(cordova.file.dataDirectory, 'algos')
          .then(function (success) {
              console.log("protocol dir already there");

              //check if demo is there
              //
              $cordovaFile.checkDir(algoDirPath, 'demo.algo')
                .then(function(success){

                    //read the installed bundles
                    //TODO:
                }, function(error){
                    //no demo installed, so install
                            console.log("no installed bundles, copy demo");   
                            $cordovaFile.copyDir(demoDirPath, 'demo.algo', algoDirPath, 'demo.algo')
                    .then(function(sucess){

                                console.log("worked");
                                console.log(JSON.stringify(sucess));   
                            }, function(error){

                                console.log("copy did not work");
                                console.log(JSON.stringify(error));   
                            });
                });
                    
  }, function (error) {
      $cordovaFile.createDir(cordova.file.dataDirectory, "algos", false)
          .then(function(success){
              console.log("new protocol-dir created");
            },function(error){
                console.log("FATAL: could not create protocol dir");
            });
  });

output console:


installed plugins:


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ionic info


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update: i found a possible explanation for the problem:

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-7273

and the solution is a $.get instead of moving folder/file.

cheers