File Downloader Plugin throwing error of 'no class found'

Ionic Native
1

I have been attempting to use file transfer plugin and downloader plugin for the ionic native but each time i click on the download it will return with no class found. in spite of repetitive installation of both Cordova plugins. I want to be able to download a file from a remote server
based on this
file downloader

import { Downloader } from '@ionic-native/downloader/ngx';


constructor(private downloader: Downloader) { }

...

   var request: DownloadRequest = {
          uri: YOUR_URI,
          title: 'MyDownload',
          description: '',
          mimeType: '',
          visibleInDownloadsUi: true,
          notificationVisibility: NotificationVisibility.VisibleNotifyCompleted,
          destinationInExternalFilesDir: {
              dirType: 'Downloads',
              subPath: 'MyFile.apk'
          }
      };


  this.downloader.download(request)
              .then((location: string) => console.log('File downloaded at:'+location))
              .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
2

FYI, I’m not familiar with the plugin.

Have you tried another file type? Could it be the the MIME type for an APK have not been configured on the server? I know I had to adjust my IIS settings to allow for downloading of an APK.

3

@daniel i’ve tried other files like image and i keep getting the same thing like class not found and i really need to get this done on ionic but i am so so stuck and the same thing i am getting for file transfer plugin

4

When I looked at it the first time, I thought you were downloading an APK. Sorry about that. I pulled up the documentation and it looks like you just copied it into your project. Are you specifying an actual URL where the file is located?

5

What is the name of your APK?

6

yes pls. i am actually passing a url of the file i want to download and i am getting the error of no class found.

7

Can you Post your code?

8

here is my code snippet @danieldugger

download(filename) {
    // const fileTransfer: FileTransferObject = this.transfer.create();
    let name = filename.split("/");
    let length = name.length;
    const YOUR_URI =
      "http://xxxxxxx.com/dashboardksi/api/uploads/" + name[length - 1];
    // this.storageDirectory = "/Download/";
    console.log("clicked", name);

    var request: DownloadRequest = {
      uri: YOUR_URI,
      title:name,
      description: '',
      mimeType: '',
      visibleInDownloadsUi: true,
      notificationVisibility: NotificationVisibility.VisibleNotifyCompleted,
      destinationInExternalFilesDir: {
          dirType: 'Downloads',
          subPath: name
      }
  };

this.downloader.download(request)
    .then((location: string) => console.log('File downloaded at:'+location))
        .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
}