# Tauri Plugin sharetarget


[](https://docs.rs/tauri-plugin-sharetarget)
A plugin for Tauri applications to appear as a share target under Android. Desktop OSes are unsupported (they lack the feature). Behaviour on iOs is indeterminate.
## Installation
In `src-tauri/Cargo.toml` :
``` toml
[dependencies]
tauri-plugin-sharetarget = "LATEST_VERSION_HERE"
```
In `src-tauri/src/lib.rs`, add the plugin entry :
``` rust
#[cfg_attr(mobile, tauri::mobile_entry_point)]
pub fn run() {
tauri::Builder::default()
.plugin(tauri_plugin_sharetarget::init())
.run(tauri::generate_context!())
.expect("error while running tauri application");
}
```
To build for Android, you must first `tauri android init` successfully. This gets some files
generated. To signal your app as a share target to Android, you then need to modify your
[`AndroidManifest.xml`](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/manifest-intro).
In `src-tauri/gen/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml`, add your `intent-filter`s :
``` xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8">
<manifest ...>
...
<application ...>
...
<activity ...>
<intent-filter>
<!-- Support receiving share events. -->
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<!-- You can scope any MIME type here. You'll see what Intent Android returns. -->
<data android:mimeType="text/*" />
</intent-filter>
</activity ...>
...
```
## Permissions
First you need permissions in tauri, just to get ipc events in javascript.
In `src-tauri/capabilities/default.json`, add `sharetarget` to the permissions :
``` json
{
"$schema": "../gen/schemas/desktop-schema.json",
"identifier": "anything_you_like",
"windows": ["main"],
"permissions": [
...
"sharetarget:default"
]
}
```
## Usage
Use the provided API in javascript/typescript. For example in React, in `src/main.tsx` :
``` typescriptreact
import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import { listenForShareEvents, type ShareEvent } from 'tauri-plugin-sharetarget-api';
import { PluginListener } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';
function App() {
const [logs, setLogs] = useState('');
useEffect(() => {
let listener: PluginListener;
const setupListener = async () => {
listener = await listenForShareEvents((intent: ShareEvent) => {
setLogs(intent.uri);
});
};
return () => { listener?.unregister(); };
};
return (<>
<h3>Share this</h3>
<p>{ logs }</p>
<button onClick={ yourCallbackFunction }>share</button>
</>);
}
```
### Receive attached stream (images, etc)
To receive shared images, you need
- an `intent` targeting `image/*`
- `@tauri-apps/plugin-fs` in `package.json` dependencies to read the sent data
- `fs:default` in the capabilities of your app
- in javascript, use `readFile()` from `@tauri-apps/plugin-fs` on the
intent's `stream`.
Here is the previous example revamped to fetch binary contents. `Upload({ file })`
is not implemented because users may do whatever they like with the `File` object.
This just showcases how to grab the binary data.
``` typescriptreact
import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import { listenForShareEvents, type ShareEvent } from 'tauri-plugin-sharetarget-api';
import { PluginListener } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';
import { readFile } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-fs';
function App() {
const [logs, setLogs] = useState('');
const [file, setFile] = useState<File>();
useEffect(() => {
let listener: PluginListener;
const setupListener = async () => {
listener = await listenForShareEvents(async (intent: ShareEvent) => {
if(event.stream) {
const contents = await readFile(intent.stream).catch((error: Error) => {
console.warn('fetching shared content failed:');
throw error;
});
setFile(new File([contents], intent.name, { type: intent.content_type }));
} else {
// This intent contains no binary bundle.
console.warn('unused share intent', intent.uri);
}
setLogs(intent.uri);
});
};
setupListener();
return () => { listener?.unregister(); };
};
return (<>
<h3>Sharing { intent.name }</h3>
<Upload file={ file } />
</>);
}
```
### Caveats
Unfortunately, multiple files in a single share intent are not supported right now. iOs is also
unsupported - I don't have the platform. PRs welcome !