Provide access to local files - filesystem backend - use web File API about organice HOT 3 CLOSED

As I wrote this I realized that there is no JS API to write a file to disk from the browser.
There is the filesystem API that creates a virtual (isolated FS) but then the problem remains - how to sync to real filesystem https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/File_System_Access_API

Perhaps the browser could open a "Save as" dialog to "download" the content to the actual file.
But I imagine the UX would not be stellar.

Probably a good solution would be to package this web app as a native application and expose the FS API that way.
Has anyone tried doing that ?

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As I wrote this I realized that there is no JS API to write a file to disk from the browser.

exactly.

Has anyone tried doing that ?

check out the develop branch. Works for Android, already.

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Closing since you mentioned yourself that your proposal won’t work.

if you want to work on the native app branch, you’re very welcome to!

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