# Raw File Development

## When to Use

This document describes how to use native RawFile APIs to manage raw file directories and files in OpenHarmony. You can use the APIs to perform operations such as traversing a file list and opening, searching for, reading, and closing raw files.

The APIs ended with **64** are new APIs. These APIs can be used to open raw files larger than 2 GB. For details, see [Rawfile](../reference/apis-localization-kit/rawfile.md). The development procedure is the same for the API ended with **64** and the one does not. For example, you can use **OH_ResourceManager_OpenRawFile** and **OH_ResourceManager_OpenRawFile64** in the same way.

## Available APIs

| API                                                      | Description                                    |
| :----------------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------- |
| NativeResourceManager *OH_ResourceManager_InitNativeResourceManager(napi_env env, napi_value jsResMgr) | Initializes the native resource manager.         |
| RawDir *OH_ResourceManager_OpenRawDir(const NativeResourceManager *mgr, const char *dirName) | Opens a raw file directory.                   |
| int OH_ResourceManager_GetRawFileCount(RawDir *rawDir)       | Obtains the number of raw files in a directory.|
| const char *OH_ResourceManager_GetRawFileName(RawDir *rawDir, int index) | Obtains the name of a raw file.                       |
| RawFile *OH_ResourceManager_OpenRawFile(const NativeResourceManager *mgr, const char *fileName) | Opens a raw file.                   |
| long OH_ResourceManager_GetRawFileSize(RawFile *rawFile)     | Obtains the size of a raw file.                   |
| int OH_ResourceManager_SeekRawFile(const RawFile *rawFile, long offset, int whence) | Seeks a read/write position in a raw file based on the specified offset.                   |
| long OH_ResourceManager_GetRawFileOffset(const RawFile *rawFile) | Obtains the offset of a raw file.                     |
| int OH_ResourceManager_ReadRawFile(const RawFile *rawFile, void *buf, size_t length) | Reads a raw file.                   |
| int64_t OH_ResourceManager_GetRawFileRemainingLength(const RawFile *rawFile) | Obtains the remaining length of a raw file.                   |
| void OH_ResourceManager_CloseRawFile(RawFile *rawFile)       | Closes a raw file to release resources.               |
| void OH_ResourceManager_CloseRawDir(RawDir *rawDir)          | Closes a raw file directory to release resources.               |
| bool OH_ResourceManager_GetRawFileDescriptor(const RawFile *rawFile, RawFileDescriptor &descriptor) | Obtains the file descriptor (FD) of a raw file.                       |
| bool OH_ResourceManager_ReleaseRawFileDescriptor(const RawFileDescriptor &descriptor) | Releases the FD of a raw file.                       |
| void OH_ResourceManager_ReleaseNativeResourceManager(NativeResourceManager *resMgr) | Releases the native resource manager.   |
| bool OH_ResourceManager_IsRawDir(const NativeResourceManager *mgr, const char *path) | Checks whether a path is a subdirectory in the **rawfile** directory.   |

For details about the APIs, see [Function Description](../reference/apis-localization-kit/rawfile.md#function-description).

## How to Develop

The following describes how to obtain the raw file list, raw file content, and raw file descriptor{fd, offset, length} using ArkTS as an example.

1. Create a project.

   ![Creating a C++ application](figures/rawfile1.png)

2. Add dependencies.

   After the project is created, the **cpp** directory is created under the project. The directory contains files such as **libentry/index.d.ts**, **hello.cpp**, and **CMakeLists.txt**.

   1. Open the **src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt** file, and add **librawfile.z.so** and **libhilog_ndk.z.so** to **target_link_libraries**.

   ```c++
   target_link_libraries(entry PUBLIC libace_napi.z.so libhilog_ndk.z.so librawfile.z.so)
   ```

   2. Open the **src/main/cpp/types/libentry/index.d.ts** file, and declare the application functions **getFileList**, **getRawFileContent**, and **getRawFileDescriptor**.

   ```c++
   import resourceManager from '@ohos.resourceManager';
   export const getFileList: (resmgr: resourceManager.ResourceManager, path: string) => Array<String>;
   export const getRawFileContent: (resmgr: resourceManager.ResourceManager, path: string) => Uint8Array;
   export const getRawFileDescriptor: (resmgr: resourceManager.ResourceManager, path: string) => resourceManager.RawFileDescriptor;
   export const isRawDir: (resmgr: resourceManager.ResourceManager, path: string) => Boolean;
   ```

3. Modify the source file.

   1. Open the **src/main/cpp/hello.cpp** file. During initialization, the file maps the external JavaScript (JS) APIs **getFileList**, **getRawFileContent**, and **getRawFileDescriptor** to C++ native APIs **GetFileList**, **GetRawFileContent**, and **GetRawFileDescriptor**.

   ```c++
   EXTERN_C_START
   static napi_value Init(napi_env env, napi_value exports)
   {
       napi_property_descriptor desc[] = {
           { "getFileList", nullptr, GetFileList, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, napi_default, nullptr },
           { "getRawFileContent", nullptr, GetRawFileContent, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, napi_default, nullptr },
           { "getRawFileDescriptor", nullptr, GetRawFileDescriptor, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, napi_default, nullptr },
           { "isRawDir", nullptr, IsRawDir, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, napi_default, nullptr }
       };
   
       napi_define_properties(env, exports, sizeof(desc) / sizeof(desc[0]), desc);
       return exports;
   }
   EXTERN_C_END
   ```

   2. Add the three C++ native functions to the **src/main/cpp/hello.cpp** file.

   ```c++
   static napi_value GetFileList(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info)
   static napi_value GetRawFileContent(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info)
   static napi_value GetRawFileDescriptor(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info)
   static napi_value IsRawDir(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info)
   ```

   3. Obtain JS resource objects from the **hello.cpp** file, and convert them to native resource objects. Then, call the native APIs to obtain the raw file list, raw file content, and raw file descriptor {fd, offset, length}. The sample code is as follows:

   ```c++
   #include <rawfile/raw_file.h>
   #include <rawfile/raw_dir.h>
   #include <rawfile/raw_file_manager.h>
   
   // Example 1: Use GetFileList to obtain the raw file list.
   static napi_value GetFileList(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info)
   {
       OH_LOG_Print(LOG_APP, LOG_ERROR, GLOBAL_RESMGR, tag, "NDKTest Begin");
       size_t requireArgc = 3;
       size_t argc = 2;
       napi_value argv[2] = { nullptr };
       // Obtain arguments of the native API.
       napi_get_cb_info(env, info, &argc, argv, nullptr, nullptr);
   
       // Obtain argv[0], which specifies conversion of the JS resource object (OH_ResourceManager_InitNativeResourceManager) to a native object.
       NativeResourceManager *mNativeResMgr = OH_ResourceManager_InitNativeResourceManager(env, argv[0]);
   
       // Obtain argv[1], which specifies the relative path of the raw file.
       size_t strSize;
       char strBuf[256];
       napi_get_value_string_utf8(env, argv[1], strBuf, sizeof(strBuf), &strSize);
       std::string dirName(strBuf, strSize);
   
       // Obtain the corresponding rawDir pointer object.
       RawDir* rawDir = OH_ResourceManager_OpenRawDir(mNativeResMgr, dirName.c_str());
   
       // Obtain the number of files and folders in rawDir.
       int count = OH_ResourceManager_GetRawFileCount(rawDir);
   
       // Traverse rawDir to obtain the list of file names and save it.
       std::vector<std::string> tempArray;
       for(int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
           std::string filename = OH_ResourceManager_GetRawFileName(rawDir, i);
           tempArray.emplace_back(filename);
       }
   
       napi_value fileList;
       napi_create_array(env, &fileList);
       for (size_t i = 0; i < tempArray.size(); i++) {
           napi_value jsString;
           napi_create_string_utf8(env, tempArray[i].c_str(), NAPI_AUTO_LENGTH, &jsString);
           napi_set_element(env, fileList, i, jsString);
       }
   
       // Close the rawDir pointer object.
       OH_ResourceManager_CloseRawDir(rawDir);
       OH_ResourceManager_ReleaseNativeResourceManager(mNativeResMgr);
       return fileList;
   }
   
   // Example 2: Use GetRawFileContent to obtain the content of the raw file.
   napi_value CreateJsArrayValue(napi_env env, std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> &data, long length)
   {
       napi_value buffer;
       napi_status status = napi_create_external_arraybuffer(env, data.get(), length,
               [](napi_env env, void *data, void *hint) {
                   delete[] static_cast<char*>(data);
               }, nullptr, &buffer);
       if (status != napi_ok) {
           OH_LOG_Print(LOG_APP, LOG_ERROR, GLOBAL_RESMGR, tag, "Failed to create external array buffer");
           return nullptr;
       }
       napi_value result = nullptr;
       status = napi_create_typedarray(env, napi_uint8_array, length, buffer, 0, &result);
       if (status != napi_ok) {
           OH_LOG_Print(LOG_APP, LOG_ERROR, GLOBAL_RESMGR, tag, "Failed to create media typed array");
           return nullptr;
       }
       data.release();
       return result;
   }
   static napi_value GetRawFileContent(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info)
   {
       OH_LOG_Print(LOG_APP, LOG_ERROR, GLOBAL_RESMGR, tag, "GetFileContent Begin");
       size_t requireArgc = 3;
       size_t argc = 2;
       napi_value argv[2] = { nullptr };
       // Obtain arguments of the native API.
       napi_get_cb_info(env, info, &argc, argv, nullptr, nullptr);
   
       // Obtain argv[0], which specifies conversion of the JS resource object (OH_ResourceManager_InitNativeResourceManager) to a native object.
       NativeResourceManager *mNativeResMgr = OH_ResourceManager_InitNativeResourceManager(env, argv[0]);
       size_t strSize;
       char strBuf[256];
       napi_get_value_string_utf8(env, argv[1], strBuf, sizeof(strBuf), &strSize);
       std::string filename(strBuf, strSize);
   
       // Obtain the raw file pointer object.
       RawFile *rawFile = OH_ResourceManager_OpenRawFile(mNativeResMgr, filename.c_str());
       if (rawFile != nullptr) {
           OH_LOG_Print(LOG_APP, LOG_ERROR, GLOBAL_RESMGR, tag, "OH_ResourceManager_OpenRawFile success");
       }
       // Obtain the size of the raw file and apply for memory.
       long len = OH_ResourceManager_GetRawFileSize(rawFile);
       std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> data= std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>(len);
   
       // Read all content of the raw file at a time.
       int res = OH_ResourceManager_ReadRawFile(rawFile, data.get(), len);
   
       // Read all content of the raw file by multiple times, with 100 bytes per time.
       // long offset = 0;
       // while (OH_ResourceManager_GetRawFileRemainingLength(rawFile) > 0) {
       //     OH_ResourceManager_ReadRawFile(rawFile, data.get() + offset, 100);
       //     offset += 100;
       // }
   
       // Close the rawFile pointer object.
       OH_ResourceManager_CloseRawFile(rawFile);
       OH_ResourceManager_ReleaseNativeResourceManager(mNativeResMgr);
       // Convert the native object to a JS object.
       return CreateJsArrayValue(env, data, len);
   }
   
   // Example 3: Use GetRawFileDescriptor to obtain the FD of the raw file.
   napi_value createJsFileDescriptor(napi_env env, RawFileDescriptor &descriptor)
   {
       napi_value result;
       napi_status status = napi_create_object(env, &result);
       if (status != napi_ok) {
           return result;
       }
   
       napi_value fd;
       status = napi_create_int32(env, descriptor.fd, &fd);
       if (status != napi_ok) {
           return result;
       }
       status = napi_set_named_property(env, result, "fd", fd);
       if (status != napi_ok) {
           return result;
       }
   
       napi_value offset;
       status = napi_create_int64(env, descriptor.start, &offset);
       if (status != napi_ok) {
           return result;
       }
       status = napi_set_named_property(env, result, "offset", offset);
       if (status != napi_ok) {
           return result;
       }
   
       napi_value length;
       status = napi_create_int64(env, descriptor.length, &length);
       if (status != napi_ok) {
           return result;
       }
       status = napi_set_named_property(env, result, "length", length);
       if (status != napi_ok) {
           return result;
       }
       return result;
   }
   static napi_value GetRawFileDescriptor(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info)
   {
       OH_LOG_Print(LOG_APP, LOG_ERROR, GLOBAL_RESMGR, tag, "NDKTest GetRawFileDescriptor Begin");
       size_t requireArgc = 3;
       size_t argc = 2;
       napi_value argv[2] = { nullptr };
       // Obtain arguments of the native API.
       napi_get_cb_info(env, info, &argc, argv, nullptr, nullptr);
       
       napi_valuetype valueType;
       napi_typeof(env, argv[0], &valueType);
       // Obtain the native resource manager object.
       NativeResourceManager *mNativeResMgr = OH_ResourceManager_InitNativeResourceManager(env, argv[0]);
       size_t strSize;
       char strBuf[256];
       napi_get_value_string_utf8(env, argv[1], strBuf, sizeof(strBuf), &strSize);
       std::string filename(strBuf, strSize);
       // Obtain the raw file pointer object.
       RawFile *rawFile = OH_ResourceManager_OpenRawFile(mNativeResMgr, filename.c_str());
       if (rawFile != nullptr) {
           OH_LOG_Print(LOG_APP, LOG_ERROR, GLOBAL_RESMGR, tag, "OH_ResourceManager_OpenRawFile success");
       }
       // Obtain the FD of the raw file, that is, RawFileDescriptor {fd, offset, length}.
       RawFileDescriptor descriptor;
       OH_ResourceManager_GetRawFileDescriptor(rawFile, descriptor);
       // Close the rawFile pointer object.
       OH_ResourceManager_CloseRawFile(rawFile);
       OH_ResourceManager_ReleaseNativeResourceManager(mNativeResMgr);
       // Convert the native object to a JS object.
       return createJsFileDescriptor(env,descriptor);
   }
   napi_value CreateJsBool(napi_env env, bool &bValue)
   {
       napi_value jsValue = nullptr;
       if (napi_get_boolean(env, bValue, &jsValue) != napi_ok) {
           return nullptr;
       }
       return jsValue;
   }
   static napi_value IsRawDir(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info)
   {
       OH_LOG_Print(LOG_APP, LOG_ERROR, GLOBAL_RESMGR, tag, "NDKTest IsRawDir Begin");
       size_t requireArgc = 3;
       size_t argc = 2;
       napi_value argv[2] = { nullptr };
       // Obtain arguments of the native API.
       napi_get_cb_info(env, info, &argc, argv, nullptr, nullptr);
   
       napi_valuetype valueType;
       napi_typeof(env, argv[0], &valueType);
       // Obtain the native resource manager.
       NativeResourceManager *mNativeResMgr = OH_ResourceManager_InitNativeResourceManager(env, argv[0]);
   
       napi_valuetype valueType1;
       napi_typeof(env, argv[1], &valueType);
       if (valueType1 == napi_undefined || valueType1 == napi_null) {
           bool temp = false;
           return CreateJsBool(env, temp);
       }
       size_t strSize;
       char strBuf[256];
       napi_get_value_string_utf8(env, argv[1], strBuf, sizeof(strBuf), &strSize);
       std::string filename(strBuf, strSize);
       // Obtain the raw file pointer object.
       bool result = OH_ResourceManager_OpenRawFile(mNativeResMgr, filename.c_str());
       OH_ResourceManager_ReleaseNativeResourceManager(mNativeResMgr);
       return CreateJsBool(env, result);
   }
   ```

4. Call JS APIs.

   1. Open **src\main\ets\pages\index.ets**, and import **libentry.so**.

   2. Obtain intra-package resources and cross-package resources within an application and cross-application package resources.<br>Call **.context().resourceManager** to obtain a **resourceManager** object for intra-package resources within the application.<br>Call **.context().createModuleContext().resourceManager** to obtain a **resourceManager** object for cross-package resources within the application.<br>Call **.context.createModuleContext(bundleName:'bundleName name',moduleName:'module name').resourceManager** to obtain a **resourceManager** object for cross-application package resources. This API can be used only by system applications.<br>For details about **Context**, see [Context (Stage Model)](../application-models/application-context-stage.md).

   3. Call **getFileList**, that is, the native API declared in **src/main/cpp/types/libentry/index.d.ts**. When calling the API, pass in the JS resource object and the relative path of the raw file.

   Example: Obtain a **resourceManager** object for intra-package resources within the application.

    ```js
    import hilog from '@ohos.hilog';
    import testNapi from 'libentry.so'  // Import the libentry.so file.
    @Entry
    @Component
    struct Index {
        @State message: string = 'Hello World'
        private resmgr = getContext().resourceManager; // Obtain the resourceManager object for intra-package resources within the application.
        build() {
            Row() {
            Column() {
                Text(this.message)
                .fontSize(50)
                .fontWeight(FontWeight.Bold)
                .onClick(() => {
                    hilog.isLoggable(0x0000, 'testTag', hilog.LogLevel.INFO);
                    let rawfilelist = testNapi.getFileList(this.resmgr, ""); // Pass in the JS resource object and the relative path of the raw file.
                    console.log("rawfilelist" + rawfilelist);
                    let rawfileContet = testNapi.getRawFileContent(this.resmgr, "rawfile1.txt");
                    console.log("rawfileContet" + rawfileContet);
                    let rawfileDescriptor = testNapi.getRawFileDescriptor(this.resmgr, "rawfile1.txt");
                    console.log("getRawFileDescriptor" + rawfileDescriptor.fd, rawfileDescriptor.offset, rawfileDescriptor.length);
                    let ret = testNapi.isRawDir(this.resmgr, "rawfile1.txt");
                })
            }
            .width('100%')
            }
            .height('100%')
        }
    }
    ```