Create plist download, without creating a file

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I am trying to make a download link to my IOS app. This, as we all knows, requires a .plist file with all the informations regarding the app. I would like to make the download link, without having to create a file. I have tried to do it, but it does not work. I maybe think, it is because the link contains "url", which just points to the XML it selfs. Any ideas?

I have used this library: https://github.com/TooTallNate/plist.js

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Posted 3-Apr-19 23:02pm

AndersFlyingApple

Updated 4-Apr-19 2:07am

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#realJSOP 4-Apr-19 6:41am

If it requires a plist file, what makes you think you can do it without a plist file?

AndersFlyingApple 4-Apr-19 7:46am

I am trying to avoid creating the file, by simply passing the files content to the user. Is there a way to avoid physically creating a file?

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Richard Deeming · Answer 1 · 2019-04-04T02:08:00

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var plistBuildAndParsed = plist.build(plist.parse(plistData));

Based on a quick read of the documentation for that GitHub project[^], all that line is going to do is convert your plist XML to JSON, then convert the JSON back to the equivalent plist XML.

If you debug your code, you'll probably see that the URL you're trying to launch looks something like:

itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=<?xml version="1.0" ...

Obviously, the contents of the plist XML file is not a valid URL.

In a supported browser, you could combine URL.createObjectURL[^] with a Blob[^] to generate a URL for your XML file. Unfortunately, the Blob API doesn't seem to be supported on iOS.

You could try a data: URI[^] instead:

JavaScript

var plistUrl = "data:text/xml," + encodeURIComponent(plistBuildAndParsed);
link.setAttribute("href", "itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=" + encodeURIComponent(plistUrl));