Download file to downloads folder ios/android using phonegap

Question

I am getting a JSON response from a web service that returns a file in either binary or base64 . I want to save this file to the fileSystem.

1. I wanted to know the ideal (default/industry standard ) location to download these files for IOS/ ANdroid on the file system.
2. IF there is no ideal place i would want to save them in the default downloads folder for IOS/Android. I would then like to know what is the location of these folders.

I also wanted to know which methods in the Phonegap FileAPi i need to use?

Solution

There is no default place for downloads

Look the phonegap's File API for more info.

With phonegap you can request de temporary or the permanent file system

window.requestFileSystem(LocalFileSystem.PERSISTENT, 0, gotFS, fail);
window.requestFileSystem(LocalFileSystem.TEMPORARY, 0, gotFS, fail);

on iOS PERSISTENT returns the Documents directory, and the TEMPORARY returns the Caches directory on Android PERSISTENT returns the root of the SD card or phone memory, and TEMPORARY returns a folder inside the data folder.

To download the files use the FileTransfer