I've file provider implementation where, in some cases, we must force download items, so they get materialized in local cache.
I've used requestdownloadforitem based on following documentation
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/fileprovider/nsfileprovidermanager/requestdownloadforitem(withidentifier:requestedrange:)
I'm calling this within Extension code, but this does not trigger the download.
How can I force file provider to download a file?
cheers,
requestDownload enqueues the item for downloading at a later time, dependent on device conditions.
You can declaratively configure the download policy for an item using -[NSFileProviderItem contentPolicy] (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/fileprovider/nsfileprovideritemprotocol/contentpolicy?language=objc). Use the .downloadEagerlyAndKeepDownloaded option to ensure that the item is kept downloaded on the device.