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@capacitor/share - there is not possible to share vcard by gmail #2460

@cihakmar

Description

@cihakmar

Bug Report

Plugin(s)

@capacitor/share - 8.0.0

Capacitor Version

Latest Dependencies:

  @capacitor/cli: 8.0.0
  @capacitor/core: 8.0.0
  @capacitor/android: 8.0.0
  @capacitor/ios: 8.0.0

Installed Dependencies:

  @capacitor/cli: 8.0.0
  @capacitor/core: 8.0.0
  @capacitor/android: 8.0.0
  @capacitor/ios: 8.0.0

Platform(s)

iOS

Current Behavior

I am creating vcard info for sharing. The code work well for most cases but when I want to share .vcf file by Gmail or Slack, it tells me "The files you are trying to attach are invalid."

Expected Behavior

Possible to share vcard file by Gmail and Slack

Code Reproduction

    if (!text) return '';

    return text
      .replace(/\\/g, '\\\\')
      .replace(/\n/g, '\\n')
      .replace(/,/g, '\\,')
      .replace(/;/g, '\\;');
  }
  toAsciiFileName(s: string) {
    return (s || '')
      .normalize('NFD')                 
      .replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, '') 
      .replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]/g, '_');
  }

  generateVCard(contact: {
    firstName: string;
    lastName: string;
    phone?: string;
    email?: string;
    organization?: string;
    address?: string;         
    website?: string;      
  }): string {
    const lines: string[] = [];
    lines.push('BEGIN:VCARD');
    lines.push('VERSION:3.0');
    const lastName = this.escapeVCard(contact.lastName);
    const firstName = this.escapeVCard(contact.firstName);
    lines.push(`N:${lastName};${firstName};;;`);
    lines.push(`FN:${firstName} ${lastName}`.trim());
    if (contact.organization) {
      lines.push(`ORG:${this.escapeVCard(contact.organization)}`);
    }
    if (contact.phone) {
      lines.push(`TEL;TYPE=CELL:${this.escapeVCard(contact.phone)}`);
    }
    if (contact.email) {
      lines.push(`EMAIL;TYPE=INTERNET:${this.escapeVCard(contact.email)}`);
    }
    if (contact.address) {
      const addressParts = contact.address.split(';');
      const escapedParts = addressParts.map(part => this.escapeVCard(part));
      lines.push(`ADR;TYPE=HOME:;;${escapedParts.join(';')}`);
    }
    if (contact.website) {
      lines.push(`URL:${this.escapeVCard(contact.website)}`);
    }
    lines.push('END:VCARD');
    return lines.join('\r\n') + '\r\n';
  }

  async contactShare(): Promise<void> {
    if (!this.vcardValue) return;
    const safeFirst = this.toAsciiFileName(this.firstname);
    const safeLast = this.toAsciiFileName(this.lastname);
    const fileName = `${safeFirst || 'Contact'}_${safeLast || 'VCard'}.vcf`;

    const dir = Directory.Documents;
    await Filesystem.writeFile({path: fileName, data: this.vcardValue, directory: dir, encoding: Encoding.UTF8});

    const {uri} = await Filesystem.getUri({directory: dir, path: fileName});

    await Share.share({
      title: `${this.firstname} ${this.lastname}`.trim(),
      dialogTitle: 'Share contact',
      files: [uri],
    });
  }

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