ACR HTTP Transfers Plugin for Xamarin and Windows

Cross platform HTTP download/upload manager

SUPPORTED PLATFORMS

• Android 4.3+
• iOS 7+
• .NET 4.5+
• Windows UWP

FEATURES

• Background Uploads & Downloads on each platform
• Supports transfer filtering based on metered connections (iOS & UWP only at the moment)
• Event Based Metrics
  • Percentage Complete
  • Total Bytes Expected
  • Total Bytes Transferred
  • Transfer Speed (Bytes Per Second)
  • Estimated Completion Time

SETUP

Be sure to install the Plugin.HttpTransferTasks nuget package in all of your main platform projects as well as your core/PCL project

Android

Add the following to your AndroidManifest.xml

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>

HOW TO USE BASICS

// discover some devices
var task = CrossHttpTransfers.Current.Upload("http://somewheretosend.com", "<YOUR LOCAL FILEPATH>");


// when performing downloads, it is necessary to listen to where the temp file lands (this is due to iOS)
var task = CrossHttpTransfers.Current.Download("http://somewheretosend.com");
task.PropertyChanged += (sender, args) => 
{
    if (task.Status != nameof(IHttpStatus.Task))
        return;

    if (task.Status == TaskStatus.Completed)
    {
        task.LocalFilePath // move this file appropriately here
    }
};