core/com.salesforce.android.smi.core/ConversationClient/sendFile

sendFile

abstract suspend fun sendFile(file: File, message: String? = null): Result<ConversationEntry>

Sends a file attachment in this conversation, with an optional text message.

The file must be a File on the local filesystem. When using the Android file picker, copy the content URI to a temporary file before calling this method:

Return

Result.Success with the sent ConversationEntry, or Result.Error on failure.

Parameters

file

The File to upload and send.

message

Optional text to include alongside the attachment.

Samples

val tempFile = java.io.File(context.cacheDir, "attachment_${System.currentTimeMillis()}")
context.contentResolver.openInputStream(uri)?.use { input ->
    tempFile.outputStream().use { output -> input.copyTo(output) }
}
conversationClient.sendFile(tempFile, message = "See attached")