+2Is there a way to preview a message attachment from the Sidebar plugin, for example using the plugin SDK downloadAttachment()?
I am currently only getting a File object returned from Front.downloadAttachment('msg_xxx', 'fil_xxx') with the following properties:
lastModified: 1740416909060
lastModifiedDate: Mon Feb 24 2025 18:08:29 GMT+0100 (Central European Standard Time) {}
name: "fd880b5930634b94bfa961a2b3815db2.jpg"
size: 293622
type: "image/jpeg"
webkitRelativePath: ""
Best answer by NPdevs
This opens an attachment in a new window/tab.
Front.downloadAttachment(message.id, attachment.id)
.then(blob => {
const fileURL = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
window.open(fileURL, '_blank'); // Opens in a new tab
})
.catch(error => {
console.error('Error fetching attachment:', error);
});
+8That SDK method is what you’ll want to use. It delivers the raw attachment content, so you can present it using whatever method you like as a preview.
Front does not currently provide any built-in tooling to render a file preview, so you can use whatever tool you’re already familiar with to render your preview.
+2This opens an attachment in a new window/tab.
Front.downloadAttachment(message.id, attachment.id)
.then(blob => {
const fileURL = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
window.open(fileURL, '_blank'); // Opens in a new tab
})
.catch(error => {
console.error('Error fetching attachment:', error);
});
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