in src/android/FileUtils.java [620:643]
private boolean needPermission(String nativeURL, int permissionType) throws JSONException {
JSONObject j = requestAllPaths();
ArrayList<String> allowedStorageDirectories = new ArrayList<String>();
allowedStorageDirectories.add(j.getString("applicationDirectory"));
allowedStorageDirectories.add(j.getString("applicationStorageDirectory"));
if(j.has("externalApplicationStorageDirectory")) {
allowedStorageDirectories.add(j.getString("externalApplicationStorageDirectory"));
}
if(permissionType == READ && hasReadPermission()) {
return false;
}
else if(permissionType == WRITE && hasWritePermission()) {
return false;
}
// Permission required if the native url lies outside the allowed storage directories
for(String directory : allowedStorageDirectories) {
if(nativeURL.startsWith(directory)) {
return false;
}
}
return true;
}