Description
Feature Request
Plugin
Filesystem
Description
Currently, at least on the Web implementation of the FIlesystem plugin, it appears that the only way to delete the contents of a filesystem path is to delete the entire IndexedDB manually. Unless I am missing something.
There is of course the rmdir('/', { recursive: true }) operation, but this appears to iterate through every entry very very very slowly. If there are a significant number of entries, this operation can take minutes to finish.
It would be nice if there were a clear() operation, or if the existin delete allowed a more efficient operation.
Platform(s)
Web (Ios/Android optional as those seem much faster, but for parity I would assume you'd want it on all platforms.)
Preferred Solution
Either make rmdir more efficient on Web, or provide a clear() operation that deletes the database entirely on Web, and on other platforms it would clear the specified FilesystemDirectory.
Alternatives
Not sure, open to suggestions.
I suppose you could use open an IndexedDB handle on web, then issue a delete operation using the key value, instead of using recursion:
https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor-plugins/blob/main/filesystem/src/web.ts#L357