UWP IDownloadFile.Url is null when restarting download after restarting app

[kanderson-wellbeats]

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I'm sorry, I tried to reproduce the bug in the sample project but without doing any changes first I tried running it and it just blew up with a bunch of exceptions that I couldn't resolve.

Steps to reproduce

1. On UWP, start a download.
2. Quit the app
3. Relaunch the app
4. Note that the download continues automatically
5. Inspect the IDownloadFile's Url property

Expected behavior

The property should have a value

Actual behavior

The property is null

Configuration

Running on Windows 10.1903

Platform:

• [ ] iOS
• [ ] Android
• [X] UWP
• [ ] Other

Device:

• [ ] Simulator
• [X] Real device (please specify)

One more note, IDownloadFile.Url property is null, but internally it looks like UWP's DownloadFileImplementation.DownloadOperation.RequestedUri property does have a value, so I'm guessing something just broke in the logic connecting those two.

[SimonSimCity]

I didn't have a lot of time to test the UWP solution. If you see bugs, you're free to help finding and fixing them. Since you run on Windows - what's your intention for using this package?

The UWP solution was just developed with Windows Phones in mind and has been mostly abandoned as Windows Phones left the market.

[kanderson-wellbeats]

I'm using it for a cross-platform app that includes desktop Windows. I tried to find the fix myself but as I mentioned in my first comment I had a hard time getting it to build right out of the gate. I might be able to find the time to try it again soon. I like the package.

I was able to find a workaround though - I wanted to use the URL in order to tell one download from another, but in the end I decided to use expected length as a reliable-enough alternative.