Internal implementation skill invoked by /add-native for native PDF control workflows. Handles HTTPS and file URI PDF viewing with @microsoft/power-apps-native-pdf-viewer 0.2.9+.
Scanned 9/3/2026
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---
name: add-pdf-viewer
description: Internal implementation skill invoked by /add-native for native PDF control workflows. Handles HTTPS and file URI PDF viewing with @microsoft/power-apps-native-pdf-viewer 0.2.9+.
user-invocable: false
disable-model-invocation: true
allowed-tools: Read, Edit, Write, Grep, Glob, Bash, AskUserQuestion
model: sonnet
---
**📋 Shared instructions: [shared-instructions.md](${PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/shared-instructions.md)** — read first.
# Add PDF Viewer
**Internal helper.** Users should invoke `/add-native pdf-viewer`, `/add-native pdf-control`, or `/add-native @microsoft/power-apps-native-pdf-viewer`; `/add-native` routes here after resolving the capability.
Generate or verify the native PDF viewer wrapper and show how to call its **native React Native API**. Version 0.2.9 and later support HTTPS PDF URLs and local `file://` URIs. Do not use the HostingSDK / PCF path from the package README; that is for a different use case.
## Steps
### 1. Verify app
```bash
test -f app.config.js && test -f power.config.json && test -f package.json && test -d src
```
If this fails, tell the user to run `/create-mobile-app` first and STOP.
### 2. Verify package is already present
```bash
node -e "const p=require('./package.json'); const m='@microsoft/power-apps-native-pdf-viewer'; if (!p.dependencies?.[m]) { console.error('MISSING: ' + m + ' is not in package.json. The template/app must already ship this native extension. This skill will not install it or edit native config.'); process.exit(1); } let v; try { v=require('./node_modules/' + m + '/package.json').version; } catch { console.error('MISSING_INSTALL: cannot verify the installed ' + m + ' version. Run the project package install first.'); process.exit(1); } const [major,minor,patch]=v.split('.').map(Number); if (!(major > 0 || minor > 2 || (minor === 2 && patch >= 9))) { console.error('UNSUPPORTED_VERSION: ' + m + ' ' + v + ' does not support file:// URIs. Version 0.2.9+ is required.'); process.exit(1); } console.log('OK: native PDF viewer ' + v + ' supports https:// and file://');"
```
If the check fails, STOP. Do not run `npm install`, `npx expo install`, `pod install`, or edit `app.config.js`. Version 0.2.9+ must already be part of the app's native build.
### 3. Write or verify `src/native/pdfViewer.ts`
Create `src/native/pdfViewer.ts` if it does not exist. If it already exists, inspect it and patch only if it violates the supported URI rules or throws instead of returning a result.
The wrapper MUST:
- Accept `https://` URLs and `file://` URIs.
- Reject `content://`, `blob:`, `http://`, empty, and malformed URLs before calling native code.
- Return a discriminated union and never throw.
- Return `NATIVE_MODULE_MISSING` when the extension is installed in JS but unavailable in the native build.
- Surface viewer action results (`shared`, `printed`, `dismissed`) when available.
- Return `VIEWER_FAILED` for native errors not covered by validation/module checks.
```ts
// src/native/pdfViewer.ts
import { NativePdfViewer } from '@microsoft/power-apps-native-pdf-viewer';
export type PdfViewerResult =
| { ok: true; action?: 'shared' | 'printed' | 'dismissed' }
| { ok: false; reason: 'INVALID_URL' | 'NATIVE_MODULE_MISSING' | 'VIEWER_FAILED'; message?: string };
export async function openHttpsPdf(
url: string,
options?: { title?: string; maxFileSizeMb?: number; cacheEnabled?: boolean },
): Promise<PdfViewerResult> {
let parsed: URL;
try {
parsed = new URL(url);
} catch {
return { ok: false, reason: 'INVALID_URL', message: 'PDF location must be a valid https:// URL or file:// URI.' };
}
const isHttpsUrl = parsed.protocol === 'https:';
const isFileUri = parsed.protocol === 'file:' && url.startsWith('file://') && parsed.pathname !== '/';
if (!isHttpsUrl && !isFileUri) {
return { ok: false, reason: 'INVALID_URL', message: 'Native PDF viewer supports https:// and file:// inputs only.' };
}
if (!NativePdfViewer?.openPdf) {
return { ok: false, reason: 'NATIVE_MODULE_MISSING', message: 'Native PDF viewer module is not available in this build.' };
}
try {
const response = await NativePdfViewer.openPdf(url, {
maxFileSizeMb: 50,
cacheEnabled: true,
...options,
});
if (response.status === 'ok') {
return { ok: true, action: response.result?.action };
}
return { ok: false, reason: 'VIEWER_FAILED', message: response.message ?? response.error };
} catch (error: any) {
return { ok: false, reason: 'VIEWER_FAILED', message: error?.message ?? String(error) };
}
}
```
### 4. Use the wrapper
Screens import the wrapper, not the native package directly:
```ts
import { openHttpsPdf } from '@/native/pdfViewer';
const response = await openHttpsPdf('https://example.com/report.pdf', {
title: "Inspection report",
});
if (response.ok) {
switch (response.action) {
case "shared":
// User completed native Share.
break;
case "printed":
// User completed native Print.
break;
case "dismissed":
// User closed the viewer.
break;
}
} else {
console.warn("Failed to open PDF:", response.reason, response.message);
}
```
Notes:
- URLs must use `https://` or a non-empty `file://` URI. `content://`, `blob:`, and `http://` are not supported by this skill.
- Use `@microsoft/power-apps-native-pdf-viewer` only for this native PDF viewing use case.
- Use `expo-document-picker` for picking/importing/uploading a local PDF or document.
- Use `/add-native pdf-report` for generated local PDFs. That helper requires `expo-print` and adds sharing behavior only when `expo-sharing` is already present.
- Generated local PDFs from `expo-print` may be opened by native PDF viewer 0.2.9+ as `file://` URIs.
- Share and Print are built into the native viewer; there are no separate JS share/print calls.
- The wrapper returns `{ ok: true } | { ok: false }`; handle every non-ok reason in UI.
### 5. Type-check
```bash
npx tsc --noEmit
```
Fix any TypeScript errors before rebuilding.
### 6. Native rebuild note
This skill does not install native code. If the package was just added outside the skill, the app needs a native rebuild outside this workflow. If the package was already in the build, Metro hot reload is enough for wrapper edits.
### 7. Do not use HostingSDK / PCF
Do not import or register:
```ts
import NativePdfViewerExtension from "@microsoft/power-apps-native-pdf-viewer";
```
Do not wire Companion PCF or `NativePdfViewerExtension`. In Power Apps native code apps, use the native React Native API above.
### 8. Summary
Tell the user:
```text
PDF viewer added
Package present : @microsoft/power-apps-native-pdf-viewer
Wrapper : src/native/pdfViewer.ts
URL support : HTTPS and file:// (0.2.9+)
Type-check : PASS
Native rebuild : not performed by this skill
Usage : openHttpsPdf(...)
HostingSDK / PCF : not used
```
Update `memory-bank.md` under `Controls`:
```text
- PDF viewer added — @microsoft/power-apps-native-pdf-viewer (<ISO date>)
```
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