File picker not working

I’m simply trying to open a file picker in Photoshop. This used to be simple pre UXP (rant). I used the react-starter from the dev console. My code isn’t opening a file picker.

 const handleGetFiles = async () => {
        const files = await storage.localFileSystem.getFileForOpening({allowMultiple: true, types: fileTypes.images});
        if (files.length === 0) {
            console.log('no files selected');
        }

        console.log('files: ', files);
    }

Are you importing storage and fileTypes correctly?
Try wrapping the code in a try catch block and check if an error is thrown.

I’m importing like this… require('uxp').storage.localFileSystem

Can you point me to the documentation?

const fs = require('uxp').storage.localFileSystem;
const fileTypes = require('uxp').storage.fileTypes;

const handleGetFiles = async () => {
        const files = await fs.getFileForOpening({allowMultiple: true, types: fileTypes.images});
        if (files.length === 0) {
            console.log('no files selected');
        }
        console.log('files: ', files);
    }

Written off the top of my head, but should work. Of course, the handleGetFiles() function needs to be called.

I’m using your code example and the handleGetFiles function is being called… Still not opening a file picker window.

I’ve unloaded the plugin and reloaded.

Tested the code and it works. Probably your problem is somewhere else …

The manifest needed to be updated to include this line:

"localFileSystem": "fullAccess",

It needs to be mentioned that this is only required for a manifest version >= 5.
And I think for this operation "localFileSystem": "request" is sufficient.

Documentation: https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/uxp/2022/guides/uxp_guide/uxp-misc/manifest-v5/#local-filesystem

it is enough for file/folder pickers
however full access is required for getEntryWithUrl (no user interaction!) and require('fs') operations