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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+.

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add-pdf-viewer.SKILL.md
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.

**Working directory:** before any project read or command, execute [native-artifact-compatibility.md Step 0](${PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/references/native-artifact-compatibility.md#0-bind-every-operation-to-the-app-root). Inherit `/add-native`'s resolved absolute `working_dir`; bind every shell call and file tool to it, even when this helper starts from another directory.

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

cd -- '<working_dir>' || { echo "BLOCKED: cannot enter working_dir" >&2; exit 1; }
test -f app.config.js && test -f power.config.json && test -f package.json && test -d src || { echo "BLOCKED: working_dir is not an initialized app" >&2; exit 1; }

If this fails, tell the user to run `/create-mobile-app` first and STOP.

2. Verify package is already present

cd -- '<working_dir>' || { echo "BLOCKED: cannot enter working_dir" >&2; exit 1; }
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.

2a. Reconcile requested artifacts

Read and execute [native-artifact-compatibility.md](${PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/references/native-artifact-compatibility.md) Steps 1–3 for the PDF viewer row before any writes or reuse. Inherit the current approval/mode from `/add-native`; do not repeat a valid scoped approval. Inspect `src/native/pdfViewer.ts` for `openHttpsPdf`, `PdfViewerResult`, requested options/actions, and the actual HTTPS/local-file behavior against installed version 0.2.9+. An HTTPS-only implementation cannot satisfy a requested local `file://` preview. Check invalid URI and missing-native-module paths, not just exports; an incompatible artifact outside approval returns `NEEDS_CONTEXT` to the owner, or asks standalone.

3. Write or verify `src/native/pdfViewer.ts`

Apply Step 2a's decision for `src/native/pdfViewer.ts`: create when requested and missing, reuse unchanged only if compatible, or make only the approved scoped update. Preserve custom code, exports, and callers; do not overwrite from the example.

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.
// 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 ?? St
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