2 files changed, 51 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/js/files.js b/src/js/files.js
index a3a6458..583011a 100644
--- a/src/js/files.js
+++ b/src/js/files.js
@@ -26,6 +26,25 @@
                     });
             },
 
+            copyURI: function (srcURI, dest ) {
+
+                var fileEntry;
+                return getFileFromURI(srcURI)
+                    .pipe( function (file) {
+                        fileEntry = file;
+
+                        return getFileSystem();
+                    })
+                    .pipe( function (filesystem) {
+                        console.log('Filesystem returned: ' + filesystem);
+
+                        return getDirectory(filesystem.root, CONFIG.FILES_DIR, {create: true});
+                    })
+                    .pipe( function(directory) {
+                        return copyFile( fileEntry, directory );
+                    });
+            },
+
             deleteURI: function (uri) {
                 console.log('Deleting URI: ' + uri);
 
@@ -122,6 +141,25 @@
         return move.promise();
     }
 
+    function copyFile (src, dest, options) {
+
+        console.log( 'copying file ' + src.fullPath + ' to ' + dest.fullPath );
+
+        var copy = $.Deferred();
+
+        var destPath = dest.fullPath + '/' + src.name;
+        var srcPath = src.fullPath + '';
+        if ( srcPath === destPath ) {
+            console.log('not copying because files are the same');
+            copy.resolve( src );
+        } else {
+            console.log('paths differ so copying');
+            src.copyTo( dest, null, copy.resolve, copy.reject);
+        }
+
+        return copy.promise();
+    }
+
     function getFileFromURI(uri) {
 
         console.log( 'getting file from uri ' + uri );
diff --git a/src/js/views/photo.js b/src/js/views/photo.js
index 74f3933..0c308a8 100644
--- a/src/js/views/photo.js
+++ b/src/js/views/photo.js
@@ -40,7 +40,19 @@
             },
 
             addPhotoSuccess: function(imgURI) {
-                var move = FMS.files.moveURI( imgURI );
+                console.log(imgURI);
+                var move;
+                // on iOS the photos go into a temp folder in the apps own filespace so we
+                // can move them, and indeed have to as the tmp space is cleaned out by the OS
+                // so draft reports might have their images removed. on android you access the
+                // images where they are stored on the filesystem so if you move, and then delete
+                // them, you are moving and deleting the only copy of them which is likely to be
+                // surprising and unwelcome so we copy them instead.
+                if ( FMS.isAndroid ) {
+                    move = FMS.files.copyURI( imgURI );
+                } else {
+                    move = FMS.files.moveURI( imgURI );
+                }
 
                 var that = this;
                 move.done( function( file ) {