The ctx.storage.getUrl() method is marked as deprecated, but Convex docs provide no alternatives
The storage serve docs direct the use of
ctx.storage.getUrl(), but my IDE says the function is deprecated.
https://docs.convex.dev/file-storage/serve-files
What, then, is the best practice for accessing stored file data?Serving Files | Convex Developer Hub
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Thank you!
This is actually just a weird interaction with the IDE. The function isn't deprecated as a whole; what's deprecated is calling it with an argument other than
Id<"_storage"> . Which means ctx.storage.getUrl(id) where id is inferred to be string or any will cause the IDE to complain. You can either pass through the type as Id<"_storage">, probably by using argument or schema validation v.id("_storage"), or cast it ctx.storage.getUrl(id as Id<"_storage">)Yep. Nailed it. Thanks, @lee 🙏