express-fileuploader

Easy to use generic file uploader for Express.

Features

• Automatically delete temporary files
• Plugable
• Custom strategy

Install

npm install express-fileuploader --save

Usage

var http = require('http');
var express = require('express');
var mutilpart = require('connect-multiparty');
var uploader = require('express-fileuploader');

var app = express();
app.use('/upload/image', mutilpart());

uploader.use(new uploader.LocalStrategy({
  uploadPath: '/uploads',
  baseUrl: 'http://127.0.0.1:8000/uploads/'
}));

app.post('/upload/image', function(req, res, next) {
  uploader.upload('local', req.files['images'], function(err, files) {
    if (err) {
      return next(err);
    }
    res.send(JSON.stringify(files));
  });
});

http.createServer(app).listen(8000);

Plugins / Strategies

Strategy | Description --- | --- LocalStrategy(Built-in strategy) | Upload files to local directory QiniuStrategy | Upload files to Qiniu S3Strategy | Upload files to Amazon S3

Custom strategy

var Strategy = require('express-fileuploader').Strategy;
var CustomStrategy = Strategy.extend({
  name: 'custom',
  constructor: function(options) {
    options = options || {};
    this.uploadPath = options.uploadPath;
    this.options = options.options || {};
  },
  // override upload method
  upload: function(file, callback) {
    // file process logic
  }
});

// publish to npm, named `express-fileuploader-test ` for example

// install
npm install express-fileuploader-test --save

// use
var uploader = require('express-fileuploader');
var CustomStrategy = require('express-fileuploader-test');
uploader.use('custom', new CustomStrategy({
  uploadPath: '/uploads',
  options: {
    bucket: 'test'
  }
}));

// upload
uploader.upload('custom', req.files['images'], function(err, files) {
  // uploaded
});

Strategy.extend options

• name The strategy's name
• constructor Strategy's constructor. When creating an instance of a strategy, you might need some additional information
• upload Your file process logic, must be override

An example: https://github.com/heroicyang/express-fileuploader/blob/master/lib/strategies/local.js

##License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2013 Heroic Yang

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