S3 Uploads

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Installation

<!-- On your server -->
$ npm i --save s3up-server
<!-- On your client -->
$ npm i --save s3up-client
<!-- If you are using react, install s3up-react instead of s3up-client for additional functionality -->
$ npm i --save s3up-react

How to use

Step 1

Instantiate your S3Up Instance. SERVER SIDE

import { S3Up } from 's3up-server';

const s3Up = new S3Up({
  // You may pass any of the parameters described in aws-sdk.S3's documentation
  accessKeyId: process.env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
  secretAccessKey: process.env.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
  bucket: "bucketname", // required
});

S3 parameters

Step 2

Expose S3Up's methods to the client. Here is an example in Meteor. SERVER SIDE

Meteor.methods({
  authorizeUpload: function(ops) {
    this.unblock();
    // Do some checks on the user before signing the upload
    return s3Up.signUpload(ops);
  },
})

signUpload parameters Requires at least key to determine the target location of the upload

Step 3

Wire up your views with the upload function. Here is an example with Meteor Blaze's template events. CLIENT SIDE

import { uploadFiles } from 's3up-client';

Template.example.events({
  'click .upload': function(event, instance) {
    uploadFiles(instance.$("input.file_bag")[0].files, {
      signer: (file) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => Meteor.call('authorizeUpload', (err, res) => {
        if (err) return reject(err);
        return resolve(res);
      })),
      onProgress: function(state) {
        console.log(state);
        console.log(state.percent);
      },
    });
  },
});

Create your Amazon S3

For all of this to work you need to create an aws account.

1. Create an S3 bucket in your preferred region.

NOTE: Do not block all public access unless you are planning to only use signed requests to get objects.

2. Access Key Id and Secret Key

1. Navigate to your bucket
2. On the top right side you'll see your account name. Click it and go to Security Credentials.
3. Create a new access key under the Access Keys (Access Key ID and Secret Access Key) tab.
4. Enter this information into your app as defined in "How to Use" "Step 1".

3. Enable CORS

Setting this will allow your website to POST data to the bucket. If you want to be more cautious, set the AllowedOrigin and AllowedHeader to your domain.

1. Select the bucket's properties and go to the "Permissions" tab.
2. Click "Edit CORS Configuration" and paste this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CORSConfiguration xmlns="http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/">
<CORSRule>
    <AllowedOrigin>*</AllowedOrigin>
    <AllowedMethod>HEAD</AllowedMethod>
    <AllowedMethod>GET</AllowedMethod>
    <AllowedMethod>PUT</AllowedMethod>
    <AllowedMethod>POST</AllowedMethod>
    <AllowedHeader>*</AllowedHeader>
</CORSRule>
</CORSConfiguration>

3. Click "Edit bucket policy" and paste this (Replace the bucket name with your own) to allow anyone to read content from the bucket (only do this if you have set "block public access" to off):

{
  "Version": "2008-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Principal": "*",
      "Action": "s3:GetObject",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::YOURBUCKETNAME/*"
    }
  ]
}

4. Click Save

API Server

new S3Up(args): Class for handling data with your S3 Bucket. You may use other methods to authenticate the bucket as described here, this class takes in everything a common S3 class takes and expands on it without extending it.

• args.bucket (required): Target bucket for all subsequent S3Up commands.
• args.accessKeyId (required unless authenticating with something else): IAM S3 User Access Key ID.
• args.secretAccessKey (required unless authenticating with something else): IAM S3 Secret Access Key

S3Up.signUpload(args): For authorizing client side uploads more docs

• args.key (required): The location of the file in S3.
• args.expires (optional): The number of seconds for which the presigned policy should be valid. (default: 3600)
• args.conditions (optional): An array of conditions that must be met for the presigned policy to allow the upload. This can include required tags, the accepted range for content lengths, etc.
• args.fields (optional): Fields to include in the form. All values passed in as fields will be signed as exact match conditions.

S3Up.download(args): For downloading files in s3 to your server

• args.to (required): Location of file, does not check whether the directory exists, you'll need to take care of this yourself.
• args.from.Key (required): Key (ex: 'directory/thing.txt') of the S3 file
• args.from.Range: Portion of the file to get (generally not used) (ex: 'bytes=0-9').

S3Up.upload(args): For uploading files stored in your server to s3

• args.Body (required): The file you're uploading (buffer, blob, or stream)
• args.Key (required): The location of the file you're uploading

API Client

uploadFile(file, args): For uploading a single file

• file (required): An instance of File as provided by HTML.input[type="file"]'s FileList
• args.signer (required): A function or async function that will call the server's S3Up.signUpload() function and return its full response ({ url, fields }).
• args.onProgress(state) (optional): A function for tracking upload progess
  • state.url: The full location of the file once the upload is complete
  • state.key: The key of the file in S3
  • state.loaded: How many bytes have loaded up
  • state.total: How many bytes will be loaded up
  • state.percent: How much progress as a percentage [0-100] the upload has completed
• args.isBase64 (optional): A boolean describing whether uploaded files need to be converted to a blob
• args.base64ContentType (optional): The content type of the base64 files

uploadFiles(files, args): For uploading multiple files in batches (this makes sure the client doesn't run into any memory issues)

• files (required): An instance of FileList as provided by HTML.input[type="file"], an array of Files or an array of objects with a file key that contains an instance of File
• args.signer (required): A function or async function that will call the server's S3Up.signUpload() function and return its full response ({ url, fields }).
• args.onProgress(state) (optional): A function for tracking upload progess
  • state.list: An object of all files being uploaded
    • state.list[n].url: The full location of the file once the upload is complete
    • state.list[n].key: The key of the file in S3
    • state.list[n].loaded: How many bytes have loaded up
    • state.list[n].total: How many bytes will be loaded up
    • state.list[n].percent: How much progress as a percentage [0-100] the upload has completed
    • state.list[n]...: If you pass an array of objects, the remaining properties that do not collide with any of the previous keys will be passed through
  • state.toArray(): A function that returns state.list as an array
  • state.total(): A function that calculates current known total bytes to upload
  • state.loaded(): A function that calculates current known total bytes uploaded
  • state.percent(): A function that calculates current known progress of all uploads
• args.isBase64 (optional): A boolean describing whether uploaded files need to be converted to a blob
• args.base64ContentType (optional): The content type of the base64 files

API React

Everything in API client is exposed as well as the following

const [upload, state] = useSignedUpload(args) (REACT only): For uploading files and managing state easily

• upload(FileList): A function that runs the uploads as described by uploadFiles. Returns the resulting state after completion.
• state: The current state of uploads as described by uploadFiles but without requiring function calls
• args: The upload functions definition
  • args.signer (required): A function or async function that will call the server's S3Up.signUpload() function and return its full response ({ url, fields }).
  • args.isBase64 (optional): A boolean describing whether uploaded files need to be converted to a blob
  • args.base64ContentType (optional): The content type of the base64 files