Basic upload

Upload file easly, that's it !

Requirement

You need to use the latest stable version of Node.js (4.2 or higher)

How it works

The module deserve an upload function which use Promise. The files are stored in the directory uploads at the top of your application.

Example

const upload = require('basic-upload');
 
// assuming an express app
// don't forget to enable multipart/form-data 
app.post('/pictures/new', function(req, res) {
  const product = req.body.pictures;
 
  upload({
    file: req.files.picture,  // unique file
    files: req.files.gallery, // array of file
    parentDirectory: 'pictures', 
    dirname: product.ref
  })
    .then(filesUploaded => {
      Picture.create({
        path: filesUploaded[0].path,
        name: filesUploaded[0].fileName,
      })
        .then(() => {
          res.redirect('/');
        });
    })
    .catch(err => {
      console.error(err);
    })
});

API

function upload(params) params is an object who can hold :

• file: unique file
• files: array of files
• parentDirectory: name of the parent directory
• dirname : name of the directory where the files will be uploaded

The function resolve a filesUploaded variable which is an array of object who contain the filename and the path for each file.