file-component

File & FileReader wrappers

File

File component wrapping the native File and FileReader objects with a higher level API.

Installation

node.js:

$ npm install file-component

browser:

$ component install component/file

Events

Reader

• error an error occurred
• progress in progress (e.percent etc)
• end read is complete

Example

var file = require('file');
var input = document.querySelector('input');
 
input.onchange = function(){
  var img = file(input.files[0]);
 
  if (!img.is('image/*')) {
    alert('Images only!');
    return;
  }
 
  var reader = img.toDataURL(function(err, str){
    if (err) throw err;
    var img = document.createElement('img');
    img.src = str;
    img.height = 300;
    document.body.appendChild(img);
  });
 
  reader.on('progress', function(e){
    console.log(e.percent);
  });
};

API

file(file)

Wraps a File object:

var file = require('file');
file(input.files[0]);

File#is(type)

Returns a boolean if the file's mime type matches type:

var file = require('file');
file(input.files[0]);
file.is('image/*');
file.is('image/jpeg');
file.is('*/json');

File#toArrayBuffer(fn)

Convert to an ArrayBuffer and invoke fn(err, result), returns a Reader.

File#toText(fn)

Convert to text and invoke fn(err, result), returns a Reader.

File#toDataURL(fn)

Convert to a data uri string and invoke fn(err, result), returns a Reader.

License

MIT