express-temp-file

Simple file manager for express.

Install

npm i express-temp-file

Usage

Server:

const express = require('express');
const tempFile = require('express-temp-file');

const fileReturner = fileTemp.returner();
const fileSaver = fileTemp.saver({
    maxSize: '1mb',
    type: ['image/png']
});
const app = express();

app.post('/file', fileSaver);
app.get('/file/:fid', fileReturner);
app.get('/file/test/:fid', async function(req, res) {
    let fileId = req.params.fid;

    // Test if file exists
    if ( fileTemp.exists(fileId) ) {
        console.log(`File "${fileId}" exists.`);
    } else {
        console.log(`File "${fileId}" not exists.`);
        res.status(404);
        res.send();
        return;
    }

    // Retrieve data of file
    let fileData = await fileTemp.file(fileId);

    if ( !fileData ) {
        console.log(`File "${fileId}" not found.`);
        res.status(404);
        res.send();
        return;
    }

    let result = `File extension: ${fileData.ext}.\n`;

    result += `File mime: ${fileData.mime}.\n`;
    result += `File size: ${fileData.size}.`;

    res.send(result);
});

For example:

• Your need save some data about your cat with its name, color, age and photo;
• Your form enctype either application/x-www-form-urlencoded or text/plain;
• Your have file cat.jpg;

Just upload your file to the server and get id of this file. Then send this id of file with another fields of your form. On the server side check this file using id, copy to another place or something.

API

const tempFile = require('express-temp-file');

tempFile.saver(options)

Save file. Returns express callback.

Example

app.post('/file', tempFile.saver({
    maxSize: '1mb',
    type: ['image/png', 'image/png']
}));

Options

options

Type: object

options.maxSize

Type: number | string

Maximum request file size. See bytes library. Default is '512kb'.

options.type

Type: string[]

Allowed types of files. Default is ['application/octet-stream']

options.folder

Type: string Folder where files will locate. Default is system temporary folder.

options.fileName

Type: object Options for random string generation

• fileName.type type of generated file name. Allowed 'hex' | 'numeric' |'distinguishable' | 'alphanumeric'. Default is alphanumeric. More
• fileName.length length of generated file name. Default is 64

tempFile.returner(options)

Send file. Returns express callback. Make a path to files with a path variable (path param) neither fid or id, or pass the file`s id via query param fid or id.

Example

// https://yoursite.com/file/DMuKL8YtE7
app.get('/file/:fid', tempFile.returner());
app.get('/file/:id', tempFile.returner());

// https://yoursite.com/file?fid=DMuKL8YtE7
// https://yoursite.com/file?id=DMuKL8YtE7
app.get('/file', tempFile.returner());

Options

options

Type: object

options.folder

Type: string Folder where files are located. Default is system temporary folder.

tempFile.exists(fileName, options)

Test if the file exists. Returns boolean

Example

app.get('/file/:fid/exists', function(req, res) {
    if ( fileTemp.exists(req.params.fid) ) {
        res.status(200);
    }
    else {
        res.status(404);
    }

    res.send();
});

Options

fileName

Type: string File name

options

Type: object

options.folder

Type: string Folder where files are located. Default is system temporary folder.

fileTemp.file(fileName, options)

Returns Promise which resolves data of file.

Example

app.get('/file/:fid/mime', function(req, res) {
    Promise.resolve(req.params.fid)
        .then(function(fileName) {
            return fileTemp.file(fileName);
        })
        .then(function(fileData) {
            if ( fileData ) {
                res.send(fileData.mime);
            } else {
                res.status(404);
                res.send();
            }
        })
        .catch(function(error) {
            res.status(500);
            res.send();
        });
});

Options

fileName

Type: string File name

options

Type: object

options.folder

Type: string A folder where located files. Default is system temporary folder.

File data

Type: object

fileData.ext

Type: string The extension of the file like jpg, png or something.

fileData.mime

Type: string The MIME of the file like image/jpeg, image/png or something. For detection of the file`s MIME used file-type package.

fileData.size

Type: number The size of the file in bytes.

fileData.path

Type: string The absolute path to the file.

fileData.copyTo(path)

Type: function The function for coping the file to new location.

• path new file location