nodejs + multer + angularjs for uploading without redirecting

Question

I am using Nodejs + Multer +angularjs for uploading files on the server.

i have a simple HTML file:

<form action="/multer" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="file" id="photo" name="photo"/> 
<button id="Button1">Upload</button>
</form>

Nodejs part:

var multer  = require('multer');

var storage = multer.diskStorage({
    destination: function (req, file, cb) {
        cb(null, './uploads/')
    },
    filename: function (req, file, cb) {
        cb(null, file.originalname)
    }
})

app.post('/multer', upload.single('photo'), function (req, res) {
    res.end("File uploaded.");
});

this works perfectly and the file is successfully uploaded.

but this redirect me to "/multer" after uploading the file (because of the form element).
How do i stay on the same page??..possibly using angularjs
so i tried this:

making a HTML angular file:

<section data-ng-controller="myCtrl">
<input type="file" id="photo" name="photo"/> 
<button id="Button1" ng-click="f()">Upload</button>
</section>

and a Angularjs controller:

angular.module('users').controller('myCtrl',[$scope,function($scope){
    $scope.f=function(){
        var photo = document.getElementById('photo');
        var file = photo.files[0];
        if (file) {

            //code to make a post request with a file object for uploading?????

            //something like..
            //$http.post('/multer', file).success(function(response) {
            //console.log("success");
            //});
        }
    }
}]);

CAN SOMEONE HELP ME WITH THE CODE FOR MAKING A POST REQUEST WITH A FILE OBJECT FOR UPLOADING USING MULTER FROM ANGULARJS CONTROLLER ?

thanks

hi @GauravGupta I stuck in same kind of problem. Please assist me to save my time. — Sunny, Feb 21 '19 at 09:28

score 24 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 15 '16 at 20:04

24

Angularjs directive:

angular.module('users').directive('fileModel', ['$parse', function ($parse) {
return {
    restrict: 'A',
    link: function(scope, element, attrs) {
        var model = $parse(attrs.fileModel);
        var modelSetter = model.assign;

        element.bind('change', function(){
            scope.$apply(function(){
                modelSetter(scope, element[0].files[0]);
            });
        });
    }
};
}]);

Angular html file:

<input type="file" file-model="myFile"/><br><br>
<button ng-click="uploadFile()">Upload</button>

Angularjs Controller:

$scope.uploadFile = function(){

        var file = $scope.myFile;
        var uploadUrl = "/multer";
        var fd = new FormData();
        fd.append('file', file);

        $http.post(uploadUrl,fd, {
            transformRequest: angular.identity,
            headers: {'Content-Type': undefined}
        })
        .success(function(){
          console.log("success!!");
        })
        .error(function(){
          console.log("error!!");
        });
    };

Nodejs server route file:

var multer  = require('multer');
var storage = multer.diskStorage({
    destination: function (req, file, cb) {
        cb(null, './uploads/')
    },
    filename: function (req, file, cb) {
        cb(null, file.originalname+ '-' + Date.now()+'.jpg')
    }
});
var upload = multer({ storage: storage });

app.post('/multer', upload.single('file'));

Enjoy!

edited Jun 15 '16 at 20:04

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answered Dec 10 '15 at 15:36

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for this, "fd.append('file', file)" and, this "upload.single('file')" – big thanks! – dimpiax Dec 24 '15 at 21:33
Gives me {Error: Not Found: POST /multer in the terminal and POST XHR https://..../multer [HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found 220ms] in the explorer debugger how can I fix this? – nolags Aug 18 '16 at 10:36
Can you tell me where this Nodejs server route file code will be adding because I am new in angularjs and I am not able to understand this part . – Priyanka Ahire Sep 15 '16 at 02:40
@nolags try keeping the changes in app.js at the beginning, just after you define app. Mostly you have it after your error handler. – maicalal Dec 22 '16 at 19:11
Thanks for the solution. Successfully integrated in a project generated based on Angular-Fullstack-Generator with Yeoman Adding it in the controller of the related API – Pi Home Server Oct 06 '17 at 13:51
how to do multiple files upload in angular using the same code? – ashish naghate Aug 19 '20 at 17:27

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