I am trying to upload a file in AngularJS using ng-upload but I am running into issues. My html looks like this:
In my case above mentioned methods work fine with php but when i try to upload files with these methods in node.js then i have some problem. So instead of using $http({..,..,...}) use the normal jquery ajax.
For select file use this
<input type="file" name="file" onchange="angular.element(this).scope().uploadFile(this)"/>
And in controller
$scope.uploadFile = function(element) {
var data = new FormData();
data.append('file', $(element)[0].files[0]);
jQuery.ajax({
url: 'brand/upload',
type:'post',
data: data,
contentType: false,
processData: false,
success: function(response) {
console.log(response);
},
error: function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorMessage) {
alert('Error uploading: ' + errorMessage);
}
});
};
There's little-no documentation on angular for uploading files. A lot of solutions require custom directives other dependencies (jquery in primis... just to upload a file...). After many tries I've found this with just angularjs (tested on v.1.0.6)
html
<input type="file" name="file" onchange="angular.element(this).scope().uploadFile(this.files)"/>
Angularjs (1.0.6) not support ng-model on "input-file" tags so you have to do it in a "native-way" that pass the all (eventually) selected files from the user.
controller
$scope.uploadFile = function(files) {
var fd = new FormData();
//Take the first selected file
fd.append("file", files[0]);
$http.post(uploadUrl, fd, {
withCredentials: true,
headers: {'Content-Type': undefined },
transformRequest: angular.identity
}).success( ...all right!... ).error( ..damn!... );
};
The cool part is the undefined content-type and the transformRequest: angular.identity that give at the $http the ability to choose the right "content-type" and manage the boundary needed when handling multipart data.
You can try ng-file-upload angularjs plugin (instead of ng-upload).
It's fairly easy to setup and deal with angularjs specifics. It also supports progress, cancel, drag and drop and is cross browser.
html
<!-- Note: MUST BE PLACED BEFORE angular.js-->
<script src="ng-file-upload-shim.min.js"></script>
<script src="angular.min.js"></script>
<script src="ng-file-upload.min.js"></script>
<div ng-controller="MyCtrl">
<input type="file" ngf-select="onFileSelect($files)" multiple>
</div>
JS:
//inject angular file upload directives and service.
angular.module('myApp', ['ngFileUpload']);
var MyCtrl = [ '$scope', '$upload', function($scope, $upload) {
$scope.onFileSelect = function($files) {
//$files: an array of files selected, each file has name, size, and type.
for (var i = 0; i < $files.length; i++) {
var file = $files[i];
$scope.upload = $upload.upload({
url: 'server/upload/url', //upload.php script, node.js route, or servlet url
data: {myObj: $scope.myModelObj},
file: file,
}).progress(function(evt) {
console.log('percent: ' + parseInt(100.0 * evt.loaded / evt.total));
}).then(function(response) {
var data = response.data;
// file is uploaded successfully
console.log(data);
});
}
};
}];
var app = angular.module('plunkr', [])
app.controller('UploadController', function($scope, fileReader) {
$scope.imageSrc = "";
$scope.$on("fileProgress", function(e, progress) {
$scope.progress = progress.loaded / progress.total;
});
});
app.directive("ngFileSelect", function(fileReader, $timeout) {
return {
scope: {
ngModel: '='
},
link: function($scope, el) {
function getFile(file) {
fileReader.readAsDataUrl(file, $scope)
.then(function(result) {
$timeout(function() {
$scope.ngModel = result;
});
});
}
el.bind("change", function(e) {
var file = (e.srcElement || e.target).files[0];
getFile(file);
});
}
};
});
app.factory("fileReader", function($q, $log) {
var onLoad = function(reader, deferred, scope) {
return function() {
scope.$apply(function() {
deferred.resolve(reader.result);
});
};
};
var onError = function(reader, deferred, scope) {
return function() {
scope.$apply(function() {
deferred.reject(reader.result);
});
};
};
var onProgress = function(reader, scope) {
return function(event) {
scope.$broadcast("fileProgress", {
total: event.total,
loaded: event.loaded
});
};
};
var getReader = function(deferred, scope) {
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = onLoad(reader, deferred, scope);
reader.onerror = onError(reader, deferred, scope);
reader.onprogress = onProgress(reader, scope);
return reader;
};
var readAsDataURL = function(file, scope) {
var deferred = $q.defer();
var reader = getReader(deferred, scope);
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
return deferred.promise;
};
return {
readAsDataUrl: readAsDataURL
};
});
*************** CSS ****************
img{width:200px; height:200px;}
************** HTML ****************
<div ng-app="app">
<div ng-controller="UploadController ">
<form>
<input type="file" ng-file-select="onFileSelect($files)" ng-model="imageSrc">
<input type="file" ng-file-select="onFileSelect($files)" ng-model="imageSrc2">
<!-- <input type="file" ng-file-select="onFileSelect($files)" multiple> -->
</form>
<img ng-src="{{imageSrc}}" />
<img ng-src="{{imageSrc2}}" />
</div>
</div>