How to store a file with file extension with multer?
Managed to store my files in a folder but they store without the file extension.
Does any one know how would I store the file with file extension?
I have a workaround for the adding proper extension of files. If you use path
node module
var multer = require('multer');
var path = require('path')
var storage = multer.diskStorage({
destination: function (req, file, cb) {
cb(null, 'uploads/')
},
filename: function (req, file, cb) {
cb(null, Date.now() + path.extname(file.originalname)) //Appending extension
}
})
var upload = multer({ storage: storage });
From the docs: "Multer will not append any file extension for you, your function should return a filename complete with an file extension."
Here's how you can add the extension:
var multer = require('multer');
var storage = multer.diskStorage({
destination: function (req, file, cb) {
cb(null, 'uploads/')
},
filename: function (req, file, cb) {
cb(null, Date.now() + '.jpg') //Appending .jpg
}
})
var upload = multer({ storage: storage });
I would recommend using the mimetype
property to determine the extension. For example:
filename: function (req, file, cb) {
console.log(file.mimetype); //Will return something like: image/jpeg
More info: https://github.com/expressjs/multer
I got file the extension from file.mimetype
.
I split the mimetype and get the file extension from it
Please try the below function.
let storage = multer.diskStorage({
destination: function (req, file, cb) {
cb(null, './uploads')
},
filename: function (req, file, cb) {
let extArray = file.mimetype.split("/");
let extension = extArray[extArray.length - 1];
cb(null, file.fieldname + '-' + Date.now()+ '.' +extension)
}
})
const upload = multer({ storage: storage })
It can be done like this:
var storage = multer.diskStorage({
destination: function (req, file, cb) {
cb(null, config.DIR)
},
filename: function (req, file, cb) {
let ext = file.originalname.substring(file.originalname.lastIndexOf('.'), file.originalname.length);
cb(null, Date.now() + ext)
}
});
const upload = multer({
storage: storage
}).any();