LocalFile Field

Warning: the LocalFile Field has been deprecated. Please use the File and a storage adapter going forward.

Object — Displayed as a file upload field in the Admin UI

Stores files on the local file system.

  { type: Types.LocalFile }

Note: This field type is not compatible with PAAS Hosts like Heroku because it relies on the local file system

Options

dest String

required, the path to store uploaded file

prefix String

the path prefix in browser, if it different with dest

datePrefix String

if set, prefixes the file name with the current date in this format (see moment.js for format options)

allowedTypes Array of String

optional white-list of allowed mime types for uploaded file

filename Function

function with two arguments: current model and file object to return the new filename to upload.

{
  type: Types.LocalFile,
  dest: '/data/files',
  prefix: '/files/',
  filename: function(item, file){
    return item.id + '.' + file.extension
  }
}

format Function

function with two arguments: current model and file object to return representation of this file in Admin UI.

{
  type: Types.LocalFile,
  dest: '/data/files',
  prefix: '/files/',
  format: function(item, file){
    return '<img src="/files/'+file.filename+'" style="max-width: 300px">'
  }
}

Schema

filename String

path String

size Number

filetype String

Virtuals

exists Boolean

whether there is a file path stored

Underscore methods

uploadFile(file, update, callback)

uploads a file to the local storage, stores the details in the field and provides the file data to the callback.

• file File should be a file as provided by express when a file is uploaded, i.e. req.files.path

• update Boolean whether to update the field with the details of the file after upload completes

• callback(err, fileData) - is passed the object that will be stored in the field (see schema above)