Multer Azure Storage
Multer Azure Storage provides a Storage for multer allowing for saving data to Blob Storage.
Installation
npm install multer-azure-storage
or
yarn add multer-azure-storage
Usage
Basic usage example:
var multer = var MulterAzureStorage = var upload =
Then use upload
as described in multer documentation
File information
Each file added using Multer Azure Storage contains the following information:
Key | Description | Note |
---|---|---|
fieldname |
Field name specified in the form | added by multer |
originalname |
Name of the file on the user's computer | added by multer |
encoding |
Encoding type of the file | added by multer |
mimetype |
Mime type of the file | added by multer |
blob |
Name of created blob | |
container |
Name of container in which blob was created | |
blobType |
Type of blob | BlockBlob - From the result of call to azure's getBlobProperties() of blobService |
size |
Size of the blob | From the result of call to azure's getBlobProperties() of blobService |
etag |
Etag | From the result of call to azure's getBlobProperties() of blobService |
metadata |
Blob's metadata | From the result of call to azure's getBlobProperties() of blobService |
url |
Url to access the blob |
Options
To setup the connection to Azure Storage either the connection string (azureStorageConnectionString
) is required or the combination of storage account (azureStorageAccount
) and access key (azureStorageAccessKey
)
Using Azure storage connection string
Parameter Name | Type | Sample Value |
---|---|---|
azureStorageConnectionString |
string | 'DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=mystorageaccount;AccountKey=mykey;EndpointSuffix=core.windows.net' |
containerName |
string | 'photos' |
containerSecurity |
string (optional) | 'blob' or 'container' , defaults to blob |
fileName |
function (optional) | function that receives a file reference and allows customization of the file name |
Using Azure storage account name and access key
Parameter Name | Type | Sample Value |
---|---|---|
azureStorageAccessKey |
string | 'dcs@3asd@...' - Access Key related to your storage account |
azureStorageAccount |
string | 'mystorageaccount' |
containerName |
string | 'photos' |
containerSecurity |
string (optional) | 'blob' or 'container ', defaults to blob |
fileName |
function (optional) | function that receives a file reference and allows customization of the file name |
For more information about the meaning of individual parameters please check Azure documentation on node.js integration.
Tests
Not implemented yet