176 lines
4.7 KiB
Markdown
176 lines
4.7 KiB
Markdown
|
# Form-Data [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/felixge/node-form-data.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/felixge/node-form-data) [![Dependency Status](https://gemnasium.com/felixge/node-form-data.png)](https://gemnasium.com/felixge/node-form-data)
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
A module to create readable ```"multipart/form-data"``` streams. Can be used to submit forms and file uploads to other web applications.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
The API of this module is inspired by the [XMLHttpRequest-2 FormData Interface][xhr2-fd].
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
[xhr2-fd]: http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/XMLHttpRequest-2/Overview.html#the-formdata-interface
|
|||
|
[streams2-thing]: http://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#stream_compatibility_with_older_node_versions
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
## Install
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
npm install form-data
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
## Usage
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
In this example we are constructing a form with 3 fields that contain a string,
|
|||
|
a buffer and a file stream.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
``` javascript
|
|||
|
var FormData = require('form-data');
|
|||
|
var fs = require('fs');
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
var form = new FormData();
|
|||
|
form.append('my_field', 'my value');
|
|||
|
form.append('my_buffer', new Buffer(10));
|
|||
|
form.append('my_file', fs.createReadStream('/foo/bar.jpg'));
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Also you can use http-response stream:
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
``` javascript
|
|||
|
var FormData = require('form-data');
|
|||
|
var http = require('http');
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
var form = new FormData();
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
http.request('http://nodejs.org/images/logo.png', function(response) {
|
|||
|
form.append('my_field', 'my value');
|
|||
|
form.append('my_buffer', new Buffer(10));
|
|||
|
form.append('my_logo', response);
|
|||
|
});
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Or @mikeal's request stream:
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
``` javascript
|
|||
|
var FormData = require('form-data');
|
|||
|
var request = require('request');
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
var form = new FormData();
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
form.append('my_field', 'my value');
|
|||
|
form.append('my_buffer', new Buffer(10));
|
|||
|
form.append('my_logo', request('http://nodejs.org/images/logo.png'));
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
In order to submit this form to a web application, call ```submit(url, [callback])``` method:
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
``` javascript
|
|||
|
form.submit('http://example.org/', function(err, res) {
|
|||
|
// res – response object (http.IncomingMessage) //
|
|||
|
res.resume(); // for node-0.10.x
|
|||
|
});
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
For more advanced request manipulations ```submit()``` method returns ```http.ClientRequest``` object, or you can choose from one of the alternative submission methods.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
### Alternative submission methods
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
You can use node's http client interface:
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
``` javascript
|
|||
|
var http = require('http');
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
var request = http.request({
|
|||
|
method: 'post',
|
|||
|
host: 'example.org',
|
|||
|
path: '/upload',
|
|||
|
headers: form.getHeaders()
|
|||
|
});
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
form.pipe(request);
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
request.on('response', function(res) {
|
|||
|
console.log(res.statusCode);
|
|||
|
});
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Or if you would prefer the `'Content-Length'` header to be set for you:
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
``` javascript
|
|||
|
form.submit('example.org/upload', function(err, res) {
|
|||
|
console.log(res.statusCode);
|
|||
|
});
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
To use custom headers and pre-known length in parts:
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
``` javascript
|
|||
|
var CRLF = '\r\n';
|
|||
|
var form = new FormData();
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
var options = {
|
|||
|
header: CRLF + '--' + form.getBoundary() + CRLF + 'X-Custom-Header: 123' + CRLF + CRLF,
|
|||
|
knownLength: 1
|
|||
|
};
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
form.append('my_buffer', buffer, options);
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
form.submit('http://example.com/', function(err, res) {
|
|||
|
if (err) throw err;
|
|||
|
console.log('Done');
|
|||
|
});
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Form-Data can recognize and fetch all the required information from common types of streams (```fs.readStream```, ```http.response``` and ```mikeal's request```), for some other types of streams you'd need to provide "file"-related information manually:
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
``` javascript
|
|||
|
someModule.stream(function(err, stdout, stderr) {
|
|||
|
if (err) throw err;
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
var form = new FormData();
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
form.append('file', stdout, {
|
|||
|
filename: 'unicycle.jpg',
|
|||
|
contentType: 'image/jpg',
|
|||
|
knownLength: 19806
|
|||
|
});
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
form.submit('http://example.com/', function(err, res) {
|
|||
|
if (err) throw err;
|
|||
|
console.log('Done');
|
|||
|
});
|
|||
|
});
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
For edge cases, like POST request to URL with query string or to pass HTTP auth credentials, object can be passed to `form.submit()` as first parameter:
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
``` javascript
|
|||
|
form.submit({
|
|||
|
host: 'example.com',
|
|||
|
path: '/probably.php?extra=params',
|
|||
|
auth: 'username:password'
|
|||
|
}, function(err, res) {
|
|||
|
console.log(res.statusCode);
|
|||
|
});
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
In case you need to also send custom HTTP headers with the POST request, you can use the `headers` key in first parameter of `form.submit()`:
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
``` javascript
|
|||
|
form.submit({
|
|||
|
host: 'example.com',
|
|||
|
path: '/surelynot.php',
|
|||
|
headers: {'x-test-header': 'test-header-value'}
|
|||
|
}, function(err, res) {
|
|||
|
console.log(res.statusCode);
|
|||
|
});
|
|||
|
```
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
## Notes
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
- ```getLengthSync()``` method DOESN'T calculate length for streams, use ```knownLength``` options as workaround.
|
|||
|
- If it feels like FormData hangs after submit and you're on ```node-0.10```, please check [Compatibility with Older Node Versions][streams2-thing]
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
## TODO
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
- Add new streams (0.10) support and try really hard not to break it for 0.8.x.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
## License
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
Form-Data is licensed under the MIT license.
|