How to use with json api

[MikaAK]

I'm wondering how i can integrate this into a phoenix json api, to be exact I'm not sure how to upload a photo to a specific model. In the example, it shows you can do foward "/attachments", Exfile.Router but how would I do this on a per resource basis so that I can upload files for my User models avatar field for example?

[keichan34]

I'll make a JSON-based usage guide in the near future. When you upload to /attachments (usually to the cache store, so POST /attachments/cache) outside of the traditional request/response cycle, you will get back a JSON document with the structure:

{
  "id": "file ID",
  "uri": "exfile://cache/file ID"
}

You can then use the uri field to associate that file with the user avatar field using the Ecto field (the Ecto adapter will recognize the exfile:// URI and copy the file from the cache backend to the store backend).

[MikaAK]

Thanks for the quick response. Just to make sure I understand, an upload process would look something like this:
POST /attatchments/cache -> take uri and update User model with {avatar: uri} -> file gets moved from cache into actual store.
I like the sound of that!

[keichan34]

That's correct! I've opened a new issue about the docs I talked about before (#20). Re-open this issue if you're having any problems with the flow above.