File Uploader

An Image Micro Service - This Service is used to Store Images for single files and multiple files and output the direct url link.Basically it doesn't have to be an Image, you can change to any file you want but the example on this Repo is using an Image.

Use Case

You can use this script as an example to understand how images / file can be uploaded to a Server by an Anonymous user
You can use this as an example in your Project.

Configurations

Clone the Repo into your local machine.
ensure you have Python Installed or Goto https://www.python.org/downloads/ any version from v3.6.x will do.
if you're not on python3.6, you can use a virtual environment to run the App python -m virtualenv venv --python=3.6.
Then activate it by using source venv/bin/activate
You will also need to ensure you have PIP on your computer with the download. check by using pip --version
You will need to install Flask module, do so by using pip install -r requirements.txt
Once installed, cd into the directory so you can run a local server on Terminal by doing the below

$: export FLASK_APP=app.py && FLASK_ENV=development 
$: flask run

This will start up a local server with debug mode on. If you do not want debug on, you can set FLASK_ENV=production
Access the Service by navigating to your browser on http://127.0.0.1:5000

Accessing via GUI

This Service comes with a UI base, where you can access the Service
Navigate on your Browser on http://127.0.0.1:5000 to begin

Accessing via REST

This Service also has a REST method as well, were you can send request via HTTP
endpoint for the resource is http://127.0.0.1:5000/api

Using cURL as an example cd into the directory where an image file is located

curl -X POST -F "file=@file.png" "http://127.0.0.1:5000/api"

curl -X POST -F "file=@Archive.zip" "http://127.0.0.1:5000/api"

Output for multiple file upload

{
"results": [
 {
   "message": "File has been uploaded link http://127.0.0.1:5000/view/script_field1.png", 
   "status": "success"
 }, 
 {
   "message": "File has been uploaded link http://127.0.0.1:5000/view/updatesql.png", 
   "status": "success"
 }
]
}

Improvements

The URL cannot be viewed later on for multi upload after the current browser tab has been close.
The directory search is only one layer, cannot search files within another layer of folder.
Files are overwritten, if they bear the same name.