- React frontend image upload with express backend server.js to handle file uploads.
- This is an excellent tutorial by Traversy Media.
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- Uploads an image file from the React frontend. This file is fetched by the backend using express.js and stored in 'uploads' in the public folder.
- The frontend uses a FileUpload component with a FormData object with inputs for the file itself and a file name. The image will be displayed on the frontend.
- Includes a % upload complete progress-bar component.
- Includes a dismissable status message component.
- React hooks used to write state. React extension shows hooks and their states in the dev console.
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npm run dev
runs the front and backend simultaneously in development mode. It will open http://localhost:3000 to view in browser. Any code changes will automatically reload the browser.
- FileUpload component try-catch to show percentage progress or error message.
try {
const res = await axios.post('/upload', formData, {
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data'
},
onUploadProgress: progressEvent => {
setUploadPercentage(parseInt(Math.round((progressEvent.loaded * 100) / progressEvent.total)));
setTimeout(() => setUploadPercentage(0), 10000);
}
});
const { fileName, filePath } = res.data;
setUploadedFile({ fileName, filePath });
setMessage('File uploaded');
} catch(err) {
if(err.response.status === 500) {
setMessage('There was a problem with the server');
} else {
setMessage(err.response.data.msg);
}
}
- Status: Working.
- To do: Nothing
- This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.