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Jason Small
Jason Small

Reputation: 1054

Dynamically Add Files to Request Post

I'm using the node module Request

I need to attached several files to the form post. I have the filenames that I need to attach in the following format: 

var images = "images1.jpg,image2.jpg,image3.jpg"

I'm not sure how to include them into the form post. According to the docs, you declare the form data like: 

var formData = {

  attachments: [
    fs.createReadStream(__dirname + '/image1.jpg'),
    fs.createReadStream(__dirname + '/image2.jpg'),
    fs.createReadStream(__dirname + '/image3.jpg'),
  ],
};

But how do I loop through the content of "images" and use "fs.createReadStream" to dynamically add the images to the form data?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 78

Answers (1)

Molda
Molda

Reputation: 5704

Create an array from your images

images = images.split(',');

Then attach each image

var formData = { attachments: []}

for(var i = 0; i < images.length; i++){
    formData.attachments.push(fs.createReadStream(__dirname + '/' + images[i]));
}

Upvotes: 1

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