https://github.com/evantahler/autouploader

autoUploader will monitor a local folder, and then upload files which appear there
https://github.com/evantahler/autouploader

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autoUploader will monitor a local folder, and then upload files which appear there

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/evantahler/autouploader
• Owner: evantahler
• Created: 2012-03-01T05:56:50.000Z (almost 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2012-08-10T04:01:55.000Z (over 12 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-01T23:24:42.931Z (8 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
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• Size: 97.7 KB
• Stars: 7
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: readme.md

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# autoUploader

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I will monitor a directory and upload files from it.  I do this by POST-ing files to the remote server (as if I was a web form).  I can also look for metadata files in this directory and add POST information from them along with the file.  

## Requirements

- node.js V6 or later

## Configuration Values

- sourceDirectory: (string) The folder to be monitored

  - IE: "/Users/evantahler/Desktop/source/"

- destinationDirectory: (string) If I am set, I will move uploaded files to this new directory after a successful upload.

 - IE: "/Users/evantahler/Desktop/dest/"

- uploadHost: (string) The base URL of the upload server

 - IE: "mysweetserver.example.com"

- uploadPath: (string) The "page" to upload to on the uploadHost

 - IE: "/upload.php"

- uploadPort: (integer) The port to POST to on the uploadHost

  - IE: 80

- uploadFileFieldName (sting) the field name that is used to uplaod the file

  - IE: "file"

- metadataFile: (boolean) If I am true, I will not upload a file unless its corresponding metadata file is present.

  - IE: true

- metadataFileExtension: (string) The file extension expected for metadata files

  - IE: ".json"

- additionalUploadParams: (object) If there are any additional data fields that need to accompany an upload, put them here 

  - IE: { password: "secret" }

- checkCycleTime: (integer) How often to check sourceDirectory for new files

  - IE: 5000

- logFolder: (string) where to keep the application's Log

  - IE: "./log/"

- logFile: (string) the name of the application's log file

  - IE: "autoUploader.log"

- maxLogFileSize: (integer) the largest the log file can get in bytes.  It will be deleted and started over if it gets to large

  - IE: 100000

## Notes

- Metadata files should be in the JSON format, and end with .json

- Metadata files should have the same basename as the main file

	- IE: the Metadata file for movie.mp4 would be movie.json

- An example metadata file for movie.mp4 would be something like: { "first_name":"Evan", "last_name":"Tahler", "movie_name":"My Cool Movie!" }

## Example Log Output

This is rendered to your shell and to the log file

	2012-02-29 21:23:54 | Starting...

	2012-02-29 21:23:54 | Checking folder: /Users/evantahler/Desktop/source/

	2012-02-29 21:23:54 |   No files found

	2012-02-29 21:24:09 | Checking folder: /Users/evantahler/Desktop/source/

	2012-02-29 21:24:09 |   File: test.txt

	2012-02-29 21:24:09 | 	Uploading: test.txt

	2012-02-29 21:24:09 |   Uploaded!

	2012-02-29 21:24:09 |   Files Moved

	2012-02-29 21:24:14 | Checking folder: /Users/evantahler/Desktop/source/

	2012-02-29 21:24:14 |   No files found

## Thanks

- Moving Files: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4568689/how-do-i-move-file-a-to-a-different-partition-in-node-js

- Uploading Files: http://onteria.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/multipartform-data-uploads-using-node-js-and-http-request/