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Get full path of file in node.js with module express-busboy

I am using node.js and express-busboy to upload a file from a file input form to the server. The uploaded file will have a path of something like root/useruploaded/formattached/somerandomid(e.g. 9w470066-68b4-549e-9607-1987c72768ac)/myFileInputName/uploaded.file

My express-busboy settings look like this:

bb.extend(app, {
  upload: true,
  path: path.join(__dirname, '/useruploaded/formattached'),
  allowedPath: /^\/contact$/ // <-- My POST
});

Then when I access the file by doing req.files.contactFileUpload.filename I can successfully get the name of the uploaded file.

However, when I go to attach this file to my email, I need the path, which I can't figure out how to get because of the random id folder that busboy puts the user uploaded content into. Otherwise I would be able to do something like

path = path.join(__dirname, '/useruploaded/formattached', req.files.contactFileUpload.filename);

To get the path.

My question is how can I

Stop busboy from putting my files in a random id folder?

OR

Get the full path of the file?

I have tried to do req.files.contactFileUpload.path, but this returns undefined.

Thank you in advance!

Solution

  • You can simply access the uploaded file path at the property file of the returned object.

    In your case, in order to get the filepath, you have to do : 

    req.files.contactFileUpload.file