Ava

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Ava is a simple file server that allows you to run a small node process that takes the file and returns the file name that can be accessed on the same network.

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How to run Ava

Using yarn

yarn install

If you do not already have uploads directory

mkdir uploads

yarn run start

The process will be running on port 8080

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API Documentation

Uploading files

To upload files on the server, use the following route.

sever_address/upload

http request type: post

postrequest payload:

{
const formData = new FormData();
formData.append('file', selectedImage);
}

Example:

Using Axios.

const formData = new FormData();
formData.append('file', selectedImage);

const response = await Axios.post('http://localhost:8080/upload', formData {});
if (response.status === 200) {
    return response.data;
} else {
    return null;
}

response.data is a string containing filename and original extension.

Accessing files The uploaded files can be accessed on the same server address.

server_address/uploads/{file_name}

Example:

http://localhost:8080/uploads/342454.png

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