FS Collection alternative

[balibou]

Hello,

Is it planned to go on an alternative to FSCollection (because deprecated) ?
Like webapp (http://docs.meteor.com/packages/webapp.html and https://iamlawrence.me/uploading-files-with-meteor)

[Mokto]

Not it is not planned, but PR are welcome.

I use Meteor Files which works quite well for me right now.

[dr-dimitru]

Hi all,

I would like to create integration for Meteor-Files, is there any chance to point me to right direction?

@Mokto or MF already works with react-native-meteor well and there is no need to add native support?

[noris666]

@dr-dimitru MF not already works with this package, this is good idea about create integration.
I made an example, but my solution not really perfect.
https://github.com/noris666/Meteor-Files-POST-Example

[dr-dimitru]

Here is great migration guide: https://github.com/VeliovGroup/Meteor-Files/wiki/Converting-from-CollectionFS made by community members whoops, wrong thread

[dr-dimitru]

@noris666 great code, will pass it to @oeway

[dr-dimitru]

Hey @noris666 ,

You've made a great example, is there any chance to make as part of MF wiki?

[noris666]

@dr-dimitru if you want use my code for examples, no problem with this :-)
Also you say about integration Meteor Files with react-native-meteor ?
Any news about this ?

[dr-dimitru]

Also you say about integration Meteor Files with react-native-meteor ?

Yes, is there any chance to point me to right direction?

if you want use my code for examples, no problem with this :-)

I can do it by myself (but don't have much time for testing), or you can send PR, up to you.

[noris666]

@dr-dimitru

Yes, is there any chance to point me to right direction?

Of course. Here no problem.

I can do it by myself (but don't have much time for testing), or you can send PR, up to you.

Now i develop 2 applications and in this projects need file uploads.
We can try develop upload files via DDP and POST, i think it is better ways for mobile applications and integration with Meteor.

[cyclops24]

Guys what's new news about integrating https://github.com/VeliovGroup/Meteor-Files in react-native-meteor?

VeliovGroup/Meteor-Files is seems awesome and also it's maintained well. I think it's the best alternative for deprecated FSCollection version.

**/CC: ** @noris666
**/CC: ** @dr-dimitru

[lc3t35]

Hi, I had a closer look to the feasability of providing Meteor-Files in react-native-meteor.
Meteor-Files is a meteor package, we can just focus on the client side, first problem is the strong dependency on meteor's packages such as "check", "check" uses Meteor functions such as Meteor.EnvironmentVariable, Meteor.makeErrorType. Maybe we can remove checks for now.
Next dependency is with ostrio:cookies which use Meteor's http, but it's just a get, so can be fixed in RN.
Next dependency is with meteor/reactive-var in upload.js, might be ok with trackr ?
The other tricky part seems to be the worker, maybe could use https://github.com/devfd/react-native-workers ?
Not simple task for just one brain indeed ! Help is welcome ;)

[dr-dimitru]

@lc3t35

1. check package can be replaced with dummy package, or all "checks" can be removed from code;
2. Cookies is only needed for http upload transport, and protecting files from unrestricted download. If you're on ddp transport and not using "protected" files you will be good without Cookies package;
3. Web Workers can be disabled.

[dr-dimitru]

@lc3t35 do you have any results so far?

[lc3t35]

@dr-dimitru I did not get any further with this option. I moved to fetch a formData into Picker's (meteor/meteorhacks:picker) api handling the FilesCollection.
if FilesCollection where supported by react-native-meteor, I could just do :

      this.props.Images.insert({
        file: this.props.image.uri,
        streams: 'dynamic',
        chunkSize: 'dynamic',
      }, false).on('start', function () {
        this.setState({ uploading: true });
      }).on('end', function (error, fileObj) {
        if (error) {
          this.props.alertWithType('warning', 'Error', '');
        } else {
          this.setState({ uploading: false });
          this.props.onProgress(false, 0);
        }
      }).start();

For now it's way more complicated and I don't have progress feedback with fetch/picker ;)

[dr-dimitru]

@lc3t35 for progress use progress event

[lc3t35]

@dr-dimitru I know that ! I meant I don't have progress feedback with fetch/picker (previous post edited for clarity) ;) For now I don't have time to go deeper into this, maybe in January.

[dr-dimitru]

@lc3t35 whoops, misunderstood :)
Perhaps I'm speaking code too much.

Ok, get back to this whenever you'll have a time for it.

If anyone else is ready to try integrate MF package with react-native - I'm ready to create "truncated" version removing unneeded parts, as described here - #118 (comment)

[AbednegoTM]

@dr-dimitru did you create. the truncated version. I used MF when learning react it worked perfectly, I would love to use it with RN as well. am new RN and still exploring MF

[dr-dimitru]

Hey @AbednegoTM ,

No news here, looks like there isn't a lot of interest towards this ticket.
I'm still ready to contribute, but need someone who will continue supporting it, fix bugs, etc. Mainly we're looking for main contributor here.