Getting a file from a record in Go

[ndarilek]

Hey folks,

Working on an app using Pocketbase as a framework. I need to get a field on a record, "file", as either a file or its bytes.

How do I access file fields on records? I don't necessarily need an end-to-end example, but maybe something added to this page might help?

Thanks!

[ganigeorgiev]

The record file operations will be simplified and documented better in the future, but for now here is one minimal example:

key := record.BaseFilesPath() + "/" + record.GetString("yourFileField")

fsys, _ := app.NewFilesystem()
defer fsys.Close()

blob, _ := fsys.GetFile(key)
defer blob.Close()

// do something with the blob reader...

[danzilberdan]

Thanks. What if the files are stored on S3? Is that supported as well in this method?

[ganigeorgiev]

@danzilberdan Yes, app.NewFilesystem() in the above returns a filesystem interface based on the app storage settings, so if you have S3 enabled from the Admin UI, all operations with fsys will be against your S3 provider.

[ndarilek]

Oh very helpful, thanks!