Uploading an Object - Browser-Based (SDK for Node.js)

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Function

Performing a browser-based upload is to upload objects to a specified bucket in HTML form. The maximum size of an object is 5 GB.

You can call ObsClient.createPostSignatureSync to generate request parameters for a browser-based upload. You can use Node.js code to simulate a browser-based upload. For details, see post-object-sample. You can also perform a browser-based upload with the following steps:

Call ObsClient.createPostSignatureSync to generate request parameters for authentication.
Prepare an HTML form page.
Enter the request parameters in the HTML page.
Select a local file and upload it in browser-based mode.

Method

ObsClient.createPostSignatureSync(params)

Request Parameters

**Table 1** List of request parameters
Parameter	Type	Mandatory (Yes/No)	Description
Bucket	string	Yes	Explanation: Bucket name. Restrictions: A bucket name must be unique across all accounts and regions. A bucket name: Must be 3 to 63 characters long and start with a digit or letter. Lowercase letters, digits, hyphens (-), and periods (.) are allowed. Cannot be formatted as an IP address. Cannot start or end with a hyphen (-) or period (.). Cannot contain two consecutive periods (..), for example, my..bucket. Cannot contain a period (.) and a hyphen (-) adjacent to each other, for example, my-.bucket or my.-bucket. If you repeatedly create buckets with the same name in the same region, no error will be reported, and the bucket attributes comply with those set in the first creation request. Value range: The value can contain 3 to 63 characters. Default value: None
Key	string	Yes	Explanation: Object name An object is uniquely identified by an object name in a bucket. An object name is a complete path of the object that does not contain the bucket name. For example, if the address for accessing the object is examplebucket.obs.eu-west-101.myhuaweicloud.com/folder/test.txt, the object name is folder/test.txt. Restrictions: None Value range: The value can contain 1 to 1,024 characters. Default value: None
Expires	Number	No	Explanation: Validity period of authentication for a browser-based upload Restrictions: None Value range: A positive integer, in seconds Default value: 300
FormParams	Object	No	Explanation: Parameters used for browser-based uploads, excluding key, policy, and signature. Restrictions: None Value range: acl cache-control content-type content-disposition content-encoding expires Default value: None

Responses

**Table 2** Responses
Parameter	Type	Description
OriginPolicy	String	Explanation: policy not encoded using Base64. This parameter can only be used for verification.
Policy	String	Explanation: policy in the form.
Signature	String	Explanation: signature in the form.

Code Examples

The following sample code shows how to generate the parameters in a browser-based upload request.

    
     
       
       
         // Import the OBS library.
// Use npm to install the client.
const ObsClient = require("esdk-obs-nodejs");
// Use the source code to install the client.
// var ObsClient = require('./lib/obs');

// Create an instance of ObsClient.
const obsClient = new ObsClient({
  // Obtain an AK/SK pair using environment variables or import an AK/SK pair in other ways. Using hard coding may result in leakage.
  // Obtain an AK/SK pair on the management console. For details, see https://support.huaweicloud.com/eu/usermanual-ca/ca_01_0003.html.
  access_key_id: process.env.ACCESS_KEY_ID,
  secret_access_key: process.env.SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
  // (Optional) If you use a temporary AK/SK pair and a security token to access OBS, you are advised not to use hard coding, which may result in information leakage. You can obtain an AK/SK pair using environment variables or import an AK/SK pair in other ways.
  // security_token: process.env.SECURITY_TOKEN,
  // Enter the endpoint corresponding to the region where the bucket is located. EU-Dublin is used here as an example. Replace it with the one currently in use.
  server: "https://obs.eu-west-101.myhuaweicloud.eu"
});

function createSignedUrlSync() {
  const params = {
    // Specify the bucket name.
    Bucket: "examplebucket",
    // Specify an object (example/objectname in this example).
    Key: "example/objectname",
    // Specify the validity period of the signed URL, in seconds (3600 in this example).
    Expires: 3600,
    // Specify the headers that must be carried in the request.
    FormParams: {
      'x-obs-acl': 'public-read',
      'content-type': 'text/plain'
    }
  };
  // Create a signed URL for uploading an object.
  const res = obsClient.createPostSignatureSync(params);
  console.log("OriginPolicy : %s", res.OriginPolicy);
  console.log("Policy: %s", res.Policy);
  console.log("Signature: %v", res.Signature);
};

createSignedUrlSync()

        

      

    
   

Code of an HTML form example is as follows:

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
</head>
<body>

<form action="http://bucketname.your-endpoint/" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
Object key
<!-- Object name -->
<input type="text" name="key" value="objectname" />
<p>
ACL
<!-- Object ACL -->
<input type="text" name="x-obs-acl" value="public-read" />
<p>
Content-Type
<!-- Object MIME type -->
<input type="text" name="content-type" value="text/plain" />
<p>
<!-- Base64 code of the policy -->
<input type="hidden" name="policy" value="*** Provide your policy ***" />
<!-- AK -->
<input type="hidden" name="AccessKeyId" value="*** Provide your access key ***"/>
<!-- Signature information -->
<input type="hidden" name="signature" value="*** Provide your signature ***"/>

<input name="file" type="file" />
<input name="submit" value="Upload" type="submit" />
</form>
</body>
</html>