So, I'm having trouble parsing a PDF file from a GET request, I'm using the pdf2text lib.
I can parse files normally from the file path:
var pdfText = require('pdf2Text');
var fs = require('fs');
var buffer = fs.readFileSync('C:/myPdf.pdf');
pdfText(buffer).then(function(result){
// do some stuff with the result here
})
But I'm not sure how to get the buffer from a HTTP request, I tried to do a new Buffer(response) but it didn't work (I'm using the request-promise library by the way). Keep in mind that I don't really want to save the file, just read it as buffer.
EDIT: What I'm trying to do:
request('http://blabla.com/pdfs/myPdf.pdf').then(function(response){
var buffer = new Buffer(response);
pdfText(buffer).then(function(result){
// doesn't work with this buffer
})
});
I guess this probably isn't doable with the request-promise and I should use the standard request, but still I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do.
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My app is created with mean and I am a user of docker too. The purpose of my app is to create and download a CSV file. I already created my file, compressed it and placed it in a temp folder (the file will be removed after the download). This part is in the nodejs server side and works without problems.
I already use several things like (res.download) which is supposed to download directly the file in the browser but nothing append. I tried to use blob in the angularjs part but it doesn't work.
The getData function creates and compresses the file (it exists I can reach it directly when I look where the app is saved).
exports.getData = function getData(req, res, next){
var listRequest = req.body.params.listURL;
var stringTags = req.body.params.tagString;
//The name of the compressed CSV file
var nameFile = req.body.params.fileName;
var query = url.parse(req.url, true).query;
//The function which create the file
ApollineData.getData(listRequest, stringTags, nameFile)
.then(function (response){
var filePath = '/opt/mean.js/modules/apolline/client/CSVDownload/'+response;
const file = fs.createReadStream(filePath);
res.download(filePath, response);
})
.catch(function (response){
console.log(response);
});
};
My main problem is to download this file directly in the browser without using any variable because it could be huge (like several GB). I want to download it and then delete it.
There is nothing wrong with res.download
Probably the reason why res.download don't work for you is b/c you are using AJAX to fetch the resource, Do a regular navigation. Or if it requires some post data and another method: create a form and submit.
Over my node.js application I decode base64 encoded images using the following line of code:
const fileDataDecoded = Buffer.from(base64EncodedfileData,'base64');
So far I can write a file with the following piece of code:
const fs = require('fs');
....
const fileDataDecoded = Buffer.from(base64EncodedfileData,'base64');
fs.writeFile("/tmp/test.png", fileDataDecoded, function(err) {
//Handle Error
});
Now what I want to achieve is the decoded files via the buffer to get written into a file via streams in order to acheive better efficiency on the executed application.
In other words I want the filedata to get written at the same time that the data is getting base64-decoded, in order to write large files with an efficient way. If is not possible via a Buffer to stream base64 decoded data then I would like to know how is possible to decode base64 data.
You can create a readable stream and push the image buffer. Then pipe it to a writeable stream like this.
var base64 = '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';
var fs = require('fs')
var Readable = require('stream').Readable
const imgBuffer = Buffer.from(base64, 'base64')
var s = new Readable()
s.push(imgBuffer)
s.push(null)
s.pipe(fs.createWriteStream("test.png"));
Just another solution with base-64 & utf8 in case we're using react-native which doesn't have Buffer global object:
function (base64Str) {
return utf8.decode(base64.decode(base64Str))
}
I want to read and write to a file in a specific way.
An example file could be:
name1:100
name2:400
name3:7865786
...etc etc
What would be the best way to read this data in and store in, and eventually write it out?
I don't know which type of data structure to use? I'm still fairly new to javascript.
I want to be able to determine if any key,values are matching.
For example, if I were to add to the file, I could see that name1 is already in the file, and I just edit the value instead of adding a duplicate.
You can use localStorage as a temporary storage between reads and writes.
Though, you cannot actually read and write to a user's filesystem at will using client side JavaScript. You can however request the user to select a file to read the same way you can request the user to save the data you push, as a file.
localStorage allow you to store the data as key-value pairs and it's easy to check if an item exists or not. Optionally simply use a literal object which basically can do the same but only exists in memory. localStorage can be saved between sessions and navigation between pages.
// set some data
localStorage.setItem("key", "value");
// get some data
var data = localStorage.getItem("key");
// check if key exists, set if not (though, you can simply override the key as well)
if (!localStorage.getItem("key")) localStorage.setItem("key", "value");
The method getItem will always return null if the key doesn't exist.
But note that localStorage can only store strings. For binary data and/or large sizes, look into Indexed DB instead.
To read a file you have to request the user to select one (or several):
HTML:
<label>Select a file: <input type=file id=selFile></label>
JavaScript
document.getElementById("selFile").onchange = function() {
var fileReader = new FileReader();
fileReader.onload = function() {
var txt = this.result;
// now we have the selected file as text.
};
fileReader.readAsText(this.files[0]);
};
To save a file you can use File objects this way:
var file = new File([txt], "myFilename.txt", {type: "application/octet-stream"});
var blobUrl = (URL || webkitURL).createObjectURL(file);
window.location = blobUrl;
The reason for using octet-stream is to "force" the browser to show a save as dialog instead of it trying to show the file in the tab, which would happen if we used text/plain as type.
So, how do we get the data between these stages. Assuming you're using key/value approach and text only you can use JSON objects.
var file = JSON.stringify(localStorage);
Then send to user as File blob shown above.
To read you will have to either manually parse the file format if the data exists in a particular format, or if the data is the same as you save out you can read in the file as shown above, then convert it from string to an object:
var data = JSON.parse(txt); // continue in the function block above
Object.assign(localStorage, data); // merge data from object with localStorage
Note that you may have to delete items from the storage first. There is also the chance other data have been stored there so these are cases that needs to be considered, but this is the basis of one approach.
Example
// due to security reasons, localStorage can't be used in stacksnippet,
// so we'll use an object instead
var test = {"myKey": "Hello there!"}; // localStorage.setItem("myKey", "Hello there!");
document.getElementById("selFile").onchange = function() {
var fileReader = new FileReader();
fileReader.onload = function() {
var o = JSON.parse(this.result);
//Object.assign(localStorage, o); // use this with localStorage
alert("done, myKey=" + o["myKey"]); // o[] -> localStorage.getItem("myKey")
};
fileReader.readAsText(this.files[0]);
};
document.querySelector("button").onclick = function() {
var json = JSON.stringify(test); // test -> localStorage
var file = new File([json], "myFilename.txt", {type: "application/octet-stream"});
var blobUrl = (URL || webkitURL).createObjectURL(file);
window.location = blobUrl;
}
Save first: <button>Save file</button> (<code>"myKey" = "Hello there!"</code>)<br><br>
Then read the saved file back in:<br>
<label>Select a file: <input type=file id=selFile></label>
Are you using Nodejs? Or browser javascript?
In either case the structure you should use is js' standard object. Then you can turn it into JSON like this:
var dataJSON = JSON.stringify(yourDataObj)
With Nodejs, you'll want to require the fs module and use one of the writeFile or appendFile functions -- here's sample code:
const fs = require('fs');
fs.writeFileSync('my/file/path', dataJSON);
With browser js, this stackoverflow may help you: Javascript: Create and save file
I know you want to write to a file, but but consider a database instead so that you don't have to reinvent the wheel. INSERT ... ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE seems like the logical choice for what you're looking to do.
For security reasons it's not possible to use JavaScript to write to a regular text or similar file on a client's system.
However Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) can be used to send an XMLHttpRequest to a file on the server, written in a server-side language like PHP or ASP.
The server-side file can then write to other files, or a database on the server.
Cookies are useful if you just need to save relatively small amounts of data locally on a client's system.
For more information have a look at
Read/write to file using jQuery
Basically, I wrote a server that response a js file(object format) to users who made the request. The js file is generated by two config file. I call them config1.js and config2.js.
Here is my code:
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var _ = require('underscore');
app.use('/config.js', function (req, res) {
var config1 = require('config1');
var config2 = require('config2');
var config = _.extend(config1, config2);
res.set({'Content-Type': 'application/javascript'});
res.send(JSON.stringify(config));
});
For what I am understanding, every time I make a request to /config.js, it will fetch the latest code in config1 and config2 file even after I start server. However, if I start server, make some modification in config1.js. then make the request, it will still return me the old code. Can anyone explain and how to fix that? thanks
You should not use require in order to load your files because it is not its purpose, it caches the loaded file (see this post for more information), that is why you get the same content every time you make a request.
Use a tool like concat-files instead, or concat it "by hand" if you prefer.
Concat files and extend objects aren't equal operations. You can read the files via 'fs' module, parse objects, extend, and send.
I am using the node-png library to make the png and then save it in the local directory but when I go to open it back up, it says that it does not exist. I want to either read in the data and send it out or just have the response send an <img> field with the picture. Here's what I have so far:
//write out img data
png.pack().pipe(dst);
//link to new image made
var link = fs.createReadStream('out.png'); //says that this does not exist
//write out response with img then delete file
response.writeHead(200, {"Content-Type": "image/png"});
response.end(link, 'binary');
Couldnt you just skip writing to file altogether?
var output = png.pack();
res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'image/png');
output.pipe(res);
If you do need to write it to disk simultaneously, refer to this answer:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/19561718/944006
If you need to write to disk FIRST and THEN read from that, you would do:
var output = png.pack();
output.pipe(dst, { end: false });
output.on('end', function(){
//Read your file and set your response here.
}
I didn't test any of this but that's the way piping works in general.