addFile.md

addFile(path [, opts, callback, proceedAfterUpload]) [Server]

Add local file to FilesCollection from FS.

Note: You can not use this method on public collections. As they supposed to be served without NodeJS (Meteor) participation. But you always can move file to root of your web-server and then add a record to FilesCollection.

• path {String} - Full path to file, like /var/www/files/sample.png
• opts {Object} - Recommended properties:
  • opts.fileName {String} - File name with extension, like name.ext
  • opts.meta {Object} - Object with custom meta-data
  • opts.type {String} - Mime-type, like image/png
  • opts.size {Number} - File size in bytes, if not set - size will be calculated from file
  • opts.userId {String} - UserId, default null
  • opts.fileId {String} - _id of inserted file, if not set - Random.id() will be used
• callback {Function} - Triggered after new record is added to Collection. With error, and fileRef, where fileRef is a new record from DB
• proceedAfterUpload {Boolean} - Proceed onAfterUpload hook (if defined) after local file is added to FilesCollection
• Returns {FilesCollection} - Current FilesCollection instance

import { FilesCollection } from 'meteor/ostrio:files';

const imagesCollection = new FilesCollection({collectionName: 'images'});

imagesCollection.addFile('/var/www/files/sample.png', {
  fileName: 'sample.png',
  type: 'image/png',
  fileId: 'abc123AwesomeId',
  meta: {}
});