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# Form-Data [](https://travis-ci.org/felixge/node-form-data) [](https://gemnasium.com/felixge/node-form-data)
A module to create readable ```"multipart/form-data"``` streams. Can be used to submit forms and file uploads to other web applications.
The API of this module is inspired by the [XMLHttpRequest-2 FormData Interface][xhr2-fd].
[xhr2-fd]: http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/XMLHttpRequest-2/Overview.html#the-formdata-interface
[streams2-thing]: http://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#stream_compatibility_with_older_node_versions
## Install
```
npm install form-data
```
## Usage
In this example we are constructing a form with 3 fields that contain a string,
a buffer and a file stream.
``` javascript
var FormData = require('form-data');
var fs = require('fs');
var form = new FormData();
form.append('my_field', 'my value');
form.append('my_buffer', new Buffer(10));
form.append('my_file', fs.createReadStream('/foo/bar.jpg'));
```
Also you can use http-response stream:
``` javascript
var FormData = require('form-data');
var http = require('http');
var form = new FormData();
http.request('http://nodejs.org/images/logo.png', function(response) {
form.append('my_field', 'my value');
form.append('my_buffer', new Buffer(10));
form.append('my_logo', response);
});
```
Or @mikeal's request stream:
``` javascript
var FormData = require('form-data');
var request = require('request');
var form = new FormData();
form.append('my_field', 'my value');
form.append('my_buffer', new Buffer(10));
form.append('my_logo', request('http://nodejs.org/images/logo.png'));
```
In order to submit this form to a web application, call ```submit(url, [callback])``` method:
``` javascript
form.submit('http://example.org/', function(err, res) {
// res – response object (http.IncomingMessage) //
res.resume(); // for node-0.10.x
});
```
For more advanced request manipulations ```submit()``` method returns ```http.ClientRequest``` object, or you can choose from one of the alternative submission methods.
### Alternative submission methods
You can use node's http client interface:
``` javascript
var http = require('http');
var request = http.request({
method: 'post',
host: 'example.org',
path: '/upload',
headers: form.getHeaders()
});
form.pipe(request);
request.on('response', function(res) {
console.log(res.statusCode);
});
```
Or if you would prefer the `'Content-Length'` header to be set for you:
``` javascript
form.submit('example.org/upload', function(err, res) {
console.log(res.statusCode);
});
```
To use custom headers and pre-known length in parts:
``` javascript
var CRLF = '\r\n';
var form = new FormData();
var options = {
header: CRLF + '--' + form.getBoundary() + CRLF + 'X-Custom-Header: 123' + CRLF + CRLF,
knownLength: 1
};
form.append('my_buffer', buffer, options);
form.submit('http://example.com/', function(err, res) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Done');
});
```
Form-Data can recognize and fetch all the required information from common types of streams (```fs.readStream```, ```http.response``` and ```mikeal's request```), for some other types of streams you'd need to provide "file"-related information manually:
``` javascript
someModule.stream(function(err, stdout, stderr) {
if (err) throw err;
var form = new FormData();
form.append('file', stdout, {
filename: 'unicycle.jpg',
contentType: 'image/jpg',
knownLength: 19806
});
form.submit('http://example.com/', function(err, res) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Done');
});
});
```
For edge cases, like POST request to URL with query string or to pass HTTP auth credentials, object can be passed to `form.submit()` as first parameter:
``` javascript
form.submit({
host: 'example.com',
path: '/probably.php?extra=params',
auth: 'username:password'
}, function(err, res) {
console.log(res.statusCode);
});
```
## Notes
- ```getLengthSync()``` method DOESN'T calculate length for streams, use ```knownLength``` options as workaround.
- If it feels like FormData hangs after submit and you're on ```node-0.10```, please check [Compatibility with Older Node Versions][streams2-thing]
## TODO
- Add new streams (0.10) support and try really hard not to break it for 0.8.x.
## License
Form-Data is licensed under the MIT license.
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