benonymus

benonymus

Hey there,

I am trying to upload a list of files from postman to my api, according to the postman console I am indeed sending a list of files in my request:

documents: [2]

but when it arrives in my params I only see one item and it is not even in a list:

"documents" => %Plug.Upload{
    content_type: "image/jpeg",
    filename: "batman_v_superman_dawn_of_justice-1.jpg",
    path: "/tmp/plug-1587/multipart-1587020491-480959249329018-1"
  }

Is there something specific that needs to be done in order to have a list of files accepted?

Thanks!

Showing Posts 1 to 4

dimitarvp

dimitarvp

I know this isn’t extremely helpful but I would also try with curl. It’s my benchmark if I’m calling an API correctly.

benonymus

benonymus OP

ok seems to be postman issue you need to add

at the end of the name of your field for every field you want in the list

LostKobrakai

LostKobrakai

I’m not sure if postman is to blame. There’s no spec around how query/body parameters need to be named, therefore it’s up to the receiver to decide how certain names/values are resolved to native data.

lucaong

lucaong

Yep, and different libraries do this differently, but it is a fairly common convention (again, not rule) to name parameters that can take multiple values as param_name[]. Rails is doing this, for example. The reason for having such a convention is that it makes it possible for the library or framework to distinguish between a single value and a list of one element:

"param_name=value" => {param_name: value}
"param_name[]=value" => {param_name: [value]}

In Elixir, this is often not needed, as we have keyword lists to express a key/value construct that can take multiple values for a key.

— All posts loaded —

Where Next? Top

Trending in Questions Top

stjefim
Hello! Suppose you are building workflow (order / task / payment) processing system with the following requirements: Each workflow con...
New
jonnycharles
I’m in search of an Elixir library that offers PDF generation capabilities similar to Ruby’s Prawn. While there have been discussions abo...
New
spammy
I’m looking to build a personal workflow to quickly deploy web applications written in elixir/phoenix, for local consumption (ie not on t...
New
dli
Before I dive in myself, did anyone successfully sprinkle Hologram into their existing LiveView app? Looking for hints regarding: Addi...
New
roeland
Kia ora, We have been using elixir-google-api to connect to Google Drive. However, with the updates to Tesla due to CVEs this is now bro...
New
bottlenecked
Hi all, I wanted to ask how the community is dealing with post-release steps. Today we have Ecto migrations, which make sure that the db...
New
rahultumpala
Hello, I have an Elixir backend that implements a custom protocol over TCP. I want to load test the backend and assess the performance o...
New

Other Trending Topics Top

JesseHerrick
Hey, I’m Jesse and I’m the main contributor behind Dexter, a full-featured, lightning-fast Elixir LSP optimized for large codebases. It s...
New
jimsynz
Beam Bots (or just BB for short) is a framework for building fault-tolerant robotics applications in Elixir using familiar OTP patterns. ...
New
mcass19
ExRatatui lets you cook up rich terminal UIs in Elixir, powered by Rust’s ratatui via Rustler NIFs. Build interactive terminal applicatio...
New
Damirados
Hello everyone. After busy few months I am happy to announce v0.1.0 of Emerge & Solve. They are GUI (Emerge) and State management (S...
New
netoum
Corex is an accessible, unstyled UI component library for Phoenix that integrates Zag.js state machines using Vanilla JavaScript and Live...
New
ausimian
Emily is an Elixir library that runs Nx computations on Apple’s MLX. Install it as the default Nx backend and Nx, defn, Axon, Nx.Serving,...
New

We're in Beta

About us Mission Statement

Options

Thread Display Mode




Thread Preview

Skip Thread Previews