Save file to mongodb using angular and Nodejs - node.js

Question

I am trying to upload an image to mongodb using angular and nodejs. The code is below. I got the backend working but the problem is with the html input i get 'C:fakepath/file.xyz'. I was looking online and saw that there is not a way to get the relative path of the file. Can someone please tell me how i can change my front end code to get and send the file path to the backend to then save. I read that the browser doesnt allow relative path of the file but then how can I upload. Thanks!
The nodejs image save method is:
async function SaveImage(userParam) {
const entry = new imageEntries(userParam);
entry.image.data = fs.readFileSync(userParam.imagePath);
entry.image.contentType = 'image/png';
await entry.save();
}
The html code is:
<div class="upload-btn-wrapper">
<button class="btn">Upload a file</button>
<input type="file" name="myfile" id="myFile" />
</div>
What I pass as the path in the backend is:
ImageJournal.imagePath = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById('myFile')).value;
but with the code above i get the following error:
ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\fakepath\chapter9problemsandanswers.doc'

Answer 1

Ok here it is:
HTML:
<div class="form-group">
<label for="pdf">PDF</label>
<input type="file" id="pdf" (change)="onFileChange($event)" #fileInput>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-default" (click)="clearFile()">clear file</button>
</div>
TS:
import { Component, OnInit, ElementRef, ViewChild } from '#angular/core';
#ViewChild('fileInput') fileInput: ElementRef;
public image;
onFileChange(event) {
let reader = new FileReader();
if(event.target.files && event.target.files.length > 0) {
let file = event.target.files[0];
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
let value = <String>reader.result;
reader.onload = () => {
this.image = {
filename: file.name,
filetype: file.type,
value: value.split(',')[1]
};
};
}
}
Then send the image with http post with a service.
On the server:
// send file
app.post('/api/sendFile', function (req, res) {
File.create({
filename: req.body.filename,
filetype: req.body.filetype,
value: req.body.value
}, function (err, file) {
if (err)
res.send(err);
else {
const response = {
name: file.filename
}
res.send(response);
}
});
});
This is written with mongoDb and mongoose and I have a model named File.
This is all it need to save it.