Error invalid at parse formdata request at nodejs server

Question

I am working with a simple file upload from client to server . Below is what i tried.

    eReaderBook.controller('browseCtrl',['$scope',"$http",function($scope,$http){
$scope.fileName ="";
$scope.imageName ="";
    $scope.uploadFile = function(){

        var data1 = new FormData();
        data1.append('input_file_name', $('#fileName').prop('files')[0]);
        data1.append('input_image_name', $('#imageName').prop('files')[0]);
        if($scope.fileName!="" && $scope.imageName!="")
        {

            $http({
                url: '/upload',
                method: "POST",
                data: data1
            })
            .then(function(response) {
                    console.log("success")
            }, 
            function(response) { // optional
                    console.log("failed")
            }); 
        } 
    };
}])

node .js

app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
app.use(multer());
app.post('/upload',function(req,res)
{
   console.log("aaa");  
   res.send("hi")
 });

But when i send request to nodejs server it throws an error Error: invalid json at parse (d:\MeanTest\node_modules\body-parser\lib\types\json.js:83:15)

What i am doing wrong here...

try using just this - app.use(bodyParser);

zoram
– zoram

2015-08-04 07:49:21 +00:00
Commented Aug 4, 2015 at 7:49 — zoram
– zoram, Commented Aug 4, 2015 at 7:49

sahil gupta · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-04 07:52:44Z

1

The problem with your code is that the data you are passing is not a valid json and so bodyParser.json() while processing, will throw an error.

You can use bodyParser.raw(options) to use as a middleware. The bodyParser.raw() returns middleware that parses all bodies as a Buffer.

For reference: https://github.com/expressjs/body-parser

answered Aug 4, 2015 at 7:52

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sahil gupta Over a year ago

@bharath: Happy to help :-)

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