@ivopatty/apollo-upload-client

apollo-upload-client

A terminating Apollo Link for Apollo Client that allows FileList, File, Blob or ReactNativeFile instances within query or mutation variables and sends GraphQL multipart requests.

Setup

Install with npm:

npm install apollo-upload-client

Apollo Boost doesn’t allow link customization; if you are using it migrate to a manual Apollo Client setup.

Apollo Client can only have 1 “terminating” Apollo Link that sends the GraphQL requests; if one such as apollo-link-http is already setup, remove it.

Initialize the client with a terminating link using createUploadLink.

Also ensure the GraphQL server implements the GraphQL multipart request spec and that uploads are handled correctly in resolvers.

Usage

Use FileList, File, Blob or ReactNativeFile instances anywhere within query or mutation variables to send a GraphQL multipart request.

See also the example API and client.

FileList

const { useMutation } = require('@apollo/react-hooks')
const gql = require('graphql-tag')

const MUTATION = gql`
  mutation($files: [Upload!]!) {
    uploadFiles(files: $files) {
      success
    }
  }
`

const UploadFile = () => {
  const [mutate] = useMutation(MUTATION)
  const onChange = ({ target: { validity, files } }) =>
    validity.valid && mutate({ variables: { files } })

  return <input type="file" multiple required onChange={onChange} />
}

File

const { useMutation } = require('@apollo/react-hooks')
const gql = require('graphql-tag')

const MUTATION = gql`
  mutation($file: Upload!) {
    uploadFile(file: $file) {
      success
    }
  }
`

const UploadFile = () => {
  const [mutate] = useMutation(MUTATION)
  const onChange = ({
    target: {
      validity,
      files: [file]
    }
  }) => validity.valid && mutate({ variables: { file } })

  return <input type="file" required onChange={onChange} />
}

Blob

const gql = require('graphql-tag')

// Apollo Client instance.
const client = require('./client')

const file = new Blob(['Foo.'], { type: 'text/plain' })

// Optional, defaults to `blob`.
file.name = 'bar.txt'

client.mutate({
  mutation: gql`
    mutation($file: Upload!) {
      uploadFile(file: $file) {
        success
      }
    }
  `,
  variables: { file }
})

Support

• Node.js v8.10+
• Browsers > 0.5%, not OperaMini all, not dead
• React Native

Consider polyfilling:

• Promise
• fetch
• FormData

API

Table of contents

• class ReactNativeFile
• function createUploadLink
• type FetchOptions
• type ReactNativeFileSubstitute

class ReactNativeFile

Used to mark a React Native File substitute. It’s too risky to assume all objects with uri, type and name properties are files to extract. Re-exported from extract-files for convenience.

Parameter	Type	Description
file	ReactNativeFileSubstitute	A React Native File substitute.

Examples

A React Native file that can be used in query or mutation variables.

const { ReactNativeFile } = require('apollo-upload-client')

const file = new ReactNativeFile({
  uri: uriFromCameraRoll,
  name: 'a.jpg',
  type: 'image/jpeg'
})

---

function createUploadLink

Creates a terminating Apollo Link capable of file uploads. Options match createHttpLink.

Parameter	Type	Description
options	object	Options.
options.uri	string? = /graphql	GraphQL endpoint URI.
options.fetch	Function?	fetch implementation to use, defaulting to the fetch global.
options.fetchOptions	FetchOptions?	fetch options; overridden by upload requirements.
options.credentials	string?	Overrides options.fetchOptions.credentials.
options.headers	object?	Merges with and overrides options.fetchOptions.headers.
options.includeExtensions	boolean? = false	Toggles sending extensions fields to the GraphQL server.

Returns: ApolloLink — A terminating Apollo Link capable of file uploads.

See

• GraphQL multipart request spec.
• apollo-link on GitHub.

Examples

A basic Apollo Client setup.

const { ApolloClient, InMemoryCache } = require('@apollo/client)
const { createUploadLink } = require('apollo-upload-client')

const client = new ApolloClient({
  cache: new InMemoryCache(),
  link: createUploadLink()
})

---

type FetchOptions

GraphQL request fetch options.

Type: object

Property	Type	Description
headers	object	HTTP request headers.
credentials	string?	Authentication credentials mode.

See

• Polyfillable fetch options.

---

type ReactNativeFileSubstitute

A React Native File substitute.

Be aware that inspecting network requests with Chrome dev tools interferes with the React Native FormData implementation, causing network errors.

Type: object

Property	Type	Description
uri	string	Filesystem path.
name	string?	File name.
type	string?	File content type. Some environments (particularly Android) require a valid MIME type; Expo ImageResult.type is unreliable as it can be just image.

See

• extract-files docs.
• React Native FormData polyfill source.

Examples

A camera roll file.

{
  uri: uriFromCameraRoll,
  name: 'a.jpg',
  type: 'image/jpeg'
}