5x5_uploader

A Javascript uploader that creates a dropfile area, file queue, and optional input elements with very little setup.

Uses Materialize for responsive layout and alerts.

Demo page can be found here.

An alternate uploader with the same functionality but written as a jQuery plug in using Bootstrap can be found here.

Installation

Using npm;

$ npm install 5x5_uploader materialize-css@next

Using a cdn;

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/materialize/1.0.0/css/materialize.min.css">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/materialize/1.0.0/js/materialize.min.js"></script>
<script src="5x5_uploader.min.js"></script>

Basic Setup

<div id="uploader">
    <span id="config">
        {
            "destination": "/uploader.jsp"
        }
    </span>
</div>

Options

Options that can be specified when initializing uploader;

Name	Type	Default	Description
destination	string	null	Required. Path to a processing script/api
destinationParams	object	null	Key/value pairs that can be used for creating a querystring on upload
sizeLimit	integer	1	Limit of individual file sizes, in MB
fileLimit	integer	5	Limit of total number files that can be queued for upload
selectOpts	object	null	Key/value pairs used to render a select element for each file queued for upload. Key is used for the individual option value and the key's value displayed to user. Chosen value gets appended to file object as property 'fileType'
showDescription	boolean	false	If true will render a text input for each file queued for upload. Value gets appended to file object as property 'description'