File Upload using AngularJS

The easiest is to use HTML5 API, namely FileReader (http://jsfiddle.net/f8Hee/1/).

HTML is pretty straightforward:

<input type="file" id="file" name="file"/>
<button ng-click="add()">Add</button>

In your controller define 'add' method:

$scope.add = function(){
  var f = document.getElementById('file').files[0],
      r = new FileReader();
  r.onloadend = function(e){
    var data = e.target.result;
    //send you binary data via $http or $resource or do anything else with it
  }
  r.readAsBinaryString(f);
}

Browser Compatibility

Desktop Browsers

Firefox(Gecko) 3.6(1.9.2), Chrome 7, Internet Explorer* 10, Opera* 12.02, Safari 6.0.2

Mobile Browsers

Firefox(Gecko) 32, Chrome 3, Internet Explorer* 10, Opera* 11.5, Safari 6.1

Note : readAsBinaryString() method is deprecated and readAsArrayBuffer() should be used instead.

Below is working example of file upload:

http://jsfiddle.net/vishalvasani/4hqVu/

In this one function called

setFiles

From View which will update the file array in controller

or

You can check jQuery File Upload using AngularJS

http://blueimp.github.io/jQuery-File-Upload/angularjs.html

You can achieve nice file and folder upload using flow.js.

https://github.com/flowjs/ng-flow

Check out a demo here

http://flowjs.github.io/ng-flow/

It doesn't support IE7, IE8, IE9, so you'll eventually have to use a compatibility layer

https://github.com/flowjs/fusty-flow.js

I tried all alternatives that @Anoyz (Correct answer) gives... and the best solution is https://github.com/danialfarid/angular-file-upload

Some Features:

• Progress
• Multifiles
• Fields
• Old browsers (IE8-9)

It's work fine for me. You just have to pay attention to instructions.

In server-side i use NodeJs, Express 4 and Multer middleware to manage multipart request.

This is the 2015 way, without 3rd party libraries. Works on all the latest browsers.

 app.directive('myDirective', function (httpPostFactory) {
    return {
        restrict: 'A',
        scope: true,
        link: function (scope, element, attr) {

            element.bind('change', function () {
                var formData = new FormData();
                formData.append('file', element[0].files[0]);
                httpPostFactory('upload_image.php', formData, function (callback) {
                    console.log(callback);
                });
            });

        }
    };
});

app.factory('httpPostFactory', function ($http) {
    return function (file, data, callback) {
        $http({
            url: file,
            method: "POST",
            data: data,
            headers: {'Content-Type': undefined}
        }).success(function (response) {
            callback(response);
        });
    };
});

HTML:

<input data-my-Directive type="file" name="file">

PHP:

$_FILES['file']

http://jsfiddle.net/vishalvasani/4hqVu/ works fine in chrome and IE (if you update CSS a little in background-image). This is used for updating progress bar:

 scope.progress = Math.round(evt.loaded * 100 / evt.total)

but in FireFox angular's [percent] data is not updated in DOM successfully,although files are uploading successfully.

You may consider IaaS for file upload, such as Uploadcare. There is an Angular package for it: https://github.com/uploadcare/angular-uploadcare

Technically it's implemented as a directive, providing different options for uploading, and manipulations for uploaded images within the widget:

<uploadcare-widget
  ng-model="object.image.info.uuid"
  data-public-key="YOURKEYHERE"
  data-locale="en"
  data-tabs="file url"
  data-images-only="true"
  data-path-value="true"
  data-preview-step="true"
  data-clearable="true"
  data-multiple="false"
  data-crop="400:200"
  on-upload-complete="onUCUploadComplete(info)"
  on-widget-ready="onUCWidgetReady(widget)"
  value="{{ object.image.info.cdnUrl }}"
 />

More configuration options to play with: https://uploadcare.com/widget/configure/

Easy with a directive

Html:

<input type="file" file-upload multiple/>

JS:

app.directive('fileUpload', function () {
return {
    scope: true,        //create a new scope
    link: function (scope, el, attrs) {
        el.bind('change', function (event) {
            var files = event.target.files;
            //iterate files since 'multiple' may be specified on the element
            for (var i = 0;i<files.length;i++) {
                //emit event upward
                scope.$emit("fileSelected", { file: files[i] });
            }                                       
        });
    }
};

In the directive we ensure a new scope is created and then listen for changes made to the file input element. When changes are detected with emit an event to all ancestor scopes (upward) with the file object as a parameter.

In your controller:

$scope.files = [];

//listen for the file selected event
$scope.$on("fileSelected", function (event, args) {
    $scope.$apply(function () {            
        //add the file object to the scope's files collection
        $scope.files.push(args.file);
    });
});

Then in your ajax call:

data: { model: $scope.model, files: $scope.files }

http://shazwazza.com/post/uploading-files-and-json-data-in-the-same-request-with-angular-js/

You can use a FormData object which is safe and fast:

// Store the file object when input field is changed
$scope.contentChanged = function(event){
    if (!event.files.length)
        return null;

    $scope.content = new FormData();
    $scope.content.append('fileUpload', event.files[0]); 
    $scope.$apply();
}

// Upload the file over HTTP
$scope.upload = function(){
    $http({
        method: 'POST', 
        url: '/remote/url',
        headers: {'Content-Type': undefined },
        data: $scope.content,
    }).success(function(response) {
        // Uploading complete
        console.log('Request finished', response);
    });
}

i think this is the angular file upload:

ng-file-upload

Lightweight Angular JS directive to upload files.

Here is the DEMO page.Features

• Supports upload progress, cancel/abort upload while in progress, File drag and drop (html5), Directory drag and drop (webkit), CORS, PUT(html5)/POST methods, validation of file type and size, show preview of selected images/audio/videos.
• Cross browser file upload and FileReader (HTML5 and non-HTML5) with Flash polyfill FileAPI. Allows client side validation/modification before uploading the file
• Direct upload to db services CouchDB, imgur, etc... with file's content type using Upload.http(). This enables progress event for angular http POST/PUT requests.
• Seperate shim file, FileAPI files are loaded on demand for non-HTML5 code meaning no extra load/code if you just need HTML5 support.
• Lightweight using regular $http to upload (with shim for non-HTML5 browsers) so all angular $http features are available

https://github.com/danialfarid/ng-file-upload

This should be an update/comment to @jquery-guru's answer but as I don't have enough rep it will go here. It fixes the errors that are now generated by the code.

https://jsfiddle.net/vzhrqotw/

The change is basically:

FileUploadCtrl.$inject = ['$scope']
function FileUploadCtrl(scope) {

To:

app.controller('FileUploadCtrl', function($scope)
{

Feel free to move to a more appropriate location if desired.

Above accepted answer is not browser compatible. If some one has compatibility issue try this.

Fiddle

View Code

 <div ng-controller="MyCtrl">
      <input type="file" id="file" name="file"/>
      <br>
      <button ng-click="add()">Add</button>
      <p>{{data}}</p>
    </div>

Controller code

var myApp = angular.module('myApp',[]);

function MyCtrl($scope) {
    $scope.data = 'none';    
    $scope.add = function(){
      var f = document.getElementById('file').files[0],
          r = new FileReader();
      r.onloadend = function(e){        
          var binary = "";
var bytes = new Uint8Array(e.target.result);
var length = bytes.byteLength;

for (var i = 0; i < length; i++) 
{
    binary += String.fromCharCode(bytes[i]);
}

$scope.data = (binary).toString();

          alert($scope.data);
      }
      r.readAsArrayBuffer(f);
    }
}

I've read all the thread and the HTML5 API solution looked the best. But it changes my binary files, corrupting them in a manner I've not investigated. The solution that worked perfectly for me was :

HTML :

<input type="file" id="msds" ng-model="msds" name="msds"/>
<button ng-click="msds_update()">
    Upload
</button>

JS:

msds_update = function() {
    var f = document.getElementById('msds').files[0],
        r = new FileReader();
    r.onloadend = function(e) {
        var data = e.target.result;
        console.log(data);
        var fd = new FormData();
        fd.append('file', data);
        fd.append('file_name', f.name);
        $http.post('server_handler.php', fd, {
            transformRequest: angular.identity,
            headers: {'Content-Type': undefined}
        })
        .success(function(){
            console.log('success');
        })
        .error(function(){
            console.log('error');
        });
    };
    r.readAsDataURL(f);
}

Server side (PHP):

$file_content = $_POST['file'];
$file_content = substr($file_content,
    strlen('data:text/plain;base64,'));
$file_content = base64_decode($file_content);