📁 File Storage Blocks
File storage blocks provide secure file management capabilities for NodeBlocks applications. These blocks handle file upload, download, and deletion operations through cloud storage providers with signed URLs for enhanced security.
🎯 Overview
File storage blocks are designed to:
- Generate signed URLs for secure file operations
- Support multiple file types with content type validation
- Handle avatar uploads with automatic UUID generation
- Provide cloud storage integration through storage drivers
- Ensure secure file access with pre-signed URLs
- Support file lifecycle management (upload, download, delete)
📋 File Storage Block Types
Core File Storage Blocks
Basic file storage operations for general file management.
Avatar File Storage Blocks
Specialized blocks for avatar file uploads with predefined settings.
Signed URL Generation Blocks
Blocks for creating secure, time-limited access URLs for file operations.
🔧 Available File Storage Blocks
Core Operations
generateSignedUploadUrl
- Generate signed URL for file uploadsgenerateSignedDownloadUrl
- Generate signed URL for file downloadsgenerateSignedDeleteUrl
- Generate signed URL for file deletiondeleteFile
- Delete a file directly via storage driver
Avatar Operations
generateSignedAvatarUploadUrl
- Generate signed URL for avatar uploads with UUID
🚀 Quick Start
import {
generateSignedUploadUrl,
generateSignedDownloadUrl,
generateSignedAvatarUploadUrl
} from '@nodeblocks/backend-sdk/blocks/file-storage';
// Generate upload URL
const uploadResult = await generateSignedUploadUrl(
logger,
fileStorageDriver,
'image/jpeg',
1024000,
'uploads/document.pdf'
);
// Generate download URL
const downloadResult = await generateSignedDownloadUrl(
logger,
fileStorageDriver,
'uploads/document.pdf'
);
// Generate avatar upload URL
const avatarResult = await generateSignedAvatarUploadUrl(
logger,
fileStorageDriver,
'image/png',
512000
);
🔍 Schemas
JSON Schema/OpenAPI definitions for file storage operations:
getSignedImageUploadUrlSchema
: Image upload signed URL generation (OpenAPI operation with query parameters and response)
View File Storage Schema Blocks →
🔗 Related Documentation
- File Storage Blocks - Detailed block documentation
- File Storage Schemas - Schema documentation
- File Storage Drivers - Driver configuration and setup