Remove unfinished uploads

[ck23onGithub]

Question:
Is it possible to get the name of the file in the FS when the upload starts?

it immediately creates the file in FS when upload is started, right? is there any possible way to get this?

I'm thinking of deleting the file if the upload was not finished.

Why I need this? Here is the scenario I'm thinking:

1. Client uploads a file
2. While upload is ongoing, he closed his browser (or something like losing connection from the client side) and returns only after a few hrs
3. A file remains in the FS and I need to delete it

I'm thinking if there is a way to get the file name of the created file, from the client side, I'll just pass it to the server and then remove it some time in the future.

Thank you

[dr-dimitru]

It's is already done for you.
read docs for continueUploadTTL passed to Constructor

[ck23onGithub]

ok. let me check this again. i might be missing something in the tests that I'm doing.

[ck23onGithub]

i tried
continueUploadTTL: 180
i closed the tab while the upload is going on. then i closed the meteor app after 5min (2min after the continueuploadTTL expires). the file is still in the FS. shouldn't it be deleted?

is there something wrong with my app or I'm expecting the wrong thing?

[dr-dimitru]

i closed the meteor app

Do you mean shut down the server?

[ck23onGithub]

I'm in development stage as of now, so i think thats the same as shutting down the server.

with other processes before, if the file is expected to be deleted, it is being deleted when i close the meteor app. that's why i'm expecting for this to do the same.

[dr-dimitru]

Shutdown the server is same if you stop the meteor process.
You're right. I checked the code, yes unfinished uploads is not removed.
I'll add this feature to the next release

[ck23onGithub]

thanks! and i hope others may find this useful as well.

[dr-dimitru]

@ck23onGithub honestly I thought it was implemented.
Thank you for your persistence.