Upload within a model form about carrierwave_direct

[npflood]

I hunted quite a while looking for this same answer, I recommend bumping this information into the README. This is especially important because currently the documentation makes CarrierWave_Direct look like it operates in precisely the same way as CarrierWave, which it doesn't, and for good reason.

[dwilkie]

Hey,

Remember that when you use: <%= direct_upload_form_for @uploader %>
The form will post directly to S3. If the upload is successful S3 redirects the user back to your application but it only includes the bucket, key and etag and nothing more.

When I want to use this gem with a project such as yours, I would use a multi-stage form, so that the user can upload their avatar first in a form on it's own by selecting a file then pressing "Next", then you have the form to create their profile on the next page.

There's an example of this in the README under: Processing and referencing files in a background process

For more info on what S3 returns see: http://doc.s3.amazonaws.com/proposals/post.html

[rapcal]

Thank you a lot for your feedback!

[ryanmcadler]

I'm grappling with a similar question, but more so from a reverse perspective (retrieving the uploaded file from a S3 bucket). I have the following test app that successfully uploads with carrierwave_direct and then goes on to call the new method of an associated model:

https://github.com/ryanmcadler/carrierwave_direct_test_app

How should call the uploaded file in say, the show view of an associated model? I assume the usual means of doing this with just carrierwave/fog (e.g. post.photo_url() ) won't work because the file gets stored within a UUID-named directory?

Thanks in advance...

[dwilkie]

@npflood feel free to add what you think is missing to the README and send me a pull request and I'll pull your changes in.

[ryanmcadler]

@dwilkie @npflood It would be my pleasure to submit a pull request for the README but I haven't had time lately to work out my issue.

@npflood Could you perhaps post the resource that helped you figure it out?

Alternatively, if a simple demo app could be committed this would really help.

[brightball]

+1 for a demo app

[Tarikus]

+2

[dwilkie]

https://github.com/dwilkie/carrierwave_direct_example