DC 5.1.0 6.4.2 - UploadFileChunks
This method is used for uploading the physical file to the server
URL : /UploadFileChunk.js
Method : POST
Auth required : Yes
Content type : application/octet-stream
Required parameters
Name | Example | Description |
---|---|---|
ItemId | 1234 | ItemId of the upload, returned from InitiateUpload |
jsonresponse | 1 | decides whether the response should be json or xml |
finished | 1/0 | bit that decides if the upload is complete |
AccessKey | AccessKey for authentication |
C# example
/// <summary> /// Uploads the file in chunks. It happens more than often that consumers are uploading files that exceed the 2GB barrier of IIS. /// Therefore we use chucked uploads. The chunk size may be set higher for more performance if the connection is rock solid. /// </summary> /// <param name="filePath">The file path.</param> /// <param name="uploadId">The upload identifier.</param> private void UploadFileChunks(string filePath, string itemId) { var url = "UploadFileChunk.js?accesskey=" + accessKey + "&itemid=" + itemId+ "&jsonresponse=1&finished="; var stopWatch = new Stopwatch(); const int ChunkSize = 1024 * 500; var bytes = new byte[ChunkSize]; int read; var stream = File.OpenRead(filePath); while ((read = stream.Read(bytes, 0, ChunkSize)) > 0) { var finished = (read < ChunkSize) ? "1" : "0"; var req = CreateWebRequest("POST", url + finished, "application/octet-stream"); var resp = ""; var code = HttpStatusCode.ExpectationFailed; try { stopWatch.Start(); using (var streamWriter = new BinaryWriter(req.GetRequestStream())) streamWriter.Write(bytes, 0, read); using (var response = (HttpWebResponse)req.GetResponse()) using (var responseStream = response.GetResponseStream()) { code = response.StatusCode; if (responseStream != null) { using (var reader = new StreamReader(responseStream)) resp = reader.ReadToEnd(); } } stopWatch.Stop(); } finally { log.Debug($"{nameof(UploadFileChunks)} {Convert.ToInt32(code)}: Request completed in {stopWatch.ElapsedMilliseconds} ms (accumulated), Response: {resp}, using {req.RequestUri}"); } } }