Angular + Symfony file upload with AWS S3

First, using the fantastic work of Jenny Louthan of Uncorked Studios, implement this directive:

Directives.directive('fileModel', ['$parse', function ($parse) {
return {
  restrict: 'A',
  link: function(scope, element, attrs) {
    var model = $parse(attrs.fileModel);
    var modelSetter = model.assign;

    element.bind('change', function(){
      scope.$apply(function(){
        modelSetter(scope, element[0].files[0]);
      });
    });
  }
};
}]);

Secondly, write the Angular function to handle the upload:

$scope.uploadImage = function (image, event) {

  var url = '/path/to/upload';
  var formData = new FormData();
  formData.append('image', image);

  $http.post(url, formData, {
    transformRequest: angular.identity,
    headers: { 'Content-Type': undefined }
  })
  .success(function(data) {
    //@TODO: something unique here to properly display a success message.
  })
  .error(function(data) {
    //@TODO: something unique here for an error message
    alert(data.message);
  });

};

Third, write the action in Symfony to process the file upload, with the proper route:

path/to/routes.yml

image_upload_route:
    path: /path/to/upload
    defaults: { _controller: Path\To\Controller:imageUpload }

path/to/MyController.php

public function imageUploadAction(Request $request)
{
    try {

        $image = $request->files->get('image');

        if(!$image instanceof UploadedFile) {
            throw new InvalidFormException(sprintf('Image must be of type UploadedFile, %s given.', get_class($image)));
        }

        //$image is now an instance of Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile

        //@TODO: process your image here.

        $responseData = array(
          'message' => '',
        );

        $response = new Response($responseData);
        $response->headers->set('Content-Type', 'application/json');
        return $response;

    }
    catch(\Exception $e) {
        throw $e;
    }
}

Now, referencing my previous post on setting up Liip + Gaufrette + AwsS3 I’ll assume you’ve configured and set that up properly. Given that, you’d adjust your imageUploadAction as follows.

However, to start, you’ll need a FileManager service to properly manage the files to Aws S3 as configured.

app/config/parameters.yml

parameters:
    aws_sdk_version: latest
    aws_access_key_id: ***************
    aws_secret_access_key: **************
    aws_s3_region: us-east-1

app/config/services.yml

myapp.file_manager:
        class: Path\To\Services\FileManager
        arguments: ["%aws_access_key_id%", "%aws_secret_access_key%", %aws_s3_region% ]
        calls:
            - [ setContainer, [ @service_container ] ]

Services/FileManager.php

<?php

namespace MyApp\Services;

use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile;
use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerAwareInterface;
use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;

use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager;

use Gaufrette\Filesystem;
use Gaufrette\Adapter\AwsS3;

use Aws\S3\S3Client;
use Aws\S3\Exception\S3Exception;
use Aws\Credentials\Credentials;

/**
 * Class FileManager
 *
 * @package MyApp\Services
 */
class FileManager implements ContainerAwareInterface
{
    private $container;
    private $s3;

    protected $aws_access_key_id;
    protected $aws_secret_access_key;
    protected $aws_s3_region;

    /**
     * @param ContainerInterface $container
     */
    public function setContainer(ContainerInterface $container = null)
    {
        $this->container = $container;
    }

    /**
     * @param $aws_access_key_id
     * @param $aws_secret_access_key
     */
    public function __construct($aws_access_key_id, $aws_secret_access_key, $aws_s3_region)
    {
        $credentials = new Credentials(
            $aws_access_key_id,
            $aws_secret_access_key
        );

        // Instantiate the S3 client with your AWS credentials
        $s3 = S3Client::factory(array(
            'credentials' => $credentials,
            'version' => 'latest', //@TODO: not this in production
            'region' => $aws_s3_region
        ));

        $this->s3 = $s3;
    }

    /**
     * @param \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile $file
     * @param \Gaufrette\Adapter\AwsS3 $adapter
     *
     * @return mixed
     * @throws \Exception
     */
    public function upload(UploadedFile $file, AwsS3 $adapter)
    {
        try {

            $filename = sprintf('%s.%s', uniqid(), $file->getClientOriginalExtension());
            $adapter->setMetadata('Content-Type', $file->getMimeType());
            $response = $adapter->write($filename, file_get_contents($file->getPathname()));
            return $filename;

        }
        catch(S3Exception $e) {
            throw $e;
        }
        catch(\Exception $e) {
            throw $e;
        }
    }

}

Finally, the whole Action:

public function imageUploadAction(Request $request)
{
    try {

        $image = $request->files->get('image');

        if(!$image instanceof UploadedFile) {
            throw new InvalidFormException(sprintf('Image must be of type UploadedFile, %s given.', get_class($image)));
        }

        $adapter = $this->container->get('images_filesystem')->getAdapter('images');

        $uploader = $this->container->get('myapp.file_manager');

        $uploader->upload($file, $adapter);

        if(empty($errors)) {
            $data = $image;
            //@TODO: serialize your $data here, this example assumes you have a serializer service enabled with Symfony
            $responseData = $this->container->get('serializer')->serialize($data, 'json');
        }
        else {
            $data = array(
                'message' => implode(',', $errors)
            );
            $responseData = json_encode($data);
        }

        $response = new Response($responseData);
        $response->headers->set('Content-Type', 'application/json');
        return $response;

    }
    catch(\Exception $e) {
        throw $e;
    }
}