Feature Request: File Input component

[gfviegas]

As described in this thread, would be nice to have a well designed and pretty file input component.

Would have a more native feel.. Also would be great to have stuff like image preview, assync upload (fire a method when input changes), extension validation, etc...

Suggestions?

[jgw96]

Hello @gfviegas ! Thanks for opening this feature request with us. Good idea, it is definitely something to consider. Ill keep you updated on the status of this. Thanks for using Ionic!

[pjsb]

Looking also for a possible solution: http://pjsdev.blogspot.de/2016/05/ionic-2-beta-6-angular-2-styled-upload.html

[gfviegas]

Nice work @pjsb . It's missing some stuff like form support, validation and stuff but it's definitely a good start!

Maybe we can work together to implement your component with extra stuff in ionic? I don't have the confidence and enough knowledge to do it so as I'm still learning TS/ES6.

[pjsb]

Yes as I said it is more a very basic draft than a final solution. What about the idea creating github repository, where we can work together and maybe other contributors?

[gfviegas]

Sounds good!

[pjsb]

I have created a little repository, but with quick and dirty non working code, will fix it today, then push my results. Should I add you as contributor? Or do you prefer an own Fork and Pull requests.

[webprofusion-chrisc]

On a slight tangent, here is some code I've been doing recently to do image previews/rotation before upload. Currently this submits the upload as a base64 POST.

https://github.com/openchargemap/ocm-labs/blob/master/App/Ionic2/ocm-app/app/pages/mediaupload/mediaupload.ts

[pjsb]

I will commit my current solution at the end of day, the first commit was just the first Idea ;)

[jgw96]

Hello everyone! Thanks for the feature request. I'm going to move this issue over to our internal list of feature requests for evaluation. We are continually prioritizing all requests that we receive with outstanding issues. We are extremely grateful for your feedback, but it may not always be our next priority. I'll copy the issue back to this repository when we have begun implementation. Thanks!