saveIPFS() on a saved file

#1

Hello. I want to use saveIPFS() function on an already saved Moralis.File object on the database but it is giving me error.

This is the error:

client.js?06a0:103 TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'format')
    at ParseFile.value (ParseFile.js?08ff:402:1)
    at ParseFile.value (ParseFile.js?08ff:455:1)
    at _callee7$ (index.vue?6ced:855:1)
    at tryCatch (runtime.js?96cf:63:1)
    at Generator.invoke [as _invoke] (runtime.js?96cf:294:1)
    at Generator.eval [as next] (runtime.js?96cf:119:1)
    at asyncGeneratorStep (asyncToGenerator.js?1da1:3:1)
    at _next (asyncToGenerator.js?1da1:25:1)
    at eval (asyncToGenerator.js?1da1:32:1)
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)

All I am doing is create a Moralis.File, upload it to the database, get it on another page and call saveIPFS() on it. Any solutions?

#2

Hey can you show the code? seems like you have something to do with .format from something undefined :raised_hands:

#3

I am just calling file.saveIPFS(), file is the file from the database. It is a Moralis.File object because I can see it when I console log it. I don’t format anything, that should be in Moralis source code.

#4

Hmmm not so sure about it, coz saveIPFS itself shouldn’t give that, but yeah that’s what the error gives off

It’s hard to debug further unless I can see you code there :raised_hands:

#5

While creating:

const file = new Moralis.File(this.file.name, this.file)
newAsset.set('imageFile', file)
newAsset.save()

On another page with a button:

const result = await Moralis.Cloud.run('getAsset', { objectId: this.$route.params.slug })
this.asset = result[0]

await this.asset.attributes.imageFile.saveIPFS()

I can see the file on the database, I can see when I log it. It’s just saveIPFS() is giving the error. Here is the files console log that I am calling saveIPFS() on:

{
_data: undefined
_hash: undefined
_ipfs: undefined
_metadata: {}
_name: "5cd5b55d12925b6873d7fe27814c7300_1639585597814.jpg"
_previousSave: undefined
_requestTask: undefined
_source: undefined
_tags: {}
}
#6

You should save it directly to IPFS. And you can save the url for ipfs in the database.

#7

I don’t want to pin every asset that is created, only the ones that will be minted so that’s why I want the saveIPFS() functionality for later. Is there any solution you can recommend? I can try right now.

#8

You can save a file to IPFS directly from cloud code.
There are different options, in one of them you need the data encoded in base64.

You can also use uploadFolder from web3api

#9

Okay so all I need to do is record the file (but not pin it to IPFS), then do it in a later stage (when minting the asset). What would you recommend for this?

#10

it depends on your use case, you can also pin everything to IPFS if there are not too many files