gistfile1.js

// client/upload.js

$('#upload-file').on('submit', function(e) {
	
	// the event
	console.log(e);

	// This could support multiple files, just proof of concept 
	var imageFile = e.target.elements[0].files[0];
	console.log('Image Name: ' + imageFile.name);

	// Use FileReader
	var fileReader = new FileReader();
	
	fileReader.onloadend = (function(result) {
          return exports.send(result, "nothing", function(success) {
          	console.log("uploaded by client.");
          });
  });

  fileReader.readAsDataURL(imageFile);
});

exports.send = function(image, options, cb) {
	return ss.rpc('upload.uploadImage', image, options, cb);

};


// server/upload.js

var fs = require('fs');

exports.actions = function(req, res, ss) {

	req.use('session');

	return {

		uploadImage: function(image, options, callback) {
			console.log("Uploading image " + image);
			var imagePath = "./temp.png";
			fs.writeFile(imagePath, image, function(err) {
				console.log(err);
				return res(false);
			});
			return res(true);
		  }
	};

};


// html

<form action="#" id="upload-file" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="file" id="fileToUpload">
<input type="submit" value="Upload">
</form>