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Base64 image in GridFS
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not working in browser
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// Doesn't work in browser
// expecting image to be displayed (no html)
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// generic images route
server.get(version+'/images/:id', function(req, res) {
gridfstore.read( req.params.id, function(error,data) {
var img = new Buffer(data.buffer, 'base64');
res.writeHead(200, {
'Content-Length': img.length,
'Content-Type': 'image/jpeg'
});
res.write(img);
res.end();
});
});
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working in browser
////////////////////////////
// works in browser
// image is displayed using html <img src="...">
////////////////////////////
// generic images route
server.get(version+'/images/:id', function(req, res) {
gridfstore.read( req.params.id, function(error,data) {
var img = new Buffer(data.buffer, 'base64');
res.end("<html><body><img src=\"" + img + "\"/></body></html>");
});
});
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