imgbb-uploader - npm Package Compare versions

Comparing version 1.3.5 to 1.4.0

lib/cjs/fileToString.d.ts

@@ -8,2 +8,2 @@ /**
  */
-export declare const fileToString: (imagePath: string) => Promise<any>;
+export declare const fileToString: (imagePath: string) => Promise<string>;

lib/cjs/fileToString.js

@@ -15,5 +15,3 @@ "use strict";
  */
-exports.fileToString = function (imagePath) {
-    return fs_1.default.promises.readFile(imagePath, "base64").catch(function (e) { return e; });
-};
+exports.fileToString = function (imagePath) { return fs_1.default.promises.readFile(imagePath, "base64"); };
 //# sourceMappingURL=fileToString.js.map

lib/cjs/index.d.ts

 import { IOptionObject, IResponseObject } from "./interfaces";
 /**
- * Upload local pictures files to imgbb API and get display URLs in response.
+ * Upload local pictures files to imgBB API (or other Chevereto instances) & get display URLs in response.
  *
- * @param {string} apiKey - Your imgBB API key
+ * @param {string} apiKey - Your API key
  * @param {string} pathToFile - Path to your file
  *
  * @param {Object} options - OPTIONAL: pass Option object as parameter
- * @param {string} options.apiKey - Your imgBB API key
+ * @param {string} options.apiKey - Your API key
  * @param {string} options.imagePath - Path to your image
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ * @param {string} options.name - Custom name for your file
  * @param {string} options.imageUrl - URL of your image (32Mb max)
+ * @param {string} options.cheveretoHost - Define to switch into 'chevereto mode'
+ * @param {string} options.customPayload - Pass custom key-value pairs (in chevereto mode only)
  *
  * @returns {Promise.<ResponseObject>}
- *    A promise. Access your data using `.then` as shown in [the README](https://github.com/TheRealBarenziah/imgbb-uploader#use) :
+ * A promise. See [README](https://github.com/TheRealBarenziah/imgbb-uploader#use) for more infos
  *
  * @example
- *     imgbbUploader("your-api-key", "/absolute/path/to/file.jpg")
+ *     imgbbUploader("your-api-key", "path/to/file.jpg")
  *       .then(res => console.log(res))
  *       .catch(err => console.error(err))
  */
-declare const imgbbUploader: (...args: string[] | IOptionObject[]) => Promise<IResponseObject>;
+declare const imgbbUploader: (...args: string[] | IOptionObject[]) => Promise<IResponseObject | string>;
 export = imgbbUploader;

lib/cjs/index.js

@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ "use strict";
 var validateInput_1 = require("./validateInput");
+var postToChevereto_1 = require("./postToChevereto");
 /**
- * Upload local pictures files to imgbb API and get display URLs in response.
+ * Upload local pictures files to imgBB API (or other Chevereto instances) & get display URLs in response.
  *
- * @param {string} apiKey - Your imgBB API key
+ * @param {string} apiKey - Your API key
  * @param {string} pathToFile - Path to your file
  *
  * @param {Object} options - OPTIONAL: pass Option object as parameter
- * @param {string} options.apiKey - Your imgBB API key
+ * @param {string} options.apiKey - Your API key
  * @param {string} options.imagePath - Path to your image
@@ -66,8 +67,10 @@ * @param {string} options.name - Custom name for your file
  * @param {string} options.imageUrl - URL of your image (32Mb max)
+ * @param {string} options.cheveretoHost - Define to switch into 'chevereto mode'
+ * @param {string} options.customPayload - Pass custom key-value pairs (in chevereto mode only)
  *
  * @returns {Promise.<ResponseObject>}
- *    A promise. Access your data using `.then` as shown in [the README](https://github.com/TheRealBarenziah/imgbb-uploader#use) :
+ * A promise. See [README](https://github.com/TheRealBarenziah/imgbb-uploader#use) for more infos
  *
  * @example
- *     imgbbUploader("your-api-key", "/absolute/path/to/file.jpg")
+ *     imgbbUploader("your-api-key", "path/to/file.jpg")
  *       .then(res => console.log(res))
@@ -82,5 +85,5 @@ *       .catch(err => console.error(err))
     return __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function () {
-        var _a, _b, _c, apiKey, name_1, expiration, image, e_1;
-        return __generator(this, function (_d) {
-            switch (_d.label) {
+        var image, _a, apiKey, name_1, expiration, cheveretoHost, customPayload, image, e_1;
+        return __generator(this, function (_b) {
+            switch (_b.label) {
                 case 0:
@@ -90,10 +93,10 @@ if (!(args.length === 2)) return [3 /*break*/, 5];
                 case 1:
-                    if (!_d.sent()) return [3 /*break*/, 3];
-                    _a = postToImgbb_1.postToImgbb;
-                    _b = {
-                        apiKey: String(args[0])
-                    };
+                    if (!_b.sent()) return [3 /*break*/, 3];
                     return [4 /*yield*/, fileToString_1.fileToString(String(args[1]))];
-                case 2: return [2 /*return*/, _a.apply(void 0, [(_b.image = _d.sent(),
-                            _b)])];
+                case 2:
+                    image = _b.sent();
+                    return [2 /*return*/, postToImgbb_1.postToImgbb({
+                            apiKey: String(args[0]),
+                            image: image,
+                        })];
                 case 3: throw new Error("Invalid params: please make sure that first argument is an imgBB API key, and second argument is a valid path to image file.");
@@ -103,20 +106,33 @@ case 4: return [3 /*break*/, 11];
                     if (!(args.length === 1 && typeof args[0] === "object")) return [3 /*break*/, 10];
-                    _c = __assign({}, args[0]), apiKey = _c.apiKey, name_1 = _c.name, expiration = _c.expiration;
-                    _d.label = 6;
+                    _a = __assign({}, args[0]), apiKey = _a.apiKey, name_1 = _a.name, expiration = _a.expiration, cheveretoHost = _a.cheveretoHost, customPayload = _a.customPayload;
+                    _b.label = 6;
                 case 6:
-                    _d.trys.push([6, 8, , 9]);
+                    _b.trys.push([6, 8, , 9]);
                     return [4 /*yield*/, validateInput_1.validateOptionObject(__assign({}, args[0]))];
                 case 7:
-                    image = _d.sent();
-                    return [2 /*return*/, postToImgbb_1.postToImgbb({
-                            apiKey: String(apiKey),
-                            image: image,
-                            name: name_1,
-                            expiration: expiration,
-                        })];
+                    image = _b.sent();
+                    // no cheveretoHost defined => post to imgBB
+                    if (!cheveretoHost) {
+                        return [2 /*return*/, postToImgbb_1.postToImgbb({
+                                apiKey: String(apiKey),
+                                image: image,
+                                name: name_1,
+                                expiration: expiration,
+                            })];
+                    }
+                    // cheveretoHost is defined: switch in chevereto mode
+                    else {
+                        return [2 /*return*/, postToChevereto_1.postToChevereto({
+                                apiKey: String(apiKey),
+                                image: image,
+                                cheveretoHost: cheveretoHost,
+                                customPayload: customPayload,
+                            })];
+                    }
+                    return [3 /*break*/, 9];
                 case 8:
-                    e_1 = _d.sent();
+                    e_1 = _b.sent();
                     throw new Error(String(e_1));
                 case 9: return [3 /*break*/, 11];
-                case 10: throw new Error("It seems you didn't pass your arguments properly! Please check imgbbUploader documentation here:\nhttps://github.com/TheRealBarenziah/imgbb-uploader/tree/master");
+                case 10: throw new Error("It seems you didn't pass your arguments properly! Please check the documentation here:\nhttps://github.com/TheRealBarenziah/imgbb-uploader/tree/master");
                 case 11: return [2 /*return*/];
@@ -123,0 +139,0 @@ }

lib/cjs/interfaces.d.ts

@@ -40,2 +40,4 @@ export interface IResponseObject {
     imageUrl?: string;
+    cheveretoHost?: string;
+    customPayload?: Record<string, unknown>;
 }

lib/cjs/postToImgbb.d.ts

@@ -1,2 +0,2 @@
-import { IResponseObject } from "./interfaces";
+import { IOptionObject, IResponseObject } from "./interfaces";
 /**
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ * Now using the standard 'https' module instead of 'request' deprecated dependency.
  * To tweak the method, edit 'postToImgbb.ts' with the help of [the docs](https://nodejs.org/api/https.html#https_https_request_options_callback)
+ *
  * @param {string} apiKey - Your imgBB API key
- * @param {string} imageing - Typically, the output of fileToString("path") function
+ * @param {string} image - Typically, the output of fileToString("path") function
  *
- * @returns A promise. Use `.then` as shown in [the README](https://github.com/TheRealBarenziah/imgbb-uploader#use) :
+ * @returns A promise. [README](https://github.com/TheRealBarenziah/imgbb-uploader#use) :
  */
-interface IPostParams {
-    apiKey: string;
-    image?: string;
-    name?: string;
-    expiration?: number;
+interface IPostParams extends IOptionObject {
+    image: string;
 }
 export declare const postToImgbb: (params: IPostParams) => Promise<IResponseObject>;
 export {};

lib/cjs/postToImgbb.js

@@ -34,2 +34,3 @@ "use strict";
 exports.postToImgbb = void 0;
+/* eslint-disable */
 var https = __importStar(require("https"));
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ var querystring = __importStar(require("querystring"));
         var _a = __assign({}, params), apiKey = _a.apiKey, image = _a.image, _b = _a.name, name = _b === void 0 ? null : _b, _c = _a.expiration, expiration = _c === void 0 ? null : _c;
+        // query string & payload structures are different for imgBB & chevereto-free
+        var query = "/1/upload?key=" + apiKey;
         var payload = querystring.stringify({
             image: image,
         });
-        var query = "/1/upload?key=" + apiKey;
         if (name)
@@ -69,3 +71,3 @@ query += "&name=" + encodeURIComponent(name);
                     var error = {
-                        message: "There was a problem with imgBB API",
+                        message: "imgBB API returned an error",
                         imgbbApiResponse: JSON.parse(response),
@@ -72,0 +74,0 @@ };

lib/cjs/validateInput.d.ts

 import { IOptionObject } from "./interfaces";
-export declare const validateStringInput: (apiKey: string | null, path: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+export declare const isFile: (path: string) => Promise<boolean>;
 /**
+ * Formally validate input 2 strings params
+ *
+ * @param {string} apiKey - Should be 32-character long string
+ * @param {string} path - Should be a valid file path
+ *
+ * @returns {Promise.<Boolean>}
+ * A promise that resolve to `true` if things are looking good, and to `false` otherwise
+ */
+export declare const validateStringInput: (apiKey: string | undefined, path: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+/**
  * Formally validate option object. Either return proper string or throws
@@ -9,4 +19,4 @@ *
  * @returns {Promise.<Boolean>}
- *    A promise that resolve to a valid "image" value if things are looking good, and throws otherwise
+ * A promise that resolve to a valid "image" value if things are looking good, and throws otherwise
  */
-export declare const validateOptionObject: (options: IOptionObject) => Promise<string | undefined>;
+export declare const validateOptionObject: (options: IOptionObject) => Promise<string>;

lib/cjs/validateInput.js

@@ -53,5 +53,16 @@ "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.validateOptionObject = exports.validateStringInput = void 0;
+exports.validateOptionObject = exports.validateStringInput = exports.isFile = void 0;
 var fs_1 = __importDefault(require("fs"));
 var fileToString_1 = require("./fileToString");
+exports.isFile = function (path) { return __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function () {
+    return __generator(this, function (_a) {
+        switch (_a.label) {
+            case 0: return [4 /*yield*/, fs_1.default.promises
+                    .lstat(path)
+                    .then(function (res) { return res.isFile(); })
+                    .catch(function () { return false; })];
+            case 1: return [2 /*return*/, _a.sent()];
+        }
+    });
+}); };
 /**
@@ -64,21 +75,53 @@ * Formally validate input 2 strings params
  * @returns {Promise.<Boolean>}
- *    A promise that resolve to `true` if things are looking good, and to `false` otherwise
+ * A promise that resolve to `true` if things are looking good, and to `false` otherwise
  */
-var looksLikeApiKey = function (value) {
-    return value && value.length === 32 ? true : false;
-};
 exports.validateStringInput = function (apiKey, path) { return __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function () {
-    var file;
     return __generator(this, function (_a) {
         switch (_a.label) {
-            case 0: return [4 /*yield*/, fs_1.default.promises
-                    .lstat(path)
-                    .then(function (res) { return res.isFile(); })
-                    .catch(function () { return false; })];
-            case 1:
-                file = _a.sent();
-                return [2 /*return*/, file && looksLikeApiKey(apiKey) ? true : false];
+            case 0: return [4 /*yield*/, exports.isFile(path)];
+            case 1: return [2 /*return*/, (_a.sent()) && apiKey ? true : false];
         }
     });
 }); };
+var validateImageInput = function (_a) {
+    var imagePath = _a.imagePath, base64string = _a.base64string, imageUrl = _a.imageUrl;
+    return __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function () {
+        var oopsie, validPath;
+        return __generator(this, function (_b) {
+            switch (_b.label) {
+                case 0:
+                    oopsie = Error("A single input key must be defined between: 'imagePath', 'imageUrl', 'base64string'.");
+                    if (!imagePath) return [3 /*break*/, 6];
+                    return [4 /*yield*/, exports.isFile(imagePath)];
+                case 1:
+                    validPath = _b.sent();
+                    if (!(base64string || imageUrl)) return [3 /*break*/, 2];
+                    throw oopsie;
+                case 2:
+                    if (!!validPath) return [3 /*break*/, 3];
+                    throw Error("'imagePath' seem invalid (" + imagePath + ")");
+                case 3: return [4 /*yield*/, fileToString_1.fileToString(imagePath)];
+                case 4: return [2 /*return*/, _b.sent()];
+                case 5: return [3 /*break*/, 7];
+                case 6:
+                    if (base64string) {
+                        if (imageUrl) {
+                            throw oopsie;
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            return [2 /*return*/, base64string];
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else if (imageUrl) {
+                        return [2 /*return*/, imageUrl];
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        throw oopsie;
+                    }
+                    _b.label = 7;
+                case 7: return [2 /*return*/];
+            }
+        });
+    });
+};
 /**
@@ -90,16 +133,21 @@ * Formally validate option object. Either return proper string or throws
  * @returns {Promise.<Boolean>}
- *    A promise that resolve to a valid "image" value if things are looking good, and throws otherwise
+ * A promise that resolve to a valid "image" value if things are looking good, and throws otherwise
  */
 exports.validateOptionObject = function (options) { return __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function () {
-    var _a, _b, imagePath, _c, apiKey, _d, 
-    // name = null,
-    expiration, _e, base64string, _f, imageUrl, oopsie, e_1;
-    return __generator(this, function (_g) {
-        switch (_g.label) {
-            case 0:
-                _g.trys.push([0, 7, , 8]);
-                _a = __assign({}, options), _b = _a.imagePath, imagePath = _b === void 0 ? null : _b, _c = _a.apiKey, apiKey = _c === void 0 ? null : _c, _d = _a.expiration, expiration = _d === void 0 ? null : _d, _e = _a.base64string, base64string = _e === void 0 ? null : _e, _f = _a.imageUrl, imageUrl = _f === void 0 ? null : _f;
-                oopsie = Error("A single input key must be defined between: 'imagePath', 'imageUrl', 'base64string'.");
-                if (!looksLikeApiKey(apiKey))
-                    throw new Error("'apiKey' looks invalid (should be 32 characters long).");
+    var _a, _b, imagePath, _c, apiKey, _d, expiration, _e, base64string, _f, imageUrl, _g, cheveretoHost;
+    return __generator(this, function (_h) {
+        try {
+            _a = __assign({}, options), _b = _a.imagePath, imagePath = _b === void 0 ? undefined : _b, _c = _a.apiKey, apiKey = _c === void 0 ? undefined : _c, _d = _a.expiration, expiration = _d === void 0 ? undefined : _d, _e = _a.base64string, base64string = _e === void 0 ? undefined : _e, _f = _a.imageUrl, imageUrl = _f === void 0 ? undefined : _f, _g = _a.cheveretoHost, cheveretoHost = _g === void 0 ? undefined : _g;
+            // case 1: validate inputs before !imgBB chevereto API call
+            if (cheveretoHost) {
+                return [2 /*return*/, validateImageInput({
+                        imagePath: imagePath,
+                        imageUrl: imageUrl,
+                        base64string: base64string,
+                    })];
+            }
+            // case 2: validate inputs before imgBB API call
+            else {
+                if (!apiKey)
+                    throw new Error("no 'apiKey' provided.");
                 if (expiration) {
@@ -113,33 +161,17 @@ if (typeof expiration !== "number") {
                 }
-                if (!imagePath) return [3 /*break*/, 5];
-                if (!(base64string || imageUrl)) return [3 /*break*/, 1];
-                throw oopsie;
-            case 1:
-                if (!!exports.validateStringInput(apiKey, imagePath)) return [3 /*break*/, 2];
-                throw Error("'imagePath' seem invalid (" + imagePath + ")");
-            case 2: return [4 /*yield*/, fileToString_1.fileToString(imagePath)];
-            case 3: return [2 /*return*/, _g.sent()];
-            case 4: return [3 /*break*/, 6];
-            case 5:
-                if (base64string) {
-                    if (imageUrl)
-                        throw oopsie;
-                    else
-                        return [2 /*return*/, base64string];
-                }
-                else if (imageUrl) {
-                    // todo: some research on imgBB opinions before pasting a regex
-                    return [2 /*return*/, imageUrl];
-                }
-                else
-                    throw oopsie;
-                _g.label = 6;
-            case 6: return [3 /*break*/, 8];
-            case 7:
-                e_1 = _g.sent();
-                throw new Error(String(e_1));
-            case 8: return [2 /*return*/];
+                // todo: if(!nameLooksValid(name))...
+                return [2 /*return*/, validateImageInput({
+                        apiKey: apiKey,
+                        imagePath: imagePath,
+                        imageUrl: imageUrl,
+                        base64string: base64string,
+                    })];
+            }
         }
+        catch (e) {
+            throw new Error(String(e));
+        }
+        return [2 /*return*/];
     });
 }); };
 //# sourceMappingURL=validateInput.js.map

package.json

 {
   "name": "imgbb-uploader",
-  "version": "1.3.5",
-  "description": "Lightweight module to upload images through Imgbb API.",
+  "version": "1.4.0",
+  "description": "Lightweight module to upload images through imgBB and other chevereto-based APIs.",
   "main": "lib/cjs/index.js",
@@ -9,3 +9,2 @@ "browser": "lib/cjs/index.js",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
-  "dependencies": {},
   "scripts": {
@@ -19,6 +18,6 @@ "dev": "npm run build && npm run format && npm run lint && npm run test && npm run remap",
     "format": "prettier --write \"src/**/*.ts\" \"src/**/*.js\"",
-    "lint": "tslint -p tsconfig.json",
+    "lint": "eslint --fix .",
     "clean": "node clean.js",
     "prepare": "npm run build",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm test && npm run lint",
+    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build && npm test && npm run lint",
     "preversion": "npm run lint",
@@ -38,10 +37,13 @@ "version": "npm run format && git add -A src",
     "@types/node": "^14.0.27",
-    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.27.0",
-    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.27.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.33.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.33.0",
     "axios": "^0.21.4",
     "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
-    "eslint": "^7.28.0",
-    "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
+    "eslint": "^7.32.0",
+    "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.5.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.22.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^39.2.9",
     "eslint-plugin-node": "^11.1.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-prefer-arrow": "^1.2.3",
+    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.0.0",
     "husky": "^4.2.5",
@@ -51,3 +53,3 @@ "jest": "^26.4.0",
     "pretty-quick": "^2.0.1",
-    "remap-istanbul": "git:github.com/TheRealBarenziah/remap-istanbul",
+    "remap-istanbul": "0.13.0",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
@@ -57,4 +59,2 @@ "sharp": "^0.26.3",
     "ts-jest": "^26.2.0",
-    "tslint": "^6.1.3",
-    "tslint-config-prettier": "^1.18.0",
     "typescript": "^3.9.9",
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ "waifu-generator": "^2.0.4"
     "image upload",
-    "picture upload"
+    "picture upload",
+    "chevereto",
+    "chevereto-free",
+    "upload"
   ],
   "author": "TheRealBarenziah",
   "license": "SEE LICENSE IN TARGARYEN_UNLICENSE",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=8.3.0"
+  },
   "bugs": {
@@ -77,0 +83,0 @@ "url": "https://github.com/TheRealBarenziah/imgbb-uploader/issues"

README.md

 # imgbb-uploader
 
-Lightweight Nodejs module to upload local pictures files to imgbb API and get display URLs in response.  
+Lightweight Nodejs module to upload pictures to imgBB (or other chevereto-based APIs) and get display URLs in response.  
 Primary use is letting imgBB handle the hosting & serving of images.
@@ -9,19 +9,27 @@
 [![dependencies](https://img.shields.io/badge/dependencies-0-brightgreen)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/imgbb-uploader?activeTab=dependencies)
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/TheRealBarenziah/imgbb-uploader.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/TheRealBarenziah/imgbb-uploader)
+![Test suite](https://github.com/TheRealBarenziah/imgbb-uploader/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)
 
+## Install
+
+```bash
+npm install imgbb-uploader
+```
+
 ## Compatibility:
 
-**Node >= 8** ( [async/await](https://node.green/) )  
+**Node >= 8** ( [Promises/await](https://node.green/) )  
 _Care: this module uses `fs` under the hood. **It WON'T work outside the node environment !**_
 
-[I want to use this client-side](https://stackoverflow.com/a/63669049/11894221)
+**Want to use this client-side?** [Click here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/63669049/11894221)
 
 **Formats supported by ImgBB API:** `.jpg`, `.png`,`.bmp`,`.gif`, `base64`, `url`.
 
-## Install
+## We also support Chevereto v3 & v4!
 
-`npm install imgbb-uploader`
+Did you know? imgBB is based on **Chevereto**, a software written by [rodber](https://github.com/rodber) that [you can easily host yourself](https://github.com/TheRealBarenziah/imgbb-uploader/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#docker-container-run-chevereto).
 
-## Use with two string params (legacy, LTS)
+**[To use with Chevereto, click here](https://github.com/TheRealBarenziah/imgbb-uploader/blob/master/USE_WITH_CHEVERETO.md)**!
 
+## Upload to imgBB with two string params (legacy)
+
 - I) [Get a free API key from imgbb](https://api.imgbb.com/) ( estimated time ~1 minute )
@@ -39,3 +47,3 @@ - II) [Put that in an environment variable](https://www.npmjs.com/package/dotenv)
 
-### `.then((response) => console.log(response))` output example :
+## `.then((response) => console.log(response))` output example :
 
@@ -77,12 +85,9 @@ ```javascript
 
-This async function returns a promise:  
-`console.log(imgbbUploader(myKey, myPath)) // Promise { <pending> }`  
-Use `await` or `.then` as shown above.
-
 _**Note about imgBB API:** the `medium` Object will only be returned for `.png` and `base64` files !_
 
-## Use with options object (more features, yay! )
+## With options object (more features, yay! )
 
-From version 1.2.0 onward, you can also pass an options object as param.  
-Use it to customize filename and/or a set duration after which the image will be deleted, [cf their docs](https://api.imgbb.com/).  
+From version 1.2.0 onward, you can pass an options object as param.  
+Use it to customize filename and/or a set duration after which the image will be deleted, [cf their docs](https://api.imgbb.com/).
+
 The key you'll use for your image depends on its nature. **One of these must be defined:**
@@ -105,3 +110,3 @@
   expiration: 3600 /* OPTIONAL: pass a numeric value in seconds.
-  It must be in the 60-15552000 range (POSIX time ftw).
+  It must be in the 60-15552000 range.
   Enable this to force your image to be deleted after that time. */,
@@ -113,8 +118,3 @@
     "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAIAAAACCAYAAABytg0kAAAAEklEQVR42mNcLVNbzwAEjDAGACcSA4kB6ARiAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
-  /* OPTIONAL: pass base64-encoded image (max 32Mb)
-
-  Enable this to upload base64-encoded image directly as string. (available from 1.3.0 onward)
-  Allows to work with RAM directly for increased performance (skips fs I/O calls).
-  Beware: options.imagePath will be ignored as long as options.base64string is defined! 
-  */
+  // OPTIONAL: pass base64-encoded image (max 32Mb)
 };
@@ -130,25 +130,26 @@
 
-## More examples using option object
+#### Another example: handling buffer with option object
 
-Using options.base64string:
-
 ```javascript
 const imgbbUploader = require("imgbb-uploader");
 
+// Some buffer we need to upload
+const data = "definitely-not-an-image-binary";
+
 // Some promise of base64 data
-const base64str = () =>
+const bufferToBase64 = (buffer) =>
   new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const buff = new Buffer(buffer);
+    const base64string = buff.toString("base64"); // https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#buftostringencoding-start-end
     return setTimeout(() => {
-      resolve(
-        "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAIAAAACCAYAAABytg0kAAAAEklEQVR42mNcLVNbzwAEjDAGACcSA4kB6ARiAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
-      );
+      resolve(base64string);
     }, 1000);
   });
 
-// Your barebone async function
-const myUrl = async (name) => {
+// Some async function
+const getDisplayUrl = async (buffer, name = "Default-filename") => {
   return await imgbbUploader({
     apiKey: "definitely-not-a-valid-key",
-    base64string: await base64str(),
-    name: name,
+    base64string: await bufferToBase64(buffer),
+    name,
   })
@@ -165,8 +166,10 @@ .then((res) => {
 
-myUrl("Dolunay_Obruk-Sama_<3");
+const myUrl = getDisplayUrl(data, "Dolunay_Obruk-Sama_<3");
 ```
 
-## Learn more
+## Working with directories/arrays
 
-This module doesn't support array uploads. For heavy duty, you'll probably have to work with [fs.readdir](https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fspromisesreaddirpath-options) and maybe [async forEach](https://www.npmjs.com/package/async-foreach). For example, you can create a `baseDir.js` file wherever it suits you:
+_This module don't_ **and won't** directly _support array uploads_. Only you can pick the best solution for your usecase.  
+For example, to upload local directories of pictures, I enjoy working with [fs.readdir](https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fspromisesreaddirpath-options).  
+I usually create an `imagesDir.js` file wherever it suits me:
 
@@ -177,6 +180,12 @@ ```javascript
 
-Then you can require it elsewhere and use something like `path.join(myDirpath, "subfolder")` to dig into directories programmatically.  
-Once there you can for example `fs.readdir` and iterate `forEach` file of that directory.  
-See `fs` documentation and Stack Overflow for more inspiration on the matter.
+Then `require` that elsewhere and use `path.join(imagesDir, relevantSubfolder)` to dig into directories.  
+Once there, iterate using `fs.readdir` and `forEach` as needed.
 
+If you need more inspiration [Stack Overflow should have you covered](https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Astackoverflow.com+promise.all)!
+
+## Contributing
+
+Issues & PRs are very welcome!  
+[Get started with local development](https://github.com/TheRealBarenziah/imgbb-uploader/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+
 [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/TheRealBarenziah/imgbb-uploader/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)

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