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loopback-storage-service

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A LoopBack component for managing binary files via pluggable storage providers (local filesystem, Amazon S3, Rackspace, OpenStack, Azure). Current version 1.0.4 is stable but unmaintained; no releases since 2016. It wraps pkgcloud to abstract cloud storage, exposing both Node.js and REST APIs for container and file operations. The project is part of the deprecated StrongLoop/LoopBack ecosystem and has been superseded by loopback-component-storage (for LoopBack 3.x). Not recommended for new projects.

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npm install loopback-storage-service

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · LOOPBACK-STORAGE-S

loopback-storage-service

storagejavascriptv1.0.4

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

createDataSource

✓ import { createDataSource } from 'loopback-datasource-juggler';

✗ const createDataSource = require('loopback').createDataSource;

This package is a LoopBack connector; you typically use it via loopback-datasource-juggler's createDataSource, not directly.

loopback-storage-service

✓ const ds = loopback.createDataSource({ connector: require('loopback-storage-service'), provider: 'filesystem', root: '/tmp' });

✗ const ds = loopback.createDataSource('loopback-storage-service', { provider: 'filesystem' });

The connector must be passed as an object literal with the 'connector' key; passing the name alone will not work.

container model

✓ const Container = ds.createModel('container');

✗ const Container = ds.define('container', {});

The model must be created via createModel with the name 'container' to get the mixed-in storage methods.

Shows setting up a LoopBack data source with the filesystem provider and listing all containers.

const loopback = require('loopback'); const path = require('path'); const ds = loopback.createDataSource({ connector: require('loopback-storage-service'), provider: 'filesystem', root: path.join(__dirname, 'storage') }); const Container = ds.createModel('container'); Container.getContainers((err, containers) => { if (err) console.error(err); else console.log(containers); });

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedThis package is no longer maintained. Use loopback-component-storage for LoopBack 3.x or consider an alternative.

fix

Migrate to loopback-component-storage (npm install loopback-component-storage).

affects: >=0.0.0

breakingWhen using the filesystem provider, the 'root' path must be absolute. Relative paths cause silent failures.

fix

Use path.resolve(__dirname, 'storage') to provide an absolute path.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaThe model must be named exactly 'container' to receive the storage methods. Other model names will not work.

fix

Use ds.createModel('container') instead of a custom model name.

affects: >=0.0.0

breakingpkgcloud dependency may have incompatible versions. The package does not pin a specific version of pkgcloud.

fix

Specify a compatible pkgcloud version in your package.json (e.g., pkgcloud@1.x).

affects: >=0.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Error: Cannot find module 'loopback-storage-service'

Package not installed or not in node_modules.

fix

Run 'npm install loopback-storage-service' and ensure it is in your dependencies.

Error: Provider "filesystem" is not supported

The provider name is misspelled or the pkgcloud module is missing a required dependency.

fix

Check spelling: use 'filesystem', 'amazon', 'rackspace', 'openstack', or 'azure'. Install loopback-storage-service and pkgcloud.

TypeError: ds.createModel is not a function

LoopBack datasource juggler is not installed or not used correctly.

fix

Install loopback-datasource-juggler: 'npm install loopback-datasource-juggler' and use it with loopback.

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/tmp/storage/...'

The root directory for the filesystem provider does not exist.

fix

Create the directory manually or use a path that exists. For cloud providers, check credentials.

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Version history

1.0.4latest on npm

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Dependencies

pkgcloudrequiredProvides the underlying cloud storage client for Amazon, Rackspace, OpenStack, Azure

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/strongloop/loopback-storage-service ↗

packageloopback-storage-service ↗

homepagehttps://github.com/strongloop/loopback-storage-service ↗