Can additional attributes be stored on files?

[MichaelMahon]

Is it possible to set properties on the file such as type or category? I have it working with nested queries such as users/3/documents/something.pdf, but would like to set properties on the file to query against.

[regevbr]

Hi,

I'm sure you can enable that feature as I'm pretty sure the underlying storage abstraction supports it. You are more than welcome to add a pull request.
I will probably start at

loopback-component-flatstorage/lib/storage-service.js

Line 121 in f2cf802

StorageService.prototype.all = function all(model, filter, options, cb) {

and add to it abilities to query by properties. Then you will need to edit

loopback-component-flatstorage/lib/storage-service.js

Line 208 in f2cf802

StorageService.prototype.upload = function () {

to see how you can support setting those properties on uploaded files.
If you want to update properties on existing files you will need to add a support for the StorageService.prototype.update method which is currently disabled.

Good luck!