Problem: every time I push my local repository to OpenShift, files inside public/img/ gets overwritten/deleted. This is a problem, as the webapp allows users to upload images, which would not be uploaded on my local repository.
Cause: apparently, this is the result of OpenShift clearing out the repo folder and rebuilding everything from scratch.
Futile attempts to rectify: I have attempted to use .gitignore as well as .git/info/exclude, neither helped.
Eventual (temporary) solution: I have decided to use OPENSHIFT_DATA_DIR as a persistent storage. It only works if the application is non-scaling (my current application is non-scaling. Though I can foresee this being an issue in the future). I have rectified the codes as follows:
fs.writeFile('public/img/'+FILENAME);
to
app = require('express'); app.set('presistentDir',process.env.OPENSHIFT_DATA_DIR||'public/img/'); fs.writeFile(app.get('presistentDir')+FILENAME);
P.S. I had always thought app.get() is an asyc process and was sure it wouldn’t work. But I guess I was wrong.
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