1 files changed, 19 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/server/DashUploadUtils.ts b/src/server/DashUploadUtils.ts
index b1a7a9c5e..307aec6fc 100644
--- a/src/server/DashUploadUtils.ts
+++ b/src/server/DashUploadUtils.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import { basename } from 'path';
 import * as parse from 'pdf-parse';
 import * as request from 'request-promise';
-import { Duplex } from 'stream';
+import { Duplex, Stream } from 'stream';
 import { filesDirectory, publicDirectory } from '.';
 import { Utils } from '../Utils';
 import { Opt } from '../fields/Doc';
@@ -349,10 +349,8 @@ export namespace DashUploadUtils {
         if (metadata instanceof Error) {
             return { name: metadata.name, message: metadata.message };
         }
-        const outputFile = filename || metadata.filename;
-        if (!outputFile) {
-            return { name: source, message: 'output file not found' };
-        }
+        const outputFile = filename || metadata.filename || '';
+
         return UploadInspectedImage(metadata, outputFile, prefix);
     };
 
@@ -552,7 +550,22 @@ export namespace DashUploadUtils {
                 writtenFiles = {};
             }
         } else {
-            writtenFiles = await outputResizedImages(metadata.source, resolved, pathToDirectory(Directory.images));
+            try {
+                writtenFiles = await outputResizedImages(metadata.source, resolved, pathToDirectory(Directory.images));
+            } catch (e) {
+                // input is a blob or other, try reading it to create a metadata source file.
+                const reqSource = request(metadata.source);
+                let readStream: Stream = reqSource instanceof Promise ? await reqSource : reqSource;
+                const readSource = `${prefix}upload_${Utils.GenerateGuid()}.${metadata.contentType.split('/')[1].toLowerCase()}`;
+                await new Promise<void>((res, rej) =>
+                    readStream
+                        .pipe(createWriteStream(readSource))
+                        .on('close', () => res())
+                        .on('error', () => rej())
+                );
+                writtenFiles = await outputResizedImages(readSource, resolved, pathToDirectory(Directory.images));
+                fs.unlink(readSource, err => console.log("Couldn't unlink temporary image file:" + readSource));
+            }
         }
         for (const suffix of Object.keys(writtenFiles)) {
             information.accessPaths[suffix] = getAccessPaths(images, writtenFiles[suffix]);