# richardgirges/express-fileupload

Simple express file upload middleware that wraps around busboy

Repository: https://github.com/richardgirges/express-fileupload
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/express-fileupload
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: express-middleware, express-fileupload, fileupload, file-upload, upload, forms, multipart, files, nodejs, connect, busboy, middleware
Last push: 2025-07-05T13:33:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 36/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 30, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4052, "days_push": 424, "days_rel": 424, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1557, forks 259 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:03.338243+00:00)

## What it is
express-fileupload is a simple Express middleware that wraps Busboy to handle multipart file uploads, exposing uploaded files on req.files. It supports moving files, temp files, size limits, and checksums.

## Use cases
- handle file uploads in an express server
- parse multipart form data in nodejs
- save uploaded files to disk or memory
- enforce upload size limits
- compute checksums of uploaded files

## When to choose
- you use Express and need quick multipart upload handling
- you want a minimal middleware rather than a full framework
- you need temp-file or buffer-based upload handling

## When to avoid
- you use Fastify, Koa, or a non-Express framework
- you need advanced streaming or cloud storage integrations
- your framework already includes multipart parsing

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: file-upload, middleware
- domain: web-development, backend, files
- platform: -
- tags: express, busboy, multipart, forms, nodejs

## Member repositories
- richardgirges/express-fileupload (main) score 36

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:03.338243+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:29:57.984365+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/richardgirges/express-fileupload (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:03.338243+00:00, sha 4f2532a3a048)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/express-fileupload (fetched 2026-08-29T11:30:10.382121+00:00, sha 4d099c3346a9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.