FEATURE: allow API to upload files synchronously

app/controllers/uploads_controller.rb

@@ -7,48 +7,21 @@ class UploadsController < ApplicationController
     file = params[:file] || params[:files].first
     url = params[:url]
     client_id = params[:client_id]
-
+    synchronous = is_api? && params[:synchronous]
-    Scheduler::Defer.later("Create Upload") do
-      begin
-        # API can provide a URL
-        if file.nil? && url.present? && is_api?
-          tempfile = FileHelper.download(url, SiteSetting.max_image_size_kb.kilobytes, "discourse-upload-#{type}") rescue nil
-          filename = File.basename(URI.parse(file).path)
-        else
-          tempfile = file.tempfile
-          filename = file.original_filename
-          content_type = file.content_type
-        end
-
-        # when we're dealing with an avatar, crop it to its maximum size
-        if type == "avatar" && FileHelper.is_image?(filename)
-          max = Discourse.avatar_sizes.max
-          OptimizedImage.resize(tempfile.path, tempfile.path, max, max, allow_animation: SiteSetting.allow_animated_avatars)
-        end
-
-        upload = Upload.create_for(current_user.id, tempfile, filename, tempfile.size, content_type: content_type)
-
-        if upload.errors.empty? && current_user.admin?
-          retain_hours = params[:retain_hours].to_i
-          upload.update_columns(retain_hours: retain_hours) if retain_hours > 0
-        end
-
-        if upload.errors.empty? && FileHelper.is_image?(filename)
-          Jobs.enqueue(:create_thumbnails, upload_id: upload.id, type: type, user_id: params[:user_id])
-        end
-
-        data = upload.errors.empty? ? upload : { errors: upload.errors.values.flatten }
-
-        MessageBus.publish("/uploads/#{type}", data.as_json, client_ids: [client_id])
-      ensure
-        tempfile.try(:close!) rescue nil
-      end
-    end
 
     # HACK FOR IE9 to prevent the "download dialog"
     response.headers["Content-Type"] = "text/plain" if request.user_agent =~ /MSIE 9/
 
-    render json: success_json
+    if synchronous
+      data = create_upload(type, file, url)
+      render json: data.as_json
+    else
+      Scheduler::Defer.later("Create Upload") do
+        data = create_upload(type, file, url)
+        MessageBus.publish("/uploads/#{type}", data.as_json, client_ids: [client_id])
+      end
+      render json: success_json
+    end
   end
 
   def show
@@ -74,4 +47,39 @@ class UploadsController < ApplicationController
     render nothing: true, status: 404
   end
 
+  def create_upload(type, file, url)
+    begin
+      # API can provide a URL
+      if file.nil? && url.present? && is_api?
+        tempfile = FileHelper.download(url, SiteSetting.max_image_size_kb.kilobytes, "discourse-upload-#{type}") rescue nil
+        filename = File.basename(URI.parse(file).path)
+      else
+        tempfile = file.tempfile
+        filename = file.original_filename
+        content_type = file.content_type
+      end
+
+      # when we're dealing with an avatar, crop it to its maximum size
+      if type == "avatar" && FileHelper.is_image?(filename)
+        max = Discourse.avatar_sizes.max
+        OptimizedImage.resize(tempfile.path, tempfile.path, max, max, allow_animation: SiteSetting.allow_animated_avatars)
+      end
+
+      upload = Upload.create_for(current_user.id, tempfile, filename, tempfile.size, content_type: content_type)
+
+      if upload.errors.empty? && current_user.admin?
+        retain_hours = params[:retain_hours].to_i
+        upload.update_columns(retain_hours: retain_hours) if retain_hours > 0
+      end
+
+      if upload.errors.empty? && FileHelper.is_image?(filename)
+        Jobs.enqueue(:create_thumbnails, upload_id: upload.id, type: type, user_id: params[:user_id])
+      end
+
+      upload.errors.empty? ? upload : { errors: upload.errors.values.flatten }
+    ensure
+      tempfile.try(:close!) rescue nil
+    end
+  end
+
 end