If you work with APIs in Visual Studio Code, you have likely encountered the edwardie extension (maintained by Edward Thomson). It is the spiritual successor to the REST Client extension, offering a clean, lightweight way to test HTTP requests directly from your editor.
<div id="drop_zone">Drag and drop files here or click to upload</div>
<input id="file_input" type="file" multiple="multiple" style="display: none;">
<div id="uploaded_files"></div>
document.getElementById('drop_zone').addEventListener('dragover', (e) =>
e.preventDefault();
document.getElementById('drop_zone').style.border = '2px dashed blue';
);
The Boundary Mismatch
If you define Content-Type: multipart/form-data but forget to define a boundary string, the server won't know where one field ends and the file begins. edwardie fileupload better
- Estimate storage + egress costs if storing user uploads long-term.
- Implement lifecycle rules (auto-delete/archive older files).
- If using CDN, set cache headers appropriately for public content.
- API design
To get the "better" experience, ensure you are using the correct Content-Type header and boundary syntax. document