Google App Engine - Uploading blobs and authentication
- by Keyur
(I tried asking this on the GAE forums but didn't get an answer so am trying it here.)
Currently to upload blobs, the app engine's blob store service creates a unique one-
time URL that a user can post blobs to. My requirement is that I only
want authenticated / authorized users to post blobs in my application. I can achieve this currently if the page that includes the multipart form to upload blobs is in my application.
However, I am looking to providing a "REST API" for my users to upload their blobs. While it is true that the one-time nature of the upload URL mitigates the chances of rogue use but it's still possible.
I was wondering if there is anyone on the app engine team here that can consider a feature where developers can register an upload listener. (Or if there is already a way, I'll be all ears). A standard servlet filter could also potentially do the job. This will give us an opportunity to authenticate / validate / decorate requests before the request gets forwarded to the blob store service.
Thanks,
Keyur
