Here is a function that allows you to create a new folder on the server using xmlrpc:
var createFolder = function(folder_name) {
var defer = Q.defer();
client.methodCall('create_folder', [sessionID, folder_name], function(err, resp) {
if (err) {
if (err.responseString && err.responseString.match('already exist')) {
//call the same function recursively with folder_name+Math.round(Math.random()*100)
} else {
defer.reject(err);
}
} else {
defer.resolve(folder_name);
}
});
return defer.promise;
}
The function successfully creates a new folder. However, if the folder already exists, the function will be called again recursively with a new folder name. The promise will always return the folder name, no matter how many times the function is executed.
For example:
createFolder('directory').then(function(resp){
console.log(resp);// may return directory || directory1 .... etc
});
**EDIT** I have managed to achieve this by passing the defer object. Let me know if there are more elegant ways of achieving this:
var createFolder = function(folder_name, defer) {
defer = defer || Q.defer();
client.methodCall('create_folder', [sessionID, folder_name], function(err, resp) {
if (err) {
if (err.responseString && err.responseString.match('already exist')) {
return createFolder(folder_name + Math.round(Math.random() * 100), defer);
} else {
defer.reject(err);
}
} else {
defer.resolve(folder_name);
}
});
return defer.promise;
}