#28554: Add support for multiple file fields
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Reporter: Johannes Hoppe | Owner: Johannes
| Hoppe
Type: New feature | Status: assigned
Component: File | Version: 1.11
uploads/storage |
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: file, storage, | Triage Stage:
upload, multiple, input | Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Comment (by Johannes Hoppe):
I tried to exclude my personal opinion and preference from the ticket
description, to have an open discussion.
So here goes my personal opinion:
It seems odd to me that the `FileField` is limited to 100 characters. I
could not find any reference to why the field was limited in the first
place. Furthermore I do not know of any file system with a 100 char
limitation nor are URLs limited to only 100 chars.
Therefore I would suggest basing the `FileField` upon the `TextField`.
I would recommend splitting the issue tho. I would first add support form
multiple files to form. This is a nice feature in itself and requires
little work and good documentation. I would presume that such a feature
would spawn a larger discussion on how to store those files. As multiple
model instances? As an Array in Postgres? As CSV or JSON in a `TextField`?
I think we can figure this out later or not at all if we don't come to a
conclusion.
I would love to work on that. I do maintain [django-
s3file](https://github.com/codingjoe/django-s3file/) and [django-
stdimage](https://github.com/codingjoe/django-stdimage/) and have some
experience with custom the `FileInput` and `FileField`. Let me know if I
can be of any help.
Cheers
-joe
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