ftp.put()

ftp.put(url,data,mode,[user],[password]) → number

FTP File Write / Append

Write to a file on a ftp server.

Mode argument determines whether the file is overwritten or appended to. If a file does not exist it will automatically be created

Useful for uploading test results, etc to a remote server.

Testing

Run python3 -m pyftpdlib -w -p2121 -u logger -P secret on a local linux workstation to spin up a FTP server instance for testing Requires installing pyftpdlib with pip install pyftpdlib or sudo apt-get install python3-pyftpdlib etc.

Security Considerations

FTP is considered an insecure file transfer protocol, use only on a private or restricted network.

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
url	string	yes	—	e.g. "10.0.0.1:21/log.txt"
data	string	yes	—	payload
mode	number	optional	0	0 = write, 1 = append
user	string	optional	—	anonymous
password	string	optional	—	default = blank

Returns

number 0 = success, >0 = error code

Example

let res = ftp.put("172.16.220.220:2121/voltage.log","Hello World!");