iSENSE-upload.js

function uploadImage() {
    // Make the URL links.
    var API_URL = server + '/api/v1/media_objects';

    var form = document.getElementById('file-form');
    var fileSelect = document.getElementById('file-select');

    // Get the selected files from the input.
    var files = fileSelect.files;

    // Create a new FormData object.
    var formData = new FormData();

    // check the first file
    var file = files[0];

    // Check the file type.
    if (!file.type.match('image.*')) {
      alert("only supports image files");
      return;
    }

    // Add the file to the request.
    formData.append('upload', file, file.name);
    formData.append('email', '[email protected]');
    formData.append('password', '[filtered]');
    formData.append('type', 'data_set');
    formData.append('id', datasetID);

    // Post to iSENSE
    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
    xhr.open('POST', API_URL, true);
    xhr.send(formData);
    xhr.onloadend = function () {
      console.log("finished iSense post");
    };
}