GetLink Method

Creates a link to an object which expires in seconds specified.

Syntax

digitalocean.getLink(objectName, expires, [callback])

Callback

The 'callback' parameter specifies a function which will be called when the operation completes (or an error is encountered). If the 'callback' parameter is not specified, then the method will block and will not return until the operation completes (or an error is encountered).

The callback for this method is defined as:

function(err, data){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'data' is the value returned by the method.

'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:

err.code
err.message

Remarks

This method can be used to create authenticated links to allow access to objects for a limited time. The bucket is specified by the Bucket property.

The Expires parameter specifies the time in seconds for which the link will be valid. The maximum validity time is seven days.

Note that this method is an offline method that will simply generate a pre-signed URL. No communication with the server takes places.