ipfs.add is not working

Question

I am trying to upload my file to IPFS and save its hash to my Ethereum contract but neither ipfs.add nor ipfs.files.add is working for me... I have tried usin for loop i.e.

for await (const result of ipfs.add(this.state.buffer)) {
      console.log(result);
  }

and also this way:

ipfs.add(this.state.buffer, (error, ipfsHash) => 
    {
      console.log('Trying to add');
      if(error) {
        console.error(error)
        return
      }
    })

but both of them are not working.... I've tried to debug my code but the control doesn't go beyond ipfs.add line.... Any help will be highly recommended as I am not able to find any help on the internet and stuck here badly from past few hours..

Answer 1

ipfs.add(fileUploaded) works for me. buffer is not required. We can load the file directly.

I am using "ipfs-http-client": "^50.1.2" and ipfs = create({ host: "ipfs.infura.io", port: 5001, protocol: "https" });

Answer 2

Try replacing ipfs.add with ipfs.files.add.