Node.js, multer and req.body empty

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2017 Update

From Readme

Note that req.body might not have been fully populated yet. It depends on the order that the client transmits fields and files to the server.

I resolved my issue by reversing the order of my form object properties in the front end:

    var newFormObj  = new FormData();
    newFormObj.append('internalUserID', internalUserID);
    newFormObj.append('listingImage', this.binaryImages[image]);

On the backend:

var storage = multer.diskStorage({
  destination: function (req, file, cb) {
    console.log(req.body.internalUserID) // YAY, IT'S POPULATED
    cb(null, 'listing-pics/')
  },                    
  filename: function (req, file, cb) {
    cb(null, file.fieldname + '-' + Date.now())
  }                     
});                     

var upload = multer({ storage: storage });

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