react-web-editor

A Simple WYSIWYG editor for react users

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🗂️Table of contents

1. What is React Web Editor
2. Core characteristics
3. Getting started
4. Version up log
5. Documents
   • Block Components
     • Style Editor Block
     • Text Editor Block
     • Drag and Drop Table
   • Hooks
     • useDraggable
     • useResize
     • useImage
     • useColor
   • Helper Components
     • Editable Board
     • EditorBlockWrapper
     • ResizeHandlerWrapper

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🎨What is React Web Editor

• The React Web editor is a library that provides and hooks of components that can dynamically change ui.

• It supports features like Resizing, Draggable, and Drag and Drop, You can also upload a image dynamically, and styling component's color and text.

• The coordinates tag, which shows where the current components are located, and the guide line, which tells you if the current components are centralized, are built into the block-type components.

• Ultimatly, You can make a editor page which can change web's UI dynamically.

💭Core characteristics

• The react-web-editor is easy to use. It is designed user friendly!

  • The core features were created using hook, but it was wrapped with block component to make it easy to use as simple as possible. Therefore, Users who want to use simply can import block components and put your code.

• The react-web-editor is light and simple.

  • The goal was to make react-web-editor simple and light. Therefore, it has minimal dependency except for the essential library.

• The react-web-editor is react-friendly. You can use hooks for your own component.

• The react-web-editor has a tools for customizing.

  • The style component is supported. It makes you easy to expand for new features.

• It was built using webpack so that you can fully control configuration management and project extension with custom settings.

💁Getting started

installing

npm -i react-web-editor

import

import { StyleEditorBlock, TextEditorBlock, ... } from "react-web-editor;

or you can import as below

import ReactWebEditor from "react-web-editor";

🔥Version up log

Version	Log
2.2.0	Upgrade Ui, Fix Hooks usage
2.1.0	Upgrade Drag and Drop feature
2.0.0	Create Editable Board, minor bug update
1.2.0	Upgrade Text Editor to initialize options
1.1.0	Upgrade editor to use unit like "rem"
~ 1.0.5	Use helmet, Update helmet to async
~ 1.0.2	Upgrade Drag and Drop feature, Solve minor Ui bug
1.0.0	Add Text Editor
0.1.6	Upgrade Style editor features
~ 0.1.5	Solve Next.js Font disappear bug

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📃Documents

Block components

These components are designed to be user friendly. Easily control components using no more than props.

Style Editor Block

The Style Editor Component(SEC) is a block component which can change size and location of components. Another powerful usage of The SEC is uploading images on the screen or changing a component's background color. By wrapping a component with the SEC and setting the position of the component ‘absolute’, the component becomes editable on an website. This component also can be used without your own component.

Two tabs will appear on the screen when you hover a cursor on the component. The First tab is a uploading image tab, which is help you add an image. The Second tab is a color handler. It changes component's background color.

• Props

    type StyledEditorBlockProps {
      width: number;
      height: number;
      top: number;
      left: number;
      parentStyle?: ParentStyle; // It defines area where component can't escape. If you don't define it, then your component can move in all screen.
      unit: string;
      initialColor?: string; // default: transparent
      initialImage?: string; // default: none
    }

    type ParentStyle {
      width: number;
      height: number;
    }

• Usage

    import { StyleEditorBlock } from "react-web-editor"
    ...
    return (
      <StyleEditorBlock
        width={200}
        height={300}
        left={left}
        top={top}
        parentStyle={{ width: 600, height: 800 }}
        unit={"px"}
      >
        <YourOwnComponent color={color} /> // It is just a option.
      </StyleEditorBlock>
    );

Text Editor Block

The Text Editor Component(TEC) is a block component. This component has a simple rich text editor features. TEC has two functions. It enables you to type and change the style of it using the settings window.

Two tabs will appear on the screen when you hover a cursor on the component. It helps you change a location of components. The second tab is the Settings window handler. The window will appear on the screen when you click the second tab.

• Props

    type TextEditorBlockProps {
      width: number;
      height: number;
      top: number;
      left: number;
      parentStyle?: ParentStyle; // It defines area where component can't escape. If you don't define it, then your component can move in all screen.
      unit: string;
      // Initial- props are options just for first rendering.
      initialFontSize?: number; // default: 0.22
      initialFontColor?: string; // default: "black"
      initialFontStyle?: InitialFontStyle; // default: ""
      initialText?: string; // default: ""
      initialFontName?: string; // default: ""
    }

    type ParentStyle {
      width: number;
      height: number;
    }

    type InitialFontStyle = "twin-color-text" | "box-text" | "down-side-text" | "out-line-text" | "bubble-shadow-text";

    type InitialFontName = "andada-pro" | "bebas-nenu" | "montecarlo" | "roboto" | "stix-two-text" | "style-script";

• Usage

    import { TextEditorBlock } from "react-web-editor"

    ...

    return (
      <TextEditorBlock
        width={200}
        height={300}
        left={left}
        top={top}
        parentStyle={{ width: 600, height: 800 }}
        unit={"px"}
      />
    );

Drag and Drop Table

The Drag and Drop Table(DNDT) component makes all child components draggable within the DNDT area. You can use the DNDT by wrapping your components that you desire to be draggable.

• Props

    type DragAndDropTableProps {
      color?: string;
      isVertical: boolean;
    }

• Usage

    import { DragAndDropTable } from "react-web-editor"

    ...

    return (
      <DragAndDropTable
        color={"pink"}
        isVertical={true}
      >
        <YourOwnComponent src={cat} />
        <YourOwnComponent src={flower} />
        <YourOwnComponent src={bee} />
        // These components can drag and drop in the DragAndDropTable component.
      </DragAndDropTable>
    );

Hooks

Our library structured with "hooks" friendly. Use the hook when you need a single feature from hooks or when you want to make a custom component.

With the React-Web-Editor you can generate editor pages and your own library. These need a more precise usage. So If you want to use our library's features simply, We recommend using block components.

useDraggable

• props

  type useDraggableProps {
    left: number;
    top: number;
    width: number;
    height: number;
    dragBoardOption?: DragBoardOption;
    unit: string;
    onDrag: Dispatcher<ComponentStyle>; // It is a setState. Its state is Componentstyle.
  }

  type Dispatcher<S> = React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<S>>;

  type ComponentStyle {
    left: number;
    top: number;
    width: number;
    height: number;
  }

  type DragBoardOption {
    width: number;
    height: number;
  }
  // It's like a parentStyle.

• usage

  import { useState } from "react";
  import { useDraggable } from "react-web-editor";

  const [componentStyle, setComponentStyle] = useState({
    width: 20,
    height: 40,
    top: 40,
    left: 40,
  });
  // this state can be used for your own component.
  const {
    handleDragEnd, // onMouseUp handler
    handleDragStart, // onMouseDown handler
  } = useDraggable({
    ...componentStyle,
    onDrag: setComponentStyle,
    unit: "px",
  });

• returns

return	usage
handleDragStart	onMouseDown handler
handleDragEnd	onMouseUp handler

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This component can be used with DraggableHandler, and EditorBlockWrapper.

useResize

It returns Resize handlers. It can be used with "ResizeHandlerWrapper", The helper component to resize.

• props

  type useResizeProps {
    left: number;
    top: number;
    width: number;
    height: number;
    resizeBoardOption?: ResizeBoardOption;
    unit: string;
    onResize: Dispatcher<ComponentStyle>; // It is a setState. Its state is Componentstyle.
  }

  type Dispatcher<S> = React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<S>>;

  type ComponentStyle {
    left: number;
    top: number;
    width: number;
    height: number;
  }

  type ResizeBoardOption {
    width: number;
    height: number;
  }
  // It's like a parentStyle.

• usage

  import { useState } from "react";
  import { useResize, ResizeHandlerWrapper } from "react-web-editor";

  const [componentStyle, setComponentStyle] = useState({
    width: 20,
    height: 40,
    top: 40,
    left: 40,
  });

  const { handleMouseDown } = useDraggable({
    ...componentStyle,
    onResize: setComponentStyle,
    unit: "px",
  });

• returns

return	usage
handleMouseDown	onMouseDown handler

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This component can be used with ResizeHandlerWrapper and EditorBlockWrapper.

useImage

The UseImage hook helps upload and display images on the screen.

• props

type UseImageProps {
  initialImage?: string;
}

• usage

import { useImage } from "react-web-editor";
...
const { imageSrc, handleImageChange } = useImage({ initialImage });

• returns

return	usage
imageSrc	string
handleFileChange	onChangeHandler of InputElement

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useColor

The UseColor hook returns color change handler.

• props

type UseColorProps {
  initialColor?: string;
}

• usage

import { useColor } from "react-web-editor";
...
const { color, handleColorChange } = useColor({ initialColor });

• returns

return	usage
color	string
handleColorChange	onChangeHandler of InputElement

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Helper Components

These components help you customize and generate your own component. You can make your own library using this feature. It lets you easily handle hooks and editor components.

Editable Board

The Editable Board component is a helper component. If you put a block component (like StyleEditorBlock, or TextEditorBlock) to this component's children and define parentStyle, the children components will bound in the Editable board area.

• Props

    type EditableBoardProps {
      width: number;
      height: number;
      backgroundColor: string;
      left?: number;
      top?: number;
      unit: string;
    }

• Usage

    import { EditableBoard, StyleEditorBlock } from "react-web-editor"

    ...
    const boardWidth = 500;
    const boardHeight = 500;
    const boardStyleUnit = "px";

    return (
      <EditableBoard
        width={boardWidth}
        height={boardHeight}
        backgroundColor={boardStyleUnit}
        color={"pink"}
        left={20}
        top={20}
      >
        <StyleEditorBlock
          ...
          parentStyle={{
            width: boardWidth,
            height: boardHeight,
          }}
          unit={"px"}
        />
      </EditableBoard>
    );

EditorBlockWrapper

The Editor Block Wrapper is a style component. The size and location of the component are received in props. It changes style dynamically with these props. It can be used with useResize and useDraggable

• props

type EditorBlockWrapperProps {
  width: number;
  height: number;
  left: number;
  top: number;
}

• Usage Example

import { useState } from "react";
import { EditorBlockWrapper, useDraggable } from "react-web-editor";

const [componentStyle, setComponentStyle] = useState({
  width: 20,
  height: 40,
  top: 40,
  left: 40,
});
// this state can be used for your own component.
const {
  handleDragEnd, // onMouseUp handler
  handleDragStart, // onMouseDown handler
} = useDraggable({
  ...componentStyle,
  onDrag: setComponentStyle,
  unit: "px",
});

return (
  <EditorBlockWrapper
    width={componentStyle.width}
    height={componentStyle.height}
    top={componentStyle.top}
    left={componentStyle.left}
    onMouseDown={handleDragStart}
    onMouseUp={handleDragEnd}
  >
    <YourOwnComponent style={{ position: "absolute" }}>
  </EditorBlcokWrapper> // Now, This component dynamically change location.
);

ResizeHandlerWrapper

This component is specialized for the useResize hook. It generates vertices in the four directions of the component.

• Usage Example

import { useState } from "react";
import { EditorBlockWrapper, ResizeHandlerWrapper, useResize } from "react-web-editor";

const [componentStyle, setComponentStyle] = useState({
  width: 20,
  height: 40,
  top: 40,
  left: 40,
});
// this state can be used for your own component.
const { handleMouseDown } = useDraggable({
  ...componentStyle,
  onResize: setComponentStyle,
  unit: "px",
});

return (
  <EditorBlockWrapper
    width={componentStyle.width}
    height={componentStyle.height}
    top={componentStyle.top}
    left={componentStyle.left}
  >
    <ResizeHandlersWrapper>
      {DIRECTIIONS.map((item) => (
        <div key={item} className={item} onMouseDown={handleMouseDown} />
      ))}
    </ResizeHandlersWrapper>
  </EditorBlcokWrapper> // Now, This component can change size.
);