Attaches Tool

Attaches Tool for the Editor.js.

This tool allows you to attach files to your articles.

Get the package

You can get the package using any of these ways.

Install via npm

npm i --save-dev @editorjs/attaches

Include module at your application

const AttachesTool = require('@editorjs/attaches');

Download to your project's source dir

1. Upload folder dist from repository
2. Add dist/bundle.js file to your page.

Load from CDN

You can load specific version of package from jsDelivr CDN.

https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@editorjs/attaches@latest

Then require this script on page with Editor.js through the <script src=""></script> tag.

Usage

Add a new Tool to the tools property of the Editor.js initial config.

var editor = EditorJS({
  ...

  tools: {
    ...
    attaches: {
      class: AttachesTool,
      config: {
        endpoint: 'http://localhost:8008/uploadFile'
      }
    }
  }

  ...
});

Config Params

Attaches Tool supports these configuration parameters:

Field	Type	Description
endpoint	string	Required: endpoint for file uploading.
field	string	(default: file) Name of uploaded file field in POST request
types	string	(default: *) Mime-types of files that can be accepted with file selection.
buttonText	string	(default: Select file) Placeholder for file upload button
errorMessage	string	(default: File upload failed) Message to show if file upload failed
additionalRequestHeaders	object	(default: {}) Object with any custom headers which will be added to request. Example: {"X-CSRF-TOKEN": "W5fe2...hR8d1"}

Output data

This Tool returns data with following format

Field	Type	Description
file	object	Uploaded file data. Data received from backend uploader. See description below.
title	string	File's title. Initially set as uploaded file name. Can be modified by user.

file object

Object file consists of the following fields. All of them are optional, size and extension are supported by design.

Field	Type	Description
url	string	Full public path of uploaded file
size	number	File's size (expected in bytes, according to Tool's design)
name	string	File's name
extension	string	File's extension

{
    "type" : "attaches",
    "data" : {
        "file": {
            "url" : "https://www.tesla.com/tesla_theme/assets/img/_vehicle_redesign/roadster_and_semi/roadster/hero.jpg",
            "size": 91,
            "name": "hero.jpg",
            "extension": "jpg"
        },
        "title": "Hero"
    }
}

Backend response format

Response of your uploader should cover following format:

{
    "success" : 1,
    "file": {
        // any data you want 
        // for example: url, name, size
    }
}

success - uploading status. 1 for successful, 0 for failed

file - uploaded file data. Can contain data you want to store. Fields url, name, size, and extension if present will be written to file object. Fields size and extension are supported by design.