Vue File Management with Preview - Fully Customized

Vue file management system built with Vue.js and TypeScript that allows for single and multiple file uploading with a preview feature. It allows you to select files and preview them, returning an array of selected files. It allows customizing design by overriding the style classes.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Properties and Events
• Usage

Getting Started

Follow below instructions to configure this package into your project.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following software installed:

• Node.js - v20.x
• Vue3
• sass

Installation

Using npm:

npm install @canopassoftware/vue-file-upload

Using yarn:

yarn add @canopassoftware/vue-file-upload

Properties and Events

props

• :callback="handleFileUploading"

  • required
  • Description: Add your upload callback function while receive the selected file/files

• :uploadedFile="uploadedFile" - For single file component

  • required
  • Uploaded file object with below format,

    {
      fileType: string,
      fileUrl: string,
      fileName: string
    }

• :uploadedFiles="uploadedFiles" - For multiple file component

  • required
  • Uploaded files array with below format,

    [
      {
        fileType: string,
        fileUrl: string,
        fileName: string
      }
    ]

• :uploadBtnText="'Upload'"

  • default : Upload
  • Text for save or upload file button

• :progressBtnText="'Uploading...'"

  • default : Uploading...
  • Text for the progress bar, showing file uploading under the process

• :removeBtnText="'Uploading...'"

  • default : x
  • Text for remove file button

• :accept="'image/jpg, image/jpeg, image/png, video/mp4, audio/mp3, application/zip'"

  • Validation for file type. By default it will select all the type of file.

• :(filetype)Preview="'(file location)'"

  • default : Default file icons as per file types
  • Set path for your customized icon if needed

Usage

To manage and preview files with this library, follow these steps:

Import the library into your file

// using CommonJS
const { SingleFileUpload, MultipleFileUpload } = require('@canopassoftware/vue-file-upload')

OR
// using esModules
import { SingleFileUpload, MultipleFileUpload } from '@canopassoftware/vue-file-upload'

Use default CSS

• Use style.css for UI by importing like,

import "@canopassoftware/vue-file-upload/style.css"

Creating custom UI with file preview

• You can customize file uploading UI in template block.

• The file slot containing file object with following keys, we will use this object to show preview.

  file = file: {
    previewType: 'video', // type of the preview. like, file is image or video
    previewUrl: 'data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/D1AAAACRsdW1pAAAD...', // URL of the file preview
    previewName: 'a152148640581.62d918f12a0b4.mp4', // preview file name
    isDragging: false // you will get it `true` when you dragging the file on design
  }

Single File Upload Management

<div class="flex flex-wrap">
  <SingleFileUpload
    :uploadBtnText="'Upload'"
    :progressBtnText="'Uploading...'"
    :isUploading="isUploading"
    :accept="'image/jpg, image/jpeg, image/png, video/mp4, audio/mp3, application/zip'"
    :pdfPreview="'../assets/images/pdf-icon.png'"
    :textPreview="'../assets/images/text-icon.png'"
    :audioPreview="'../assets/images/music-icon.png'"
    :apkPreview="'../assets/images/apk-icon.png'"
    :zipPreview="'../assets/images/zip-icon.png'"
    :sqlPreview="'../assets/images/sql-icon.png'"
    :filePreview="'../assets/images/file-icon.png'"
    :uploadedFile="uploadedFile"
    :callback="handleFileUploading"
  >
    <template v-slot="file">
      <!-- write a code to manage file design or use code from examples -->
    </template>
  </SingleFileUpload>
</div>

<script lang="ts">
import { SingleFileUpload } from '@canopassoftware/vue-file-upload'

export default {
  components: {
    SingleFileUpload
  },
  data() {
    return {
      uploadedFile: {} as {
        fileType: string
        fileUrl: string
        fileName: string
      }
    }
  },
  methods: {
    async handleFileUploading(file: any) {
      // add your fileuploading logic to server and set data to the uploadedFile
      this.uploadedFile.fileType = 'image'
      this.uploadedFile.fileUrl = 'https://picsum.photos/300/224'
      this.uploadedFile.fileName = file.name

      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 2000))
    },
  }
}
</script>

Multiple File Upload Management

<div class="flex flex-wrap">
  <MultipleFileUpload
    :removeBtnText="'remove'"
    :uploadBtn="'Upload'"
    :progressBtnText="'Uploading...'"
    :accept="'image/jpg, image/jpeg, image/png, video/mp4, audio/mp3, application/zip'"
    :pdfPreview="'../assets/images/pdf-icon.png'"
    :textPreview="'../assets/images/text-icon.png'"
    :audioPreview="'../assets/images/music-icon.png'"
    :apkPreview="'../assets/images/apk-icon.png'"
    :zipPreview="'../assets/images/zip-icon.png'"
    :sqlPreview="'../assets/images/sql-icon.png'"
    :filePreview="'../assets/images/file-icon.png'"
    :uploadedFiles="uploadedFiles"
    :callback="handleFilesUploading"
  >
    <template v-slot="file">
      <!-- write a code to manage file design or use code from examples -->
    </template>
  </MultipleFileUpload>
</div>

<script lang="ts">
import { MultipleFileUpload } from '@canopassoftware/vue-file-upload'

export default {
  components: {
    MultipleFileUpload
  },
  data() {
    return {
      uploadedFiles: [] as Array<{
        fileType: string
        fileUrl: string
        fileName: string
      }>
    }
  },
  methods: {
    async handleFilesUploading(files: any) {
      // add your fileuploading to server logic and set data to the uploadedFiles
      this.uploadedFiles = []
      for (var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
        this.uploadedFiles.push({
          fileType: 'image',
          fileUrl: 'https://picsum.photos/300/224',
          fileName: files[i].name
        })
      }

      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 2000))
    }
  }
}
</script>