State maintenance in Vue Dashboard Layout component

21 Feb 202522 minutes to read

The current layout structure of the Dashboard Layout component can be obtained and saved to construct another dashboard with same panel structure using the serialize public method of the component. This method returns the component’s current panel setting which can be used to construct a dashboard with the same layout settings.

The following sample demonstrates how to save and restore the state of the panels using the serialize method. Click Save to store the panel’s settings and click Restore to restore the previously saved panel settings.

Composition API (~/src/App.vue)

<template>
  <div>
    <div className="col-lg-8 control-section" id="control_dash">
      <div className="content-wrapper">
        <ejs-dashboardlayout id='dashboard_default' ref="dashboard" :cellSpacing='cellSpacing' :columns="7"
          :created="onSave">
          <e-panels>
            <e-panel :sizeX="1" :sizeY="1" :row="0" :col="0" content="<div class='content'>0</div>"></e-panel>
            <e-panel :sizeX="3" :sizeY="2" :row="0" :col="1" content="<div class='content'>1</div>"></e-panel>
            <e-panel :sizeX="1" :sizeY="3" :row="0" :col="4" content="<div class='content'>2</div>"></e-panel>
            <e-panel :sizeX="1" :sizeY="1" :row="1" :col="0" content="<div class='content'>3</div>"></e-panel>
            <e-panel :sizeX="2" :sizeY="1" :row="2" :col="0" content="<div class='content'>4</div>"></e-panel>
            <e-panel :sizeX="1" :sizeY="1" :row="2" :col="2" content="<div class='content'>5</div>"></e-panel>
            <e-panel :sizeX="1" :sizeY="1" :row="2" :col="3" content="<div class='content'>6</div>"></e-panel>
          </e-panels>
        </ejs-dashboardlayout>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div className="col-lg-4 property-section dashboard" id="api_property">
      <div className="row property-panel-content">
        <div className="card-body">
          <div className="form-group row">
            <table id="remove">
              <tbody>
                <tr>
                  <td> Properties Panel </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>
                    <!--  Button component declaration -->
                    <ejs-button id="save" cssClass="e-primary" v-on:click="onSave">Save Panel</ejs-button>
                  </td>
                  <td>
                    <!--  Button component declaration -->
                    <ejs-button id="restore" cssClass="e-flat e-outline" v-on:click="onRestore">Restore
                      Panel</ejs-button>
                  </td>
                </tr>
              </tbody>
            </table>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>
  
<script setup>
  
  // Import syncfusion Dashboard Layout component from layouts package
  import { DashboardLayoutComponent as EjsDashboardlayout, PanelDirective as EPanel, PanelsDirective as EPanels } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-layouts";
  // Import syncfusion button component from buttons package
  import { ButtonComponent as EjsButton } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-buttons";
  import { ref } from 'vue';
  
  const dashboard = ref(null);
  const cellSpacing = [20, 20];
  let restoreModel = [];
  
  // Restore the initial panels
  const onRestore = () => {
    // Create instances for Dashboard Layout component
    dashboard.value.$el.ej2_instances[0].panels = restoreModel;
  };
  
  // Save the current panels
  const onSave = () => {
    // Create instances for Dashboard Layout component
    restoreModel = dashboard.value.$el.ej2_instances[0].serialize();
    restoreModel[0].content = '<div class="content">0</div>';
    restoreModel[1].content = '<div class="content">1</div>';
    restoreModel[2].content = '<div class="content">2</div>';
    restoreModel[3].content = '<div class="content">3</div>';
    restoreModel[4].content = '<div class="content">4</div>';
    restoreModel[5].content = '<div class="content">5</div>';
    restoreModel[6].content = '<div class="content">6</div>';
  };
  
</script>
  
<style>
  @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
  @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-layouts/styles/material.css";
  @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
  
  /* Dashboard Layout component styles  */
  #dashboard_default .e-panel .e-panel-content {
    vertical-align: middle;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 20px;
    text-align: center;
    line-height: 50px;
  }
  
  #control_dash {
    display: block;
    width: 60%;
    float: left;
  }
  
  #api_property {
    display: inline-block;
  }
  
  #float_id {
    border: 1px solid black;
    padding: 20px;
    margin: 30px;
  }
  
  #remove {
    border: 1px solid black;
    margin: 30px;
  }
  
  td {
    padding: 20px;
  }
  
  #dashboard_default .e-panel {
    transition: none !important;
  }
</style>

Options API (~/src/App.vue)

<template>
    <div>
        <div className="col-lg-8 control-section" id="control_dash">
            <div className="content-wrapper">
                <ejs-dashboardlayout id='dashboard_default' ref="dashboard" :cellSpacing='cellSpacing' :columns="7"
                    :created="onSave">
                    <e-panels>
                        <e-panel :sizeX="1" :sizeY="1" :row="0" :col="0"
                            content="<div class='content'>0</div>"></e-panel>
                        <e-panel :sizeX="3" :sizeY="2" :row="0" :col="1"
                            content="<div class='content'>1</div>"></e-panel>
                        <e-panel :sizeX="1" :sizeY="3" :row="0" :col="4"
                            content="<div class='content'>2</div>"></e-panel>
                        <e-panel :sizeX="1" :sizeY="1" :row="1" :col="0"
                            content="<div class='content'>3</div>"></e-panel>
                        <e-panel :sizeX="2" :sizeY="1" :row="2" :col="0"
                            content="<div class='content'>4</div>"></e-panel>
                        <e-panel :sizeX="1" :sizeY="1" :row="2" :col="2"
                            content="<div class='content'>5</div>"></e-panel>
                        <e-panel :sizeX="1" :sizeY="1" :row="2" :col="3"
                            content="<div class='content'>6</div>"></e-panel>
                    </e-panels>
                </ejs-dashboardlayout>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div className="col-lg-4 property-section dashboard" id="api_property">
            <div className="row property-panel-content">
                <div className="card-body">
                    <div className="form-group row">
                        <table id="remove">
                            <tbody>
                                <tr>
                                    <td> Properties Panel </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td>
                                        <!--  Button component declaration -->
                                        <ejs-button id="save" cssClass="e-primary" v-on:click.native="onSave">Save
                                            Panel</ejs-button>
                                    </td>
                                    <td>
                                        <!--  Button component declaration -->
                                        <ejs-button id="restore" cssClass="e-flat e-outline"
                                            v-on:click.native="onRestore">Restore Panel</ejs-button>
                                    </td>
                                </tr>
                            </tbody>
                        </table>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</template>

<script>

    // Import syncfusion Dashboard Layout component from layouts package
    import { DashboardLayoutComponent, PanelDirective, PanelsDirective } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-layouts";
    // Import syncfusion button component from buttons package
    import { ButtonComponent } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-buttons";

    export default {
        name: "App",
        components: {
            "ejs-dashboardlayout": DashboardLayoutComponent,
            "e-panels": PanelsDirective,
            "e-panel": PanelDirective,
            "ejs-button": ButtonComponent
        },

        data: function () {
            return {
                cellSpacing: [20, 20],
                restoreModel: []
            };
        },
        methods: {
            // Restore the initial panels
            onRestore: function () {
                // Create instances for Dashboard Layout component
                this.$refs.dashboard.$el.ej2_instances[0].panels = this.restoreModel;
            },

            // Save the current panels
            onSave: function () {
                // Create instances for Dashboard Layout component
                this.restoreModel = this.$refs.dashboard.$el.ej2_instances[0].serialize();
                this.restoreModel[0].content = '<div class="content">0</div>';
                this.restoreModel[1].content = '<div class="content">1</div>';
                this.restoreModel[2].content = '<div class="content">2</div>';
                this.restoreModel[3].content = '<div class="content">3</div>';
                this.restoreModel[4].content = '<div class="content">4</div>';
                this.restoreModel[5].content = '<div class="content">5</div>';
                this.restoreModel[6].content = '<div class="content">6</div>';
            },
        },
    }
</script>

<style>
    @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
    @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-layouts/styles/material.css";
    @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";

    /* Dashboard Layout component styles  */
    #dashboard_default .e-panel .e-panel-content {
        vertical-align: middle;
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: 20px;
        text-align: center;
        line-height: 50px;
    }

    #control_dash {
        display: block;
        width: 60%;
        float: left;
    }

    #api_property {
        display: inline-block;
    }

    #float_id {
        border: 1px solid black;
        padding: 20px;
        margin: 30px;
    }

    #remove {
        border: 1px solid black;
        margin: 30px;
    }

    td {
        padding: 20px;
    }

    #dashboard_default .e-panel {
        transition: none !important;
    }
</style>

You can refer to our Vue Dashboard Layout feature tour page for its groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our Vue Dashboard Layout example to knows how to present and manipulate data.