File browser in Vue Rich text editor component

11 Jun 20245 minutes to read

Rich Text Editor allows to browse and insert images in the edit panel using the file browser. File browser allows the users to browse and select a file or folder from the file system and it supports various cloud services.

Required additional dependency

The following list of additional dependencies are required to use the file browser feature in the Rich Text Editor.

|-- @syncfusion/ej2-vue-richtexteditor
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-layouts
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-grids
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-filemanager

Additional CSS Reference

Additionally add the styles as given below in <style> section of the App.vue file.

<style>
  @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css";
  @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-grids/styles/material.css";
  @import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-filemanager/styles/material.css";
</style>

The following example explains about how to configure the file browser within the Rich Text Editor component.

Configure the FileManager toolbar item in the toolbarSettings API items property.
Set enable property as true on fileManagerSettings property to make the file browser in the Rich Text Editor to appear on the FileManager toolbar click action.

Rich Text Editor features are segregated into individual feature-wise modules. To use the file browser tool, configure FileManager in the provider.

Composition API (~/src/App.vue)
Options API (~/src/App.vue)
<template>
  <ejs-richtexteditor :toolbarSettings="toolbarSettingsData" :value="rteValue" :fileManagerSettings="fileManagerSettingsData"></ejs-richtexteditor>
</template>

<script setup>
import { provide } from "vue";
import { RichTextEditorComponent as EjsRichtexteditor, Toolbar, Link, Image, HtmlEditor, QuickToolbar, FileManager } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-richtexteditor';

const rteValue=`<p>The Syncfudion Rich Text Editor, a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor, is a user interface that allows you to create, edit, and format rich text content. You can try out a demo of this editor here.</p><p><b>Key features:</b></p><ul><li><p>Provides &lt;IFRAME&gt; and &lt;DIV&gt; modes.</p></li><li><p>Bulleted and numbered lists.</p></li><li><p>Handles images, hyperlinks, videos, hyperlinks, uploads, etc.</p></li><li><p>Contains undo/redo manager. </p></li></ul><div style='display: inline-block; width: 60%; vertical-align: top; cursor: auto;'><img alt='Sky with sun' src='https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/richtexteditor-resources/RTE-Overview.png' width='309' style='min-width: 10px; min-height: 10px; width: 309px; height: 174px;' class='e-rte-image e-imginline e-rte-drag-image' height='174' /></div>`;
const toolbarSettingsData = {
  items: ['FileManager']
};
const fileManagerSettingsData = {
  enable: true,
  path: '/Pictures/Food',
  ajaxSettings: {
      url: 'https://ej2-aspcore-service.azurewebsites.net/api/FileManager/FileOperations',
      getImageUrl: 'https://ej2-aspcore-service.azurewebsites.net/api/FileManager/GetImage',
      uploadUrl: 'https://ej2-aspcore-service.azurewebsites.net/api/FileManager/Upload',
      downloadUrl: 'https://ej2-aspcore-service.azurewebsites.net/api/FileManager/Download'
  }
};
provide('richtexteditor',  [Toolbar, Link, Image, HtmlEditor, QuickToolbar, FileManager]);
</script>

<style>
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-lists/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-grids/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-filemanager/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-richtexteditor/styles/material.css";
</style>
<template>
  <ejs-richtexteditor :toolbarSettings="toolbarSettingsData" :value="rteValue" :fileManagerSettings="fileManagerSettingsData">
  </ejs-richtexteditor>
</template>

<script>
import { RichTextEditorComponent, Toolbar, Link, Image, HtmlEditor, QuickToolbar, FileManager } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-richtexteditor';

export default {
    name: "App",
    components: {
      "ejs-richtexteditor":RichTextEditorComponent
    },
    data() {
      return {
        rteValue: `<p>The Syncfudion Rich Text Editor, a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor, is a user interface that allows you to create, edit, and format rich text content. You can try out a demo of this editor here.</p><p><b>Key features:</b></p><ul><li><p>Provides &lt;IFRAME&gt; and &lt;DIV&gt; modes.</p></li><li><p>Bulleted and numbered lists.</p></li><li><p>Handles images, hyperlinks, videos, hyperlinks, uploads, etc.</p></li><li><p>Contains undo/redo manager. </p></li></ul><div style='display: inline-block; width: 60%; vertical-align: top; cursor: auto;'><img alt='Sky with sun' src='https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/richtexteditor-resources/RTE-Overview.png' width='309' style='min-width: 10px; min-height: 10px; width: 309px; height: 174px;' class='e-rte-image e-imginline e-rte-drag-image' height='174' /></div>`,
        toolbarSettingsData: {
          items: ['FileManager']
        },
        fileManagerSettingsData: {
          enable: true,
          path: '/Pictures/Food',
          ajaxSettings: {
              url: 'https://ej2-aspcore-service.azurewebsites.net/api/FileManager/FileOperations',
              getImageUrl: 'https://ej2-aspcore-service.azurewebsites.net/api/FileManager/GetImage',
              uploadUrl: 'https://ej2-aspcore-service.azurewebsites.net/api/FileManager/Upload',
              downloadUrl: 'https://ej2-aspcore-service.azurewebsites.net/api/FileManager/Download'
          }
        }
      }
    },
    provide: {
      richtexteditor: [Toolbar, Link, Image, HtmlEditor, QuickToolbar, FileManager]
    }
  }
</script>

<style>
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-lists/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-grids/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-filemanager/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-richtexteditor/styles/material.css";
</style>