Dropzone

Supported products

Central CMS
Central Forms
Central Connect

The DropZone is a component that can create a pre-formatted area for users to drag files, it can also be used to convert an existing HTML element into a droppable area.

Example usage

Default configuration

Drag & Drop

your files here or Browse Files

Only certain file types are allowed

Twig
HTML
JS (required)

{{
  html.dropzone({
    'id': 'drop-zone'
  })
}}

<div id="drop-zone" class="dropzone dropzone--idle dropzone--files-5">
  <div class="dropzone__state"></div>
  <div class="dropzone__icon-wrapper">
    <i aria-hidden="true" class="icon-file-pdf-o dropzone__icon dropzone__icon--small dropzone__icon--left"></i>
    <i aria-hidden="true" class="icon-file-image-o dropzone__icon dropzone__icon--small dropzone__icon--centre"></i>
    <i aria-hidden="true" class="icon-file-text-o dropzone__icon dropzone__icon--small dropzone__icon--right"></i>
    <i aria-hidden="true" class="icon-cloud-upload dropzone__icon dropzone__icon--main"></i>
  </div>
  <p class="dropzone__label">Drag &amp; Drop</p>
  <p class="dropzone__info">your files here or <a class="dropzone__browse" id="#">Browse Files</a></p>
  <p class="dropzone__help"
     data-toggle="popover"
     data-autoclose="true"
     data-title="Helper title"
     data-content="Helper content"
     data-html="true"
     data-placement="bottom"
     data-container="#drop-zone"
  >
    <i aria-hidden="true" class="icon-question-sign"></i> Only certain file types are allowed
  </p>
</div>

import DropZoneComponentFactory from '../path/to/DropZoneComponentFactory';

const dropZoneComponent = DropZoneComponentFactory.create(
    // &lt;html&gt; element
    document.documentElement,
    // selector to identify DropZone elements
    '.dropzone'
);

dropZoneComponent.init();

Passive

When in passive mode, the DropZoneComponent will not alter any HTML apart from adding file nodes once a file is added. It should be used for when you need to turn an existing element into a DropZone and do not want to use the default DropZone HTML. When in passive mode you will need to leverage the DropZoneComponent public methods (below) in order to change state.

Node to be converted to a DropZone

HTML

<div class="dropzone" data-dropzone-passive="true">
    <p>Node to be converted to a DropZone</p>
</div>

Enriched passive

An example of a passive DropZone leveraging the DropZoneComponent's callbacks and public methods (see below) to trigger help state changes and a backdrop.

Submission

In order to use a DropZone as a file input for a form, it is required that the form is submitted as a XHR / Ajax request. This is necessary as we need to be able to query the DropZoneComponent API to retrieve files before sending the form.

const data = new FormData(form);
const id = parseInt(dropZoneHtmlNode.getAttribute('data-dropzone-id'));
const file = dropZoneComponent.getFilesFromDropZone(id, 0);

data.append('dropzone-file', file.raw);

// ...

When retrieving files from a DropZone instance, you should expect the following schema.

{
  id: [Number], // a unique identifier
  raw: [FileObject], // a reference to the original FileObject
  name: [String], // file name
  type: [String], // file type
  size: [String], // file size
  thumbnail: [String|false], // file thumbnail
  meta: [Object] // additional file information
}

Options

Options can be initialised as part of the init({...options}) method, or as attributes on DropZone HTML elements. Below are a list of configurable options with an environment table showing initiation examples.

Any option from the reference above that is prefixed with data-dropzone- can be initialised using the twig helper (or HTML when in passive mode) or through the DropZone’s init(...) method as a camel case version of the attribute.

Max files

The max files option sets the maximum amount of files allowed onto the DropZone, this is a running total and will persist across multiple drops. If the limit is exceeded a DropZone error will be thrown.

Environment	Code
Twig	`html.dropzone({ 'data-dropzone-max-files': '5' })`
HTML	`<div data-dropzone-max-files="5"></div>`
Javascript	`dropZoneComponent.init({ maxfiles: 5 })`

Max size

@param {String|Number}
@default [3e+8]

The max size option sets the maximum amount of bytes allowed on the DropZone, this is a running total and will persist across multiple drops. If the limit is exceeded a DropZone error will be thrown.

Environment	Code
Twig	`html.dropzone({ 'data-dropzone-max-size': '50000' })`
HTML	`<div data-dropzone-max-size="50000"></div>`
Javascript	`dropZoneComponent.init({ maxSize: 50000 })`

Idle HTML

@param {String}
@default ['your files here or Browse Files']

The idle HTML option specifies the HTML content for the DropZone helper node when it is in it's idle state.

Environment	Code
Twig	`html.dropzone({ 'data-dropzone-idle-html': '<p>foo</p>' })`
HTML	`<div data-dropzone-idle-html="<p>foo</p>"></div>`
Javascript	`dropZoneComponent.init({ idleHtml: '<p>foo</p>' })`

Window enter HTML

@param {String}
@default ['Drag your files here']

The window enter HTML option specifies the HTML content for the DropZone helper node when files have entered the window.

Environment	Code
Twig	`html.dropzone({ 'data-dropzone-window-enter-html': '<p>foo</p>' })`
HTML	`<div data-dropzone-window-enter-html="<p>foo</p>"></div>`
Javascript	`dropZoneComponent.init({ windowEnterHtml: '<p>foo</p>' })`

DropZone enter HTML

@param @default ['Drop your files here'] The DropZone enter HTML option specifies the HTML content for the DropZone helper node when files have entered the DropZone.

Environment	Code
Twig	`html.dropzone({ 'data-dropzone-drop-zone-enter-html': '<p>foo</p>' })`
HTML	`<div data-dropzone-drop-zone-enter-html="<p>foo</p>"></div>`
Javascript	`dropZoneComponent.init({ dropZoneEnterHtml: '<p>foo</p>' })`

Passive

@param {Boolean}
@default [false]

The passive option specifies if the DropZone will be in passive mode.

Environment	Code
Twig	`html.dropzone({ 'data-dropzone-passive': true })`
HTML	`<div data-dropzone-passive="true"></div>`
Javascript	`dropZoneComponent.init({ passive: true })`

Supported

@param {Boolean}
@default [true]

The supported option specifies whether the plugin attaches events to the environment. This will typically be used in environments that do not support the File API, IE9 for instance. Therefore it makes most sense to set this options in the JavaScript init code as we'll be able to determine the environment at that point.

Environment	Code
Twig	`html.dropzone({ 'data-dropzone-supported': false })`
HTML	`<div data-dropzone-input-supported="false"></div>`
Javascript	`dropZoneComponent.init({ supported: document.documentElement.search('lt-ie10') < 0 })`

Input node ID

@param {String|null}
@default [null]

The input node ID option specifies whether there is a corresponding input node, the value should be the ID attribute on said node. This is useful if you need to hook the DropZone up to an already existing input node, it also allows us to use the native "Browse" functionality.

Environment	Code
Twig	`html.dropzone({ 'data-dropzone-input-node-id': 'foo' })`
HTML	`<div data-dropzone-input-node-id="foo"></div>`
Javascript	`dropZoneComponent.init({ inputNodeId: 'foo' })`

Show input node

@param {Boolean}
@default [false]

The show input node option specifies if the corresponding input node should be hidden by the DropZoneComponent. It's recommended that this is handled in CSS to prevent any flashing of the input element.

Environment	Code
Twig	`html.dropzone({ 'data-dropzone-show-input-node': 'true' })`
HTML	`<div data-dropzone-show-input-node="true"></div>`
Javascript	`dropZoneComponent.init({ showInputNodeId: true })`

File node description

@param {Boolean}
@default [true]

The file node description option specifies if the file HTML that is generated includes the file description.

Environment	Code
Twig	`html.dropzone({ 'data-dropzone-file-node-desc': 'false' })`
HTML	`<div data-dropzone-file-node-desc="false"></div>`
Javascript	`dropZoneComponent.init({ fileNodeDesc: false })`

File node name

@param {Boolean}
@default [true]

The file node name option specifies if the file HTML that is generated includes the file name.

Environment	Code
Twig	`html.dropzone({ 'data-dropzone-file-node-name': 'false' })`
HTML	`<div data-dropzone-file-node-name="false"></div>`
Javascript	`dropZoneComponent.init({ fileNodeName: false })`

File node size

@param {Boolean}
@default [true]

The file node size option specifies if the file HTML that is generated includes the file size.

Environment	Code
Twig	`html.dropzone({ 'data-dropzone-file-node-size': 'false' })`
HTML	`<div data-dropzone-file-node-size="false"></div>`
Javascript	`dropZoneComponent.init({ fileNodeSize: false })`

File node type

@param {Boolean}
@default [true]

The file node type option specifies if the file HTML that is generated includes the file type.

Environment	Code
Twig	`html.dropzone({ 'data-dropzone-file-node-type': 'false' })`
HTML	`<div data-dropzone-file-node-type="false"></div>`
Javascript	`dropZoneComponent.init({ fileNodeType: false })`

Callbacks

There are several callbacks at your disposal when it comes to interacting with the DropZone API. These will come in handy when the DropZone is in 'passive' mode. Each callback is fired and passed an object containing contextual information.

Window enter

The window enter callback is triggered once files have been dragged onto the browser window.

dropZoneComponent.init({
  /**
   * @param {Boolean} valid | Determine if the files are valid
   * @param {String} text | If the files are not valid this is the validation message
   * @param {DropZoneComponent} instance | A reference to the DropZoneComponent
   */
  customWindowEnter: ({ valid, text, instance }) => 'Window entered!'
});

Window leave

The window leave callback is triggered once files have been dragged off of the window.

dropZoneComponent.init({
  /**
   * @param {DropZoneComponent} instance | A reference to the DropZoneComponent
   */
  customWindowLeave: ({ instance }) => 'Window exited!'
});

Window drop

The window drop callback is triggered once files have been dropped onto window, but not the DropZone.

dropZoneComponent.init({
  /**
   * @param {Array} files | A collection of file objects
   * @param {DropZoneComponent} instance | A reference to the DropZoneComponent
   */
  customWindowDrop: ({ files, instance }) => 'Window drop!'
});

DropZone enter

The DropZone enter callback is triggered once files have been dragged onto the DropZone element.

dropZoneComponent.init({
  /**
   * @param {Boolean} valid | Determine if the files are valid
   * @param {String} text | If the files are not valid this is the validation message
   * @param {DropZoneComponent} instance | A reference to the DropZoneComponent
   */
  customDropZoneEnter: ({ valid, text, instance }) => 'DropZone entered!'
});

DropZone leave

The DropZone leave callback is triggered once files have been dragged off of the DropZone element.

dropZoneComponent.init({
  /**
   * @param {Boolean} valid | Determine if the files are valid
   * @param {String} text | If the files are not valid this is the validation message
   * @param {DropZoneComponent} instance | A reference to the DropZoneComponent
   */
  customDropZoneEnter: ({ valid, text, instance }) => 'DropZone exited!'
});

DropZone drop

The DropZone drop callback is triggered once files have been dropped onto the DropZone element.

dropZoneComponent.init({
  /**
   * @param {Boolean} valid | Determine if the files are valid
   * @param {String} text | If the files are not valid this is the validation message
   * @param {Array} files | A collection of file objects
   * @param {DropZoneComponent} instance | A reference to the DropZoneComponent
   */
  customDropZoneDrop: ({ files, valid, text, instance }) => 'DropZone drop!'
});

File removed

The file removed callback is triggered once a file has been removed from the DropZone.

dropZoneComponent.init({
  /**
   * @param {DropZoneComponent} instance | A reference to the DropZoneComponent
   */
  customFileRemoved: ({ instance }) => 'File removed!'
});

Public methods

There are a few public methods at your disposal when integrating a DropZone which are intended to make creating custom instances as flexible as they can be. Most public methods will take the DropZoneId as an argument, this is an integer representing the DropZoneComponent instance. It will be added to DropZoneComponents once they have been initialised in both passive and non-passive modes.

Validate files

The validateFiles method will pass files through the DropZoneComponent validator.

const id = parseInt(dropZoneHtmlNode.getAttribute('data-dropzone-id'));

/**
 * @param {FileList} files | file(s) to pass through the validator
 * @param {number} id | DropZoneComponent ID
 * @returns {{ valid: Boolean, text: String }} validation object
 */
dropZoneComponent.validateFiles(files, id);

Add files to DropZone

The addFilesToDropZone method will add a collection of files to a DropZone instance.

const id = parseInt(dropZoneHtmlNode.getAttribute('data-dropzone-id'));

/**
 * @param {FileList} files | file(s) to add to the instance
 * @param {number} id | DropZoneComponent ID
 * @param {Object} meta | an optional object of data to add to the file object
 */
dropZoneComponent.addFilesToDropZone(files, id, { description: 'my file' });

Reset DropZone instance

The reset method can reset all (or specified) DropZone instances. This method will remove any files currently attached to the DropZone and reset the info HTML state.

const id = parseInt(dropZoneHtmlNode.getAttribute('data-dropzone-id'));

/**
 * @param {number} id | optional DropZoneComponent ID
 */
dropZoneComponent.reset();

Get files from DropZone instance

The getFilesFromDropZone will return all files attached to an instance. Files will be passed back through the validator to catch edge cases where files are removed after being added onto the DropZone.

const id = parseInt(dropZoneHtmlNode.getAttribute('data-dropzone-id'));

/**
 * @param {number} id | DropZoneComponent ID
 * @param {number} index | an optional index referencing a single file
 * @returns {{ valid: Boolean, text: String, files: Array }}
 */
dropZoneComponent.getFilesFromDropZone(id);

Get DropZone instance idleHtml

The getInstanceIdleHtml method retrieves the idleHtml option on a specified instance.

const id = parseInt(dropZoneHtmlNode.getAttribute('data-dropzone-id'));

/**
 * @param {number} id | DropZoneComponent ID
 * @returns {String} idleHtml
 */
dropZoneComponent.getInstanceIdleHtml(id);

Get DropZone instance windowEnterHtml

The getInstanceWindowEnterHtml method retrieves the windowEnterHtml option on a specified instance.

const id = parseInt(dropZoneHtmlNode.getAttribute('data-dropzone-id'));

/**
 * @param {number} id | DropZoneComponent ID
 * @returns {String} windowEnterHtml
 */
dropZoneComponent.getInstanceWindowEnterHtml(id);

Get DropZone instance dropZoneEnterHtml

The getInstanceDropZoneEnterHtml method retrieves the dropZoneEnterHtml option on a specified instance.

const id = parseInt(dropZoneHtmlNode.getAttribute('data-dropzone-id'));

/**
 * @param {number} id | DropZoneComponent ID
 * @returns {String} dropZoneEnterHtml
 */
dropZoneComponent.getInstanceDropZoneEnterHtml(id);

Get DropZone instance supportsDataTransferItems

The getSupportsDataTransferItems method retrieves the supportsDataTransferItems option on a specified instance.

const id = parseInt(dropZoneHtmlNode.getAttribute('data-dropzone-id'));

/**
 * @param {number} id | DropZoneComponent ID
 * @returns {Boolean} data transfer support
 */
dropZoneComponent.getSupportsDataTransferItems(id);

Example usage​

Default configuration​

Passive​

Enriched passive​

Submission​

Options​

Max files​

Max size​

Idle HTML​

Window enter HTML​

DropZone enter HTML​

Passive​

Supported​

Input node ID​

Show input node​

File node description​

File node name​

File node size​

File node type​

Callbacks​

Window enter​

Window leave​

Window drop​

DropZone enter​

DropZone leave​

DropZone drop​

File removed​

Public methods​

Validate files​

Add files to DropZone​

Reset DropZone instance​

Get files from DropZone instance​

Get DropZone instance idleHtml​

Get DropZone instance windowEnterHtml​

Get DropZone instance dropZoneEnterHtml​

Get DropZone instance supportsDataTransferItems​

Example usage

Default configuration

Passive

Enriched passive

Submission

Options

Max files

Max size

Idle HTML

Window enter HTML

DropZone enter HTML

Passive

Supported

Input node ID

Show input node

File node description

File node name

File node size

File node type

Callbacks

Window enter

Window leave

Window drop

DropZone enter

DropZone leave

DropZone drop

File removed

Public methods

Validate files

Add files to DropZone

Reset DropZone instance

Get files from DropZone instance

Get DropZone instance idleHtml

Get DropZone instance windowEnterHtml

Get DropZone instance dropZoneEnterHtml

Get DropZone instance supportsDataTransferItems