@ckeditor/ckeditor5-clipboard

What is @ckeditor/ckeditor5-clipboard?

@ckeditor/ckeditor5-clipboard is a plugin for CKEditor 5 that provides clipboard support, enabling users to cut, copy, and paste content within the editor. It handles various clipboard operations, including pasting plain text, HTML, and rich text content, and integrates seamlessly with other CKEditor 5 plugins.

What are @ckeditor/ckeditor5-clipboard's main functionalities?

Basic Clipboard Operations

This code initializes a CKEditor 5 instance with the clipboard plugin enabled, allowing basic cut, copy, and paste operations.

ClassicEditor.create(document.querySelector('#editor'), { plugins: [ Clipboard ] })

Pasting Plain Text

This configuration ensures that only plain text is pasted into the editor, stripping out any HTML or rich text formatting.

ClassicEditor.create(document.querySelector('#editor'), { plugins: [ Clipboard ], clipboard: { plainText: true } })

Handling Custom Paste Events

This example demonstrates how to handle custom paste events by listening to the 'inputTransformation' event, allowing developers to manipulate the pasted content before it is inserted into the editor.

ClassicEditor.create(document.querySelector('#editor'), { plugins: [ Clipboard ] }).then(editor => { editor.plugins.get('Clipboard').on('inputTransformation', (evt, data) => { console.log('Custom paste event:', data); }); });

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README

CKEditor 5 clipboard feature

This package implements the clipboard (copy, cut, paste) support for CKEditor 5.

Documentation

See the @ckeditor/ckeditor5-clipboard package page in CKEditor 5 documentation.

License

Licensed under the GPL, LGPL and MPL licenses, at your choice. For full details about the license, please check the LICENSE.md file.