What is filepond?
FilePond is a JavaScript library that allows you to upload files with a sleek, customizable interface. It supports multiple file uploads, image previews, drag-and-drop functionality, and integrates well with various frameworks like React, Vue, and Angular.
What are filepond's main functionalities?
Basic File Upload
This code snippet demonstrates how to create a basic file upload interface using FilePond. It initializes FilePond on an input element of type 'file'.
<script>
const inputElement = document.querySelector('input[type="file"]');
const pond = FilePond.create(inputElement);
</script>
Image Preview
This code snippet shows how to add image preview functionality to the file upload interface. It registers the Image Preview plugin and initializes FilePond on an input element.
<script>
FilePond.registerPlugin(FilePondPluginImagePreview);
const inputElement = document.querySelector('input[type="file"]');
const pond = FilePond.create(inputElement);
</script>
Drag and Drop
This code snippet demonstrates how to enable drag-and-drop functionality for file uploads. It initializes FilePond with options to allow dropping files on the page or on the file input element.
<script>
const pond = FilePond.create(
document.querySelector('input[type="file"]'),
{
dropOnPage: true,
dropOnElement: true
}
);
</script>
Server Integration
This code snippet shows how to integrate FilePond with a server endpoint for handling file uploads. It initializes FilePond with a server option pointing to the API endpoint.
<script>
const pond = FilePond.create(
document.querySelector('input[type="file"]'),
{
server: '/api'
}
);
</script>
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dropzone
Dropzone is a popular JavaScript library for drag-and-drop file uploads. It offers similar functionalities to FilePond, such as image previews and server integration. However, Dropzone is more focused on drag-and-drop interactions and may require more customization for other types of file uploads.
uppy
Uppy is a modular file uploader for web applications. It provides a wide range of plugins for different functionalities, including drag-and-drop, image previews, and server uploads. Uppy is highly customizable and can be integrated with various storage services like AWS S3 and Google Drive.
fine-uploader
Fine Uploader is a comprehensive file upload library that supports multiple file uploads, drag-and-drop, and server integration. It offers a variety of customization options and is known for its robustness and reliability. Fine Uploader is a good alternative to FilePond for more complex file upload requirements.
A JavaScript library that can upload anything you throw at it, optimizes images for faster uploads, and offers a great, accessible, silky smooth user experience.
FilePond adapters are available for React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, and jQuery
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Core Features
- Accepts directories, files, blobs, local URLs, remote URLs and Data URIs.
- Drop files, select on filesystem, copy and paste files, or add files using the API.
- Async uploads with AJAX, supports chunk uploads, can encode files as base64 data and send along form post.
- Accessible, tested with AT software like VoiceOver and JAWS, navigable by Keyboard.
- Image optimization, automatic image resizing, cropping, filtering, and fixes EXIF orientation.
- Responsive, automatically scales to available space, is functional on both mobile and desktop devices.
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Live Demos
Plugins
Adapters
Backend
Quick Start
Install using npm:
npm install filepond
Then import in your project:
import * as FilePond from 'filepond';
const pond = FilePond.create({
multiple: true,
name: 'filepond',
});
document.body.appendChild(pond.element);
Or get it from a CDN:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>FilePond from CDN</title>
<link href="https://unpkg.com/filepond/dist/filepond.css" rel="stylesheet" />
</head>
<body>
<input type="file" class="filepond" />
<script src="https://unpkg.com/filepond/dist/filepond.js"></script>
<script>
FilePond.parse(document.body);
</script>
</body>
</html>
Getting started with FilePond
Internationalization
The locale folder contains different language files, PR's are welcome, you can use locale files like this:
import pt_BR from 'filepond/locale/pt-br.js';
FilePond.setOptions(pt_BR);
Contributing
At the moment test coverage is not great, it's around 65%. To accept pull requests the tests need to be better, any help to improve them is very much appreciated.
Tests are based on Jest and can be run with npm run test
To build the library run npm run build
Publications
Browser Compatibility
FilePond is compatible with a wide range of desktop and mobile browsers, the oldest explicitly supported browser is IE11, for best cross browser support add FilePond Polyfill and Babel polyfill to your project.
FilePond uses BrowserStack for compatibility testing.
License
Please don't remove or change the disclaimers in the source files
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2020 PQINA | Rik Schennink
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