imagekit-vue3 v0.1.4

ImageKit.io Vue.js 3 SDK

Unofficial ImageKit Vue.js 3 SDK allows you to use real-time image resizing, optimization, and file uploading in the client-side. Entire library written based on the official vue 2 SDK

Installation

npm install --save imagekit-vue3

or

yarn add imagekit-vue3

Usage

Initialization

Register it as a plugin to globally install all components.

import { createApp } from 'vue'
import { createImageKitVue } from "imagekit-vue3"

const app = createApp(App);

app.use(createImageKitVue({
  urlEndpoint: "your_url_endpoint", // Required. Default URL-endpoint is https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id
  publicKey: "your_public_api_key", // optional
  authenticationEndpoint: "https://www.your-server.com/auth" // optional
  registerGlobalComponents: true, // optional. Default is false, this will register all ImageKitVue components globally
}))

urlEndpoint is required to use the SDK. You can get URL-endpoint from your ImageKit dashboard - https://imagekit.io/dashboard#url-endpoints.

publicKey and authenticationEndpoint parameters are required if you want to use the SDK for client-side file upload. You can get these parameters from the developer section in your ImageKit dashboard - https://imagekit.io/dashboard#developers.

Note: Do not include your Private Key in any client-side code, including this SDK or its initialization. If you pass the privateKey parameter while initializing this SDK, it throws an error

Or, import components individually.

import { IKImage, IKContext, IKUpload, IKVideo } from "imagekit-vue3"

Quick examples

// Rendering image using a relative file path
<IKImage
  path="/default-image.jpg"
/>

// Image resizing
<IKImage
  path="/default-image.jpg"
  :transformation="[{height:300,width:400}]"
/>

// Using chained transformation
<IKImage
  path="/default-image.jpg"
  :transformation="[{height:300,width:400}, {rotation:90}]"
/>

// Imgae from absolute file path
<IKImage
  src="https://custom-domain.com/default-image.jpg"
  :transformation="[{height:300,width:400}, {rotation:90}]"
/>

// Lazy loading
<IKImage
  path="/default-image.jpg"
  :transformation="[{height:300,width:400},{rotation:90}]"
  loading="lazy"
  height="300"
  width="400"
/>

// Low-quality blurred image placeholder of original image
<IKImage
  path="/default-image.jpg"
  :lqip="{active:true}"
  :transformation="[{height:300,width:400},{rotation:90}]"
  loading="lazy"
  height="300"
  width="400"
/>

// Controlling quality and blur value of placeholder image
<IKImage
  path="/default-image.jpg"
  :lqip="{active:true, quality:30, blur: 5}" // default values are quality=20 and blur=6
  :transformation="[{height:300,width:400},{rotation:90}]"
  loading="lazy"
  height="300"
  width="400"
/>

<IKVideo
  path="/default-video.mp4"
  :transformation="[{height:300,width:400},{rotation:90}]"
  loading="lazy"
  height="300"
  width="400"
/>

// File upload
<IKUpload
  :tags="['tag1','tag2']"
  :responseFields="['tags']"
  :onError="onError"
  :onSuccess="onSuccess"
  :useUniqueFileName=true
  :isPrivateFile=false
  customCoordinates="10,10,100,100"
/>

!!!!The order of how the library takes your params are:

1. If you pass these to the components directly they will use that as the highest priority instead.
2. 2. If you pass these params in the IKContext component, it will use that instead.
3. 3. If you pass the publicKey and authenticationEndpoint in the createImageKitVue method, it will use that, this is the lowest priority, so we suggest that you use your general configs here, and specify on the lowest levels if needed

Components

This SDK provides 4 components:

• IKImage for image resizing. The output is a <img> tag.
• IKUpload for file uploading. The output is a <input type="file"> tag.
• IKContext for defining urlEndpoint, publicKey and authenticationEndpoint to all children elements.

If you want to do anything custom, access the ImageKit core JS SDK using IKCore module. For example:

import { IKCore } from "imagekit-vue3"

// Generate image URL
var imagekit = new ImageKit({
    publicKey: "your_public_api_key",
    urlEndpoint: "https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id",
    authenticationEndpoint: "http://www.yourserver.com/auth",
});

//https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/endpoint/tr:h-300,w-400/default-image.jpg
var imageURL = imagekit.url({
    path: "/default-image.jpg",
    urlEndpoint: "https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/endpoint/",
    transformation: [{
        "height": "300",
        "width": "400"
    }]
});

Image resizing

IKImage components accept the following props:

Basic resizing examples

// Image from related file path with no transformations - https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/default-image.jpg
<IKImage
  path="/default-image.jpg"
/>

// Image resizing - https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/tr:w-h-300,w-400/default-image.jpg
<IKImage
  path="/default-image.jpg"
  :transformation="[{height:300,width:400}]"
/>

// Loading imgae from an absolute file path with no transformations - https://www.custom-domain.com/default-image.jpg
<IKImage
  src="https://www.custom-domain.com/default-image.jpg"
/>

// Using a new tranformation parameter which is not there in this SDK yet - https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/tr:custom-value/default-image.jpg
<IKImage
  path="/default-image.jpg"
  :transformation="[{custom: 'value'}]"
/>

The transformation prop is an array of objects. Each object can have the following properties. When you specify more than one object, each object is added as a chained transformation. For example:

// It means first resize the image to 400x400 and then rotate 90 degree
transformation = [
  {
    height: 400,
    width: 400
  },
  {
    rotation: 90
  }
]

See the complete list of transformations supported in ImageKit here. The SDK gives a name to each transformation parameter e.g. height for h and width for w parameter. It makes your code more readable. If the property does not match any of the following supported options, it is added as it is.

List of supported transformations

Chained Transforms

Chained transforms make it easy to specify the order the transform is applied. For example:

// Using chained transformation. First, resize and then rotate the image to 90 degrees.
<IKImage
  path="/default-image.jpg"
  :transformation="[{height:300,width:400}, {rotation:90}]"
/>

Lazy loading images

You can lazy load images using the loading prop. When you use loading="lazy", all images that are immediately viewable without scrolling load normally. Those that are far below the device viewport are only fetched when the user scrolls near them.

The SDK uses a fixed threshold based on the effective connection type to ensure that images are loaded early enough so that they have finished loading once the user scrolls near to them.

On fast connections (e.g 4G), the value of threshold is 1250px and on slower connections (e.g 3G), it is 2500px.

You should always set the height and width of image element to avoid layout shift when lazy-loading images.

Example usage:

// Lazy loading images
<IKImage
  path="/default-image.jpg"
  :transformation="[{height:300,width:400},{rotation:90}]"
  loading="lazy"
  height="300"
  width="400"
/>

Low-quality image placeholders (LQIP)

To improve user experience, you can use a low-quality blurred variant of the original image as a placeholder while the original image is being loaded in the background. Once the loading of the original image is finished, the placeholder is replaced with the original image.

// Loading a blurred low quality image placeholder while the original image is being loaded
<IKImage
  path="/default-image.jpg"
  :lqip="{active:true}"
/>

By default, the SDK uses the quality:20 and blur:6. You can change this. For example:

<IKImage
  path="/default-image.jpg"
  :lqip="{active:true, quality: 40, blur: 5}"
/>

Combining lazy loading with low-quality placeholders

You have the option to lazy-load the original image only when the user scrolls near them. Until then, only a low-quality placeholder is loaded. This saves a lot of network bandwidth if the user never scrolls further down.

// Loading a blurred low quality image placeholder and lazy-loading original when user scrolls near them
<IKImage
  path="/default-image.jpg"
  :transformation="[{height:300,width:400},{rotation:90}]"
  :lqip="{active:true}"
  loading="lazy"
  height="300"
  width="400"
/>

Overriding urlEndpoint for a particular image

You can use urlEndpoint prop in an individual IKImage to change url for that image. For example:

import { IKImage } from "imagekit-vue3"

// Changing urlEndpoint
// https://www.custom-domain.com/tr:w-400,h-300/default-image.jpg
<IKImage
  path="/default-image.jpg"
  :transformation="[{height:300,width:400}]"
  urlEndpoint="https://www.custom-domain.com"
/>

// Without urlEndpoint
// https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/tr:w-400,h-300/default-image.jpg
<IKImage
  path="/default-image.jpg"
  :transformation="[{height:300,width:400}]"
/>

IKVideo

IKVideo components accept the following props:

Basic examples

// Video from related file path with no transformations - https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/default-video.mp4
<IKVideo
  path="/default-video.mp4"
/>

// video resizing - https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/tr:w-h-300,w-400/default-video.mp4
<IKVideo
  path="/default-video.mp4"
  :transformation="[{height:300,width:400}]"
/>

// Loading imgae from an absolute file path with no transformations - https://www.custom-domain.com/default-video.mp4
<IKVideo
  src="https://www.custom-domain.com/default-video.mp4"
/>

// Using a new tranformation parameter which is not there in this SDK yet - https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/tr:custom-value/default-video.mp4
<IKVideo
  path="/default-video.mp4"
  :transformation="[{custom: 'value'}]"
/>

The transformation prop is an array of objects. Each object can have the following properties. When you specify more than one object, each object is added as a chained transformation. For example:

// It means first resize the video to 400x400 and then rotate 90 degree
transformation = [
  {
    height: 400,
    width: 400
  },
  {
    rotation: 90
  }
]

File Upload

The SDK provides the ik-upload component to upload files to the ImageKit Media Library.

ik-upload component accepts the ImageKit Upload API options as props.

Make sure that you have specified authenticationEndpoint and publicKey during SDK initialization or in ik-upload as a prop. The SDK makes an HTTP GET request to this endpoint and expects a JSON response with three fields i.e. signature, token, and expire. Learn how to implement authenticationEndpoint on your server. Refer to sample application in this repository for an example implementation.

Sample file upload:

<template>
  <IKUpload
    :tags="['tag1','tag2']"
    :responseFields="['tags']"
    @error="onError"
    @success="onSuccess"
    @progress="onProgress"
    customCoordinates="10,10,100,100"
  />
</template>

<script setup lang="ts">
import { IKUpload } from "imagekit-vue3"

function onError(err) {
  console.log("Error");
  console.log(err);
}

function onSuccess(res) {
  console.log("Success");
  console.log(res);
}

function onProgress(progress) {
  console.log("Progress");
  console.log(progress);
}

</script>

IKContext

IKContext component allows you to define configuration parameters that are applied to all children elements.

// Register as plugin
import { createApp } from 'vue'
import { createImageKitVue } from "imagekit-vue3"

const app = createApp(App);

app.use(createImageKitVue({
  urlEndpoint: "your_url_endpoint", // Required. Default URL-endpoint is https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id
  publicKey: "your_public_api_key", // optional
  authenticationEndpoint: "https://www.your-server.com/auth" // optional
  registerGlobalComponents: true, // optional. Default is false, this will register all ImageKitVue components globally
}))

// Using global configuration
// https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/default-image.jpg
<IKImage path="/default-image.jpg"/>

// Defining urlEndpoint in IKContext
<IKContext 
  urlEndpoint="https://www.custom-domain.com/">
    // https://www.custom-domain.com/default-image.jpg
    // urlEndpoint is taken from the parent IKContext
    <IKImage path="/default-image.jpg"/>
</IKContext>

// Using exported component
<IKContext
  :publicKey="your_url_endpoint"
  :urlEndpoint="your_public_api_key"
  :authenticationEndpoint="https://www.your-server.com/auth"
>
  <IKUpload
    :tags="['tag3','tag4']"
    :responseFields="['tags']"
    :onSuccess="onSuccess"
  />
</IKContext>

Support

For any feedback or to report any issues or general implementation support, please reach out to komaromigy40@gmail.com

Links

• Documentation

License

Released under the MIT license.