bootstrap-fileinput

bootstrap-fileinput

An enhanced HTML 5 file input for Bootstrap 3.x with file preview for images and text, multiple selection, and more. This plugin is inspired by this blog article and Jasny's File Input plugin. The plugin enhances these concepts and simplifies the widget initialization with simple HTML markup on a file input. It also offers support for multiple file preview and previewing both images and text types.

NOTE: The latest version of the plugin v2.3.0 has been released. Refer the CHANGE LOG for details.

Features

1. The plugin will convert a simple HTML file input to an advanced file picker control. Will help fallback to a normal HTML file input for browsers not supporting JQuery or Javascript.
2. The file input consists of the following three sections with options and templates to control the display:
   • file caption section: to display a brief information of the file(s) selected
   • file action buttons section: to browse, remove, and upload files.
   • file preview section: to display the selected files on client for preview (supports preview of image, text, flash, and video file types). Other file types will be displayed as normal thumbnails.
3. The plugin automatically converts an input with type = file to an advanced file picker input if you set its class = file. All options to the input can be passed as HTML5 data attributes.
4. Ability to select and preview multiple files. Uses HTML 5 File reader API to read and preview files. Displays the progress of files being being loaded onto the preview zone, in case many files are chosen.
5. Offers predefined templates and CSS classes which can be changed to style your file-input display as per your needs.
6. With v1.5.0, you can now configure the plugin to show an initial preview of images/files with initial caption (more useful for record update scenarios). Refer the initialPreview and initialCaption properties in the plugin options section for configuring this.
7. Option to show/hide any or all of the following:
   • caption section
   • preview section
   • upload button
   • remove button
8. Customise the location of the target container elements to display the entire plugin, the caption container, the caption text, the preview container, preview image, and preview status.
9. For text file previews, autowrap the text to the thumbnail width, and show a wrap indicator link to display complete text on hover. You can customize the wrap indicator (which defaults to …).
10. Customise the messages for preview, progress, and files selected.
11. Upload action defaults to form submit. Supports an upload route/server action parameter for custom ajax based upload.
12. Triggers JQuery events for advanced development. Events currently available are filereset, fileclear, filecleared, fileloaded, and fileerror.
13. Disabled and readonly file input support.
14. Size of the entire plugin is less than 6KB if gzipped. The minified assets are less than 21KB (about 18KB for the minified JS and 3KB for the minified CSS).

NEW: With release v2.3.0, the plugin now supports preview of flash and video files. Flash preview will require Shockwave flash to be installed and supported by the client browser. Videos will be previewed using the new HTML5 video tag. Note that browsers have limited support for the HTML5 video element including specific video formats (e.g. mp4, webm, ogg). The size of video files are recommended to be small (controlled through maxFileSize property) for not affecting your browser preview performance. You can copy a few files from the examples directory of this plugin repo, to test a few examples of flash and video files.

Demo

View the plugin documentation and plugin demos at Krajee JQuery plugins.

Pre-requisites

1. Bootstrap 3.x
2. Latest JQuery
3. Most modern browsers supporting HTML5 (inputs and FileReader API) including CSS3 & JQuery. For Internet Explorer, one must use IE versions 10 and above. IE9 and below will work as a normal file input, and will not support multiple file selection or the HTML 5 FileReader API.

Restrictions

The plugin supports only file input and preview at client level. It does not actually process the upload of the files to the server.

Installation

Using Bower

You can use the bower package manager to install. Run:

bower install bootstrap-fileinput

Using Composer

You can use the composer package manager to install. Either run:

$ php composer.phar require kartik-v/bootstrap-fileinput "dev-master"

or add:

"kartik-v/bootstrap-fileinput": "dev-master"

to your composer.json file

Manual Install

You can also manually install the plugin easily to your project. Just download the source ZIP or TAR ball and extract the plugin assets (css and js folders) into your project.

Usage

Step 1: Load the following assets in your header.

<link href="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="path/to/css/fileinput.min.css" media="all" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="path/to/js/fileinput.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

If you noticed, you need to load the jquery.min.js and bootstrap.min.css in addition to the fileinput.min.css and fileinput.min.js.

Step 2: Initialize the plugin on your page. For example,

// initialize with defaults
$("#input-id").fileinput();

// with plugin options
$("#input-id").fileinput({'showUpload':false, 'previewFileType':'any'});

The #input-id is the identifier for the input (e.g. type = file) on your page, which is hidden automatically by the plugin.

Alternatively, you can directly call the plugin options by setting data attributes to your input field.

<input id="input-id" type="file" class="file" data-preview-file-type="text" >

Documentation

Plugin Options

The plugin supports these following options:

showCaption

boolean whether to display the file caption. Defaults to true.

showPreview

boolean whether to display the file preview. Defaults to true.

showRemove

boolean whether to display the file remove/clear button. Defaults to true.

showUpload

boolean whether to display the file upload button. Defaults to true. This will default to a form submit button, unless the uploadUrl is specified.

captionClass

string any additional CSS class to append to the caption container.

previewClass

string any additional CSS class to append to the preview container.

mainClass

string any additional CSS class to append to the main plugin container.

mainTemplate

string the template used to render the widget. The following template variables will be parsed:

• {class}: the CSS class as set in the mainClass property.
• {preview}: the content parsed by the previewTemplate and will be displayed only if showPreview is true.
• {caption}: the content parsed by the captionTemplate and will be displayed only if showCaption is true.
• {remove}: the file remove/clear button and will be displayed only if showRemove is true.
• {upload}: the file upload button and will be displayed only if showUpload is true.
• {browse}: the main file browse button to select your files for input.

The mainTemplate if not passed, will be automatically set based on showCaption settings.

• If showCaption is set to true, the mainTemplate will default to:

  {preview}
  <div class="input-group {class}">
  {caption}
  <div class="input-group-btn">
     {remove}
     {upload}
     {browse}
  </div>
  </div>
  

  • If showCaption is set to false, the mainTemplate will default to: html {preview}\n{remove}\n{upload}\n{browse}\n

initialDelimiter

string, the delimiter to be used to allow passing multiple content delimited as a string to initialPreview. Defaults to '*$$*'.

initialPreview

string | array the initial preview content to be displayed. You can pass the minimal HTML markup for displaying your image, text, or file. If set as a string, this will display a single file in the initial preview if there is no delimiter. You can set a delimiter (as defined in initialDelimiter) to show multiple files in initial preview. If set as an array, it will display all files in the array as an initial preview (useful for multiple file upload scenarios).

The following CSS classes will need to be added for displaying each file type as per the plugin style theme:

• image files: Include CSS class file-preview-image
• text files: Include CSS class file-preview-text
• other files: Include CSS class file-preview-other

Examples of how you can setup various files for initial preview:

// for image files
initialPreview: [
    "<img src='/images/desert.jpg' class='file-preview-image' alt='Desert' title='Desert'>",
    "<img src='/images/jellyfish.jpg' class='file-preview-image' alt='Jelly Fish' title='Jelly Fish'>",
],

// for text files
initialPreview: "<div class='file-preview-text' title='NOTES.txt'>" +
    "This is the sample text file content upto wrapTextLength of 250 characters" +
    "<span class='wrap-indicator' onclick='$(\"#show-detailed-text\").modal(\"show\")' title='NOTES.txt'>[…]</span>" +
    "</div>"

// for other files    
initialPreview: "<div class='file-preview-text'>" + 
    "<h2><i class='glyphicon glyphicon-file'></i></h2>" +
    "Filename.xlsx" + "</div>"

initialPreviewCount

int, the count of initial preview items that will be added to the count of files selected in preview. This is applicable when displaying the right caption, when overwriteInitial is set to false.

initialCaption

string the initial preview caption text to be displayed. If you do not set a value here and initialPreview is set to true this will default to "{preview-file-count} files selected", where {preview-file-count} is the count of the files passed in initialPreview.

overwriteInitial

boolean whether you wish to overwrite the initial preview content and caption setup. This defaults to true, whereby, any initialPreview content set will be overwritten, when new file is uploaded or when files are cleared. Setting it to false will help displaying a saved image or file from database always - useful especially when using the multiple file upload feature.

captionTemplate

string the template used to render the caption. The following template variables will be parsed:

• {class}: the CSS class as set in the captionClass property.

The captionTemplate if not set will default to:

<div tabindex="-1" class="form-control file-caption {class}">
   <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-file"></span> <span class="file-caption-name"></span>
</div>

previewTemplate

string the template used to render the preview. The following template variables will be parsed:

• {class}: the CSS class as set in the previewClass property.

The previewTemplate if not set will default to:

<div class="file-preview {class}">
   <div class="close fileinput-remove text-right">&times;</div>
   <div class="file-preview-thumbnails"></div>
   <div class="clearfix"></div>
   <div class="file-preview-status text-center text-success"></div>
</div>

previewGenericTemplate

string the generic preview template markup used within the preview container. Defaults to IMAGE_TEMPLATE as shown below. The following variables will be parsed:

• {content}: the file preview content
• {previewId}: the previewed file container identifier

<div class="file-preview-frame" id="{previewId}">
    {content}
</div>

previewImageTemplate

string the template markup for previewing image files within the preview container. Defaults to IMAGE_TEMPLATE as shown below. The following variables will be parsed:

• {content}: the file preview content
• {previewId}: the previewed file container identifier

<div class="file-preview-frame" id="{previewId}">
    {content}
</div>

previewTextTemplate

string the template markup for previewing text files within the preview container. Defaults to TEXT_TEMPLATE as shown below. The following variables will be parsed:

• {strText}: the file text content
• {caption}: the file name to be displayed on hover
• {previewId}: the previewed file container identifier

<div class="file-preview-frame" id="{previewId}">
    <div class="file-preview-text" title="{caption}">
        {strText}
    </div>
</div>

previewFlashTemplate

string the template markup for previewing flash files within the preview container. Defaults to FLASH_TEMPLATE as shown below. The following variables will be parsed:

• {previewId}: the previewed file container identifier
• {caption}: the file name to be displayed on hover
• {media}: the flash content to be previewed

'<div class="file-preview-frame" id="{previewId}" title="{caption}">
    <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="{media}" width="320" height="240">
        <param name="movie" value="{media}" />
        <param name="quality" value="high" />
    </object>
</div>

previewVideoTemplate

string the template markup for previewing video files within the preview container. Defaults to VIDEO_TEMPLATE as shown below. The following variables will be parsed:

• {previewId}: the previewed file container identifier
• {caption}: the file name to be displayed on hover
• {media}: the flash content to be previewed
• {type}: the type of video file to be previewed

'<div class="file-preview-frame" id="{previewId}" title="{caption}">
    <source src="{media}" type="{type}">
    <small>The video format of "{caption}" is not supported by your browser for preview (must be one mp4, webm, 3gp, ogg).</small>
</div>

previewOtherTemplate

string the template markup for previewing all other files within the preview container. Defaults to OTHER_TEMPLATE as shown below. The following variables will be parsed:

• {caption}: the file name to be displayed
• {previewId}: the previewed file container identifier

<div class="file-preview-frame" id="{previewId}">
   <div class="file-preview-other">
       <h2><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-file"></i></h2>
       {caption}
   </div>
</div>

browseLabel

string the label to display for the file picker/browse button. Defaults to Browse ….

browseIcon

string the icon to display before the label for the file picker/browse button. Defaults to <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-folder-open"></i> &nbsp;.

browseClass

string the CSS class for the file picker/browse button. Defaults to btn btn-primary.

removeLabel

string the label to display for the file remove button. Defaults to Remove.

removeIcon

string the icon to display before the label for the file picker/remove button. Defaults to <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-ban-circle"></i> &nbsp;.

removeClass

string the CSS class for the file remove button. Defaults to btn btn-default.

uploadLabel

string the label to display for the file upload button. Defaults to Upload.

uploadIcon

string the icon to display before the label for the file upload button. Defaults to <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-upload"></i> &nbsp;.

uploadClass

string the CSS class for the file upload button. Defaults to btn btn-default.

uploadUrl

string the URL for the upload processing action (typically for ajax based processing). Defaults to null. If this is not set or null, then the upload button action will default to form submission.

maxFileSize

float the maximum file size for upload in KB. If set to 0, it means size allowed is unlimited. Defaults to 0.

maxFileCount

float the maximum number of files allowed for each multiple upload. If set to 0, it means number of files allowed is unlimited. Defaults to 0.

msgSizeTooLarge

string the message to be displayed when the file size exceeds maximum size. Defaults to:

File "{name}" (<b>{size} KB</b>) exceeds maximum allowed upload size of <b>{maxSize} KB</b>. Please retry your upload!

where:

• {name}: will be replaced by the file name being uploaded
• {size}: will be replaced by the uploaded file size
• {maxSize}: will be replaced by the maxFileSize parameter.

msgFilesTooMany

string the message to be displayed when the file count exceeds maximum count as set in maxFileCount. Defaults to:

Number of files selected for upload <b>({n})</b> exceeds maximum allowed limit of <b>{m}</b>. Please retry your upload!

where:

• {n}: will be replaced by number of files selected for upload
• {m}: will be replaced by the allowed maximum files as set in maxFileCount

msgFileNotFound

string the exception message to be displayed when the file selected is not found by the FileReader. Defaults to:

File "{name}" not found!

where:

• {name}: will be replaced by the file name being uploaded

msgFileNotReadable

string the exception message to be displayed when the file selected is not readable by the FileReader API. Defaults to:

File "{name}" is not readable.

where:

• {name}: will be replaced by the file name being uploaded

msgFilePreviewAborted

string the exception message to be displayed when the file preview upload is aborted. Defaults to:

File preview aborted for "{name}".

where:

• {name}: will be replaced by the file name being uploaded

msgFilePreviewError

string the exception message to be displayed for any other error when previewing the file. Defaults to:

An error occurred while reading the file "{name}".

where:

• {name}: will be replaced by the file name being uploaded

msgValidationError

string the exception message to be displayed within the caption container (instead of msgFilesSelected), when a validation error is encountered. Defaults to:

<span class="text-danger"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-exclamation-sign"></i> File Upload Error</span>

msgErrorClass

string the css class for the error message to be displayed in the preview window when the file size exceeds maxSize. Defaults to file-error-message.

msgLoading

string the message displayed when the files are getting read and loaded for preview. Defaults to

The following special variables will be replaced:

- `{index}`: the sequence number of the current file being loaded.
- `{files}`: the total number of files selected for upload.

#### msgProgress
_string_ the progress message displayed as each file is loaded for preview. Defaults to:

```Loading file {index} of {files} - {name} - {percent}% completed.```

The following variables will be replaced:

- `{index}`: the sequence number of the current file being loaded.
- `{files}`: the total number of files selected for upload.
- `{percent}`: the percentage of file read and loaded.
- `{name}`: the name of the current file being loaded.

#### msgSelected
_string_ the progress message displayed in caption window when multiple (more than one) files are selected. Defaults to `{n} files selected`. The following variables will be replaced:

- `{n}`: the number of files selected.

#### previewFileType
_string_ the type of files that are to be displayed in the preview window. Defaults to `image`. Can be one of the following:

- `image`: Only `image` type files will be shown in preview.
- `text`:  Only `text` type files will be shown in preview.
- `any`: Both `image` and `text` files content will be shown in preview.

Files other than `image` or `text` will be displayed as a thumbnail with the filename in the preview window.

#### wrapTextLength
_integer_ the number of characters after which the content will be stripped/wrapped for text preview. Defaults to `250`.

#### wrapIndicator
_string_ the type of files that are to be displayed in the preview window. Defaults to ` <span class="wrap-indicator" title="{title}">[&hellip;]</span>`.  The following variables will be replaced:

- `{title}`: the content of the entire text file that will be displayed as a span title element.

#### elCaptionContainer
_string_ the identifier for the container element containing the caption (e.g. `'#id'`). If not set, will default to the container with CSS class `file-caption` inside the main plugin container.

#### elCaptionText
_string_ the identifier for the container element containing the caption text (e.g. `'#id'`). If not set, will default to the container with CSS class `file-caption-name` inside the main plugin container.

#### elPreviewContainer
_string_ the identifier for the container element containing the preview (e.g. `'#id'`). If not set, will default to the container with CSS class `file-preview` inside the main plugin container.

#### elPreviewImage
_string_ the identifier for the element containing the preview image thumbnails (e.g. `'#id'`). If not set, will default to the container with CSS class `file-preview-thumbnails` inside the main plugin container.

#### elPreviewStatus
_string_ the identifier for the element containing the preview progress status (e.g. `'#id'`). If not set, will default to the container with CSS class `file-preview-status` inside the main plugin container.

### Plugin Events
The plugin supports these events:

#### fileclear
This event is triggered when the file input the remove button is pressed for clearing the file preview.

**Example:**
```js
$('#input-id').on('fileclear', function(event) {
    console.log("fileclear");
});

filecleared

This event is triggered after the files in the preview are cleared.

Example:

$('#input-id').on('filecleared', function(event) {
    console.log("filecleared");
});

fileerror

This event is triggered when a client validation error is encountered for an uploaded file. Additional parameters available are:

• file: the FileReader instance
• previewId: the identifier for the preview file container.
• index: the zero-based sequential index of the loaded file in the preview list

Example:

$('#input-id').on('fileerror', function(event, file, previewId, index) {
    console.log("fileerror");
});

fileloaded

This event is triggered after a file is loaded in the preview. Additional parameters available are:

• file: the FileReader instance
• previewId: the identifier for the preview file container.
• index: the zero-based sequential index of the loaded file in the preview list

Example:

$('#input-id').on('fileloaded', function(event, file, previewId, index) {
    console.log("fileloaded");
});

filereset

This event is triggered when the file input is reset to initial value.

Example:

$('#input-id').on('filereset', function(event) {
    console.log("filereset");
});

Plugin Methods

The plugin supports these methods:

disable

Disable the file input.

$('#input-id').fileinput('disable');

enable

Enable the file input.

$('#input-id').fileinput('enable');

reset

Reset the file input.

$('#input-id').fileinput('reset');

clear

Clear the file input.

$('#input-id').fileinput('clear');

refresh

Refreshes the file input plugin based on options provided. You can supply an array of plugin options as a parameter.

// example 1 (disable at runtime)
$('#input-id').attr('disabled', 'disabled');
$('#input-id').fileinput('refresh');

// example 2 (modify plugin options at runtime)
$('#input-id').fileinput('refresh', {browseLabel: 'Select...', removeLabel: 'Delete'});

License

bootstrap-fileinput is released under the BSD 3-Clause License. See the bundled LICENSE.md for details.