region-screenshot-js

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A web-based selection screenshot plugin that helps you quickly build a beautiful and functional screenshot selection feature.

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🎨Live Demo

https://weijun-lab.github.io/region-screenshot-js/

How it Works

The core principle of region-screenshot-js relies on WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) technology to read browser tab information. Therefore, region-screenshot-js can only operate in a local environment or under HTTPS.

For running region-screenshot-js in non-HTTPS environments (use with caution as this may introduce security risks), follow these steps in Chrome:

1. Navigate to chrome://flags/#unsafely-treat-insecure-origin-as-secure.
2. Input your website address into the 'Insecure origins treated as secure' field, e.g., http://www.example.com.
3. Toggle the "Enable" option.

Installation

• npm install region-screenshot-js
• Or download the repository

Usage

ESM(ECMAScript Modules)

import RegionScreenshot from "region-screenshot-js";

UMD(Universal Module Definition)

<script src="region-screenshot-js/region-screenshot.umd.js"></script>

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let screenshot = new RegionScreenshot();

Code Example

let screenshot = new RegionScreenshot();
screenshot.on("screenshotGenerated",(dataUrl)=>{
	console.log(dataUrl);
})

Documentation

Options

Options	Type	Default	Description
downloadName	String	screenshot	Screenshot Download Filename
regionColor	String	#409eff	region outline color
maskColor	String	rgba(0,0,0,0.5)	Mask layer color
globalColorOptions	String	[ "#ff3a3a","#f8b60f", "#0083ff","#40ff00", "#363636","#e9e9e9" ]	Available colors for all drawing items (overrides when individual item has its color config)
regionSizeIndicator	Object	{...}	Top-left region size indicator styles (see below)
rectangleOptions	Object	{ color:globalColorOptions, size: [4, 6, 8] }	Configures available colors and line widths for rectangle drawing
circleOptions	Object	{ color:globalColorOptions, size: [4, 6, 8] }	Configures available colors and line widths for circle drawing
paintOptions	Object	{ color:globalColorOptions, size: [4, 6, 8] }	Configures available colors and line widths for freehand drawing
mosaicOptions	Object	{ size: [6, 8, 10] }	Configures available line widths for Mosaic
textOptions	Object	{ color:globalColorOptions, size: [16, 18, 20] }	Configures available text colors and font sizes
arrowOptions	Object	{ color:globalColorOptions, size: [4, 6, 8] }	Configures available arrow colors and line widths
initialRegion	Object	-	The configured region is automatically selected during initialization
customDrawing	Array <customDrawingObject>	-	Custom drawings (see below)

regionSizeIndicator

Options	Type	Default	Description
show	Boolean	true	Whether the size indicator is shown
color	String	#ffffff	Size indicator color
fontSize	Number	14	Size indicator font size

initialRegion

Options	Type	Default	Description
left	Number	-	Initializes the horizontal starting position of the selection
top	Number	-	Initializes the vertical starting position of the selection
width	Number	-	Initializes the width of the selection
height	Number	-	Initializes the height of the selection

customDrawingObject

Options	Type	Description
className	String	Custom class name for the drawing item
optionsHtml	String	Defines the HTML content for the secondary menu of the custom drawing item
onOptionsCreated	Function	This function is called when the secondary menu of the custom drawing item is created. The parameter allows access to the secondary menu DOM object.
onDrawingOpen	Function	This function is invoked when the custom drawing item is activated. Parameters provide access to the canvas DOM object,secondary menu DOM object, and a function to save history. Note: Please invoke the function to save history after each custom drawing action to ensure the undo feature of the plugin functions correctly.
onDrawingClose	Function	This function is called when the custom drawing item is closed.Parameters provide access to the canvas DOM object,secondary menu DOM object

Code Example

// "$" is from jquery.js
let screenshot = new RegionScreenshot({
  customDrawing: [
    {
      className: "triangle",
      optionsHtml: `
        <div class="triangle-size-options active" size="3">min</div>
        <div class="triangle-size-options" size="5">middle</div>
        <div class="triangle-size-options" size="7">max</div>
      `,
      onOptionsCreated(optionsEl) {
        $(optionsEl)
          .find("div")
          .click(function () {
            $(this).addClass("active");
            $(this).siblings().removeClass("active");
          });
      },
      onDrawingOpen(canvasEl,optionsEl,saveCallback) {
        let ctx = canvasEl.getContext("2d");
        canvasEl.style.cursor = "crosshair";
        canvasEl.onclick = function (e) {
          ctx.beginPath();
          ctx.lineWidth = $(optionsEl).find(".triangle-size-options.active").attr("size");
          ctx.moveTo(e.offsetX, e.offsetY - 10);
          ctx.lineTo(e.offsetX - 10, e.offsetY + 10);
          ctx.lineTo(e.offsetX + 10, e.offsetY + 10);
          ctx.closePath();
          ctx.stroke();
          saveCallback();// Call after each custom draw to ensure undo function works properly
        };
      },
      onDrawingClose(canvasEl) {
        canvasEl.onclick = null;
        canvasEl.style.cursor = "default";
      },
    },
  ],
});

Event

Event	Description
screenshotGenerated	Triggered upon screenshot completion; retrieves the image base64 encoding in callback
screenshotDownload	Triggered when the screenshot is downloaded; retrieves the image base64 encoding in callback
regionDragging	Triggered when the region size or position changes; retrieves detailed region position info
regionDragStart	Triggered before region size or position change; retrieves detailed region position info
regionDragEnd	Triggered after region size or position change; retrieves detailed region position info
successCreated	Triggered upon successful plugin initialization
errorCreated	Triggered on plugin initialization failure; receives an error message in callback
closed	Triggered when the plugin is closed

Code Example

let screenshot = new RegionScreenshot();
screenshot.on("successCreated",(dataUrl)=>{
	console.log("Plugin initialized successfully.");
});
screenshot.on("screenshotGenerated",(dataUrl)=>{
	console.log(dataUrl);
});

🎉Acknowledgements & References

I gratitude to the following open-source plugins, which have provided essential support for the functionality.

• dom-to-image A plugin to convert DOM nodes into images (used for text drawing).
• jquery A fast, concise JavaScript library (utilized for DOM selection and event binding).