vue-nestable
Drag & drop hierarchical list made as a vue component.
This package is currently only compatible with Vue 2. Vue 3 compatibility may be added in the future, though there are currently no plans for it.
Goals
- A simple vue component to create a draggable list to customizable items
- Reorder items by dragging them above another item
- Intuitively nest items by dragging right
- Fully customizable, ships with no CSS
- Everything is configurable: item identifier, max nesting level, threshold for nesting
Table of contents
Demo
Installation
Install the plugin:
npm install --save vue-nestable
Use the plugin in your app:
import Vue from 'vue'
import VueNestable from 'vue-nestable'
Vue.use(VueNestable)
You can also import the components on-demand, if you wish to do so:
import { VueNestable, VueNestableHandle } from 'vue-nestable'
export default {
components: {
VueNestable,
VueNestableHandle
}
...
}
Example
You only need two components: vue-nestable
which renders the list and
vue-nestable-handle
which indicates the area the user can drag the item by.
Important Note: Each item must have a unique id
property and it must be a
valid css class name. It can not contain a :
, ,
, .
, ;
or other special
characters that are invalid in a css class name.
<template>
<vue-nestable v-model="nestableItems">
<vue-nestable-handle
slot-scope="{ item }"
:item="item">
{{ item.text }}
</vue-nestable-handle>
</vue-nestable>
</template>
<script type="text/babel">
export default {
data () {
return {
nestableItems: [
{
id: 0,
text: 'Andy'
}, {
id: 1,
text: 'Harry',
children: [{
id: 2,
text: 'David'
}]
}, {
id: 3,
text: 'Lisa'
}
]
}
}
}
</script>
Styling
By default, vue-nestable comes without any styling. Which means you can customize the appearance completely to your needs. However, if you want you can take a look at the style used in the demo: example/assets/vue-nestable.css
Props
The following props can be passed to the <VueNestable>
Component:
Property | Type | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
value | Array | [ ] | Array of objects to be used in the list. Important: Each item must have a unique key by which it can be identified. By default the key is assumed to be named id but you can change it by setting the keyProp property. |
threshold | Number | 30 | Amount of pixels by which the mouse must be move horizontally before increasing/decreasing level (nesting) of current element. |
maxDepth | Number | 10 | Maximum available level of nesting. Setting this to 0 will prevent dragging altogether. |
group | String or Number | random String | Different group numbers may be passed if you have more than one nestable component on a page and want some extra styles for portal instances. |
keyProp | String (Optional) | 'id' | Name of the property that uniquely identifies an item. |
childrenProp | String (Optional) | 'children' | Name of the property that holds an array of children. |
class | String (Optional) | null | Name of the property for classes to add to the item. |
hooks | Object (Optional) | {} | Allows you to register hooks that fire whenever vue-nestable performs some action |
rtl | Boolean (Optional) | false | Add rtl support to vue-nestable |
Slots
The <VueNestable>
Component has two slots that can be used to render items and
a placeholder. See Example for an example on
how to use them.
Slot Name | Props | Description |
---|---|---|
default | item , index , isChild |
This slot is used to render the items in the list, use the scoped-slot property item to render the element. |
placeholder | Lets you define a custom template that is used when no elements are in the list |
Events
Events are triggered when an item was moved or when a drag operation was
completed. When you use v-model
to bind your data, the @input
event will
automatically be handled.
Event | Parameters | Description |
---|---|---|
input | value |
triggered whenever the list changes |
change | value , options |
triggered when the user dropped the item. options is passed as the second parameter in the event and contains the following properties: { items, pathTo } |
Hooks
Hooks allow you to get finer controll over which items can be moved or take action when a specific item is moved.
Hooks are passed as an Object to the :hooks
prop. The object defines a key
with the hook name and a function that will be called when the hook fires.
{
'beforeMove': this.myHookFunction
}
Look here of an example on how to prevent one item from being moved.
Hook Name | Parameters | Description |
---|---|---|
beforeMove | { dragItem, pathFrom, pathTo } |
Fires when an item is about to be moved. Returning false will cancel that action. |