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    Class Conversion

    A utility class that helps add converters to upcast and downcast dispatchers.

    We recommend reading the {@glink framework/deep-dive/conversion/intro editor conversion} guide first to understand the core concepts of the conversion mechanisms.

    An instance of the conversion manager is available in the module:core/editor/editor~Editor#conversion editor.conversion property and by default has the following groups of dispatchers (i.e. directions of conversion):

    • downcast (editing and data downcasts)
    • editingDowncast
    • dataDowncast
    • upcast

    One-way converters

    To add a converter to a specific group, use the module:engine/conversion/conversion~Conversion#for for() method:

    // Add a converter to editing downcast and data downcast.
    editor.conversion.for( 'downcast' ).elementToElement( config ) );

    // Add a converter to the data pipepline only:
    editor.conversion.for( 'dataDowncast' ).elementToElement( dataConversionConfig ) );

    // And a slightly different one for the editing pipeline:
    editor.conversion.for( 'editingDowncast' ).elementToElement( editingConversionConfig ) );

    See module:engine/conversion/conversion~Conversion#for for() method documentation to learn more about available conversion helpers and how to use your custom ones.

    Two-way converters

    Besides using one-way converters via the for() method, you can also use other methods available in this class to add two-way converters (upcast and downcast):

    • module:engine/conversion/conversion~Conversion#elementToElement elementToElement() – Model element to view element and vice versa.
    • module:engine/conversion/conversion~Conversion#attributeToElement attributeToElement() – Model attribute to view element and vice versa.
    • module:engine/conversion/conversion~Conversion#attributeToAttribute attributeToAttribute() – Model attribute to view attribute and vice versa.
    Index

    Constructors

    Methods

    • Parameters

      Returns void

    • Parameters

      Returns void

    • Parameters

      Returns void

    • Sets up converters between the model and the view that convert a model attribute to a view attribute (and vice versa). For example, <imageBlock src='foo.jpg'></imageBlock> is converted to <img src='foo.jpg'></img> (the same attribute key and value). This type of converters is intended to be used with module:engine/model/element~ModelElement model element nodes. To convert the text attributes, the module:engine/conversion/conversion~Conversion#attributeToElement attributeToElement convertershould be set up.

      // A simple conversion from the `source` model attribute to the `src` view attribute (and vice versa).
      editor.conversion.attributeToAttribute( { model: 'source', view: 'src' } );

      // Attribute values are strictly specified.
      editor.conversion.attributeToAttribute( {
      model: {
      name: 'imageInline',
      key: 'aside',
      values: [ 'aside' ]
      },
      view: {
      aside: {
      name: 'img',
      key: 'class',
      value: [ 'aside', 'half-size' ]
      }
      }
      } );

      // Set the style attribute.
      editor.conversion.attributeToAttribute( {
      model: {
      name: 'imageInline',
      key: 'aside',
      values: [ 'aside' ]
      },
      view: {
      aside: {
      name: 'img',
      key: 'style',
      value: {
      float: 'right',
      width: '50%',
      margin: '5px'
      }
      }
      }
      } );

      // Conversion from and to a model attribute key whose value is an enum (`align=right|center`).
      // Use `upcastAlso` to define other view elements that should also be converted to the `align=right` attribute.
      editor.conversion.attributeToAttribute( {
      model: {
      key: 'align',
      values: [ 'right', 'center' ]
      },
      view: {
      right: {
      key: 'class',
      value: 'align-right'
      },
      center: {
      key: 'class',
      value: 'align-center'
      }
      },
      upcastAlso: {
      right: {
      styles: {
      'text-align': 'right'
      }
      },
      center: {
      styles: {
      'text-align': 'center'
      }
      }
      }
      } );

      The definition.model parameter specifies which model attribute should be converted from and to. It can be a { key, [ values ], [ name ] } object or a String, which will be treated like { key: definition.model }. The key property is the model attribute key to convert from and to. The values are the possible model attribute values. If the values parameter is not set, the model attribute value will be the same as the view attribute value. If name is set, the conversion will be set up only for model elements with the given name.

      The definition.view parameter specifies which view attribute should be converted from and to. It can be a { key, value, [ name ] } object or a String, which will be treated like { key: definition.view }. The key property is the view attribute key to convert from and to. The value is the view attribute value to convert from and to. If definition.value is not set, the view attribute value will be the same as the model attribute value. If key is 'class', value can be a String or an array of Strings. If key is 'style', value is an object with key-value pairs. In other cases, value is a String. If name is set, the conversion will be set up only for model elements with the given name. If definition.model.values is set, definition.view is an object that assigns values from definition.model.values to { key, value, [ name ] } objects.

      definition.upcastAlso specifies which other matching view elements should also be upcast to the given model configuration. If definition.model.values is set, definition.upcastAlso should be an object assigning values from definition.model.values to module:engine/view/matcher~MatcherPatterns or arrays of module:engine/view/matcher~MatcherPatterns.

      Note: definition.model and definition.view form should be mirrored, so the same types of parameters should be given in both parameters.

      Type Parameters

      • TValues extends string

      Parameters

      Returns void

    • Sets up converters between the model and the view that convert a model attribute to a view element (and vice versa). For example, a model text node with "Foo" as data and the bold attribute will be turned to <strong>Foo</strong> in the view.

      // A simple conversion from the `bold=true` attribute to the `<strong>` view element (and vice versa).
      editor.conversion.attributeToElement( { model: 'bold', view: 'strong' } );

      // Override other converters by specifying a converter definition with a higher priority.
      editor.conversion.attributeToElement( { model: 'bold', view: 'b', converterPriority: 'high' } );

      // View specified as an object instead of a string.
      editor.conversion.attributeToElement( {
      model: 'bold',
      view: {
      name: 'span',
      classes: 'bold'
      }
      } );

      // Use `config.model.name` to define the conversion only from a given node type, `$text` in this case.
      // The same attribute on different elements may then be handled by a different converter.
      editor.conversion.attributeToElement( {
      model: {
      key: 'textDecoration',
      values: [ 'underline', 'lineThrough' ],
      name: '$text'
      },
      view: {
      underline: {
      name: 'span',
      styles: {
      'text-decoration': 'underline'
      }
      },
      lineThrough: {
      name: 'span',
      styles: {
      'text-decoration': 'line-through'
      }
      }
      }
      } );

      // Use `upcastAlso` to define other view elements that should also be converted to the `bold` attribute.
      editor.conversion.attributeToElement( {
      model: 'bold',
      view: 'strong',
      upcastAlso: [
      'b',
      {
      name: 'span',
      classes: 'bold'
      },
      {
      name: 'span',
      styles: {
      'font-weight': 'bold'
      }
      },
      viewElement => {
      const fontWeight = viewElement.getStyle( 'font-weight' );

      if ( viewElement.is( 'element', 'span' ) && fontWeight && /\d+/.test() && Number( fontWeight ) > 500 ) {
      // Returned value can be an object with the matched properties.
      // These properties will be "consumed" during the conversion.
      // See `engine.view.Matcher~MatcherPattern` and `engine.view.Matcher#match` for more details.

      return {
      name: true,
      styles: [ 'font-weight' ]
      };
      }
      }
      ]
      } );

      // Conversion from and to a model attribute key whose value is an enum (`fontSize=big|small`).
      // `upcastAlso` set as callback enables a conversion of a wide range of different view elements.
      editor.conversion.attributeToElement( {
      model: {
      key: 'fontSize',
      values: [ 'big', 'small' ]
      },
      view: {
      big: {
      name: 'span',
      styles: {
      'font-size': '1.2em'
      }
      },
      small: {
      name: 'span',
      styles: {
      'font-size': '0.8em'
      }
      }
      },
      upcastAlso: {
      big: viewElement => {
      const fontSize = viewElement.getStyle( 'font-size' );

      if ( !fontSize ) {
      return null;
      }

      const match = fontSize.match( /(\d+)\s*px/ );

      if ( !match ) {
      return null;
      }

      const size = Number( match[ 1 ] );

      if ( viewElement.is( 'element', 'span' ) && size > 10 ) {
      // Returned value can be an object with the matched properties.
      // These properties will be "consumed" during the conversion.
      // See `engine.view.Matcher~MatcherPattern` and `engine.view.Matcher#match` for more details.

      return { name: true, styles: [ 'font-size' ] };
      }

      return null;
      },
      small: viewElement => {
      const fontSize = viewElement.getStyle( 'font-size' );

      if ( !fontSize ) {
      return null;
      }

      const match = fontSize.match( /(\d+)\s*px/ );

      if ( !match ) {
      return null;
      }

      const size = Number( match[ 1 ] );

      if ( viewElement.is( 'element', 'span' ) && size < 10 ) {
      // Returned value can be an object with the matched properties.
      // These properties will be "consumed" during the conversion.
      // See `engine.view.Matcher~MatcherPattern` and `engine.view.Matcher#match` for more details.

      return { name: true, styles: [ 'font-size' ] };
      }

      return null;
      }
      }
      } );

      The definition.model parameter specifies which model attribute should be converted from or to. It can be a { key, value } object describing the attribute key and value to convert or a String specifying just the attribute key (in such a case value is set to true).

      Type Parameters

      • TValues extends string

      Parameters

      Returns void

    • Sets up converters between the model and the view that convert a model element to a view element (and vice versa). For example, the model <paragraph>Foo</paragraph> is turned into <p>Foo</p> in the view.

      // A simple conversion from the `paragraph` model element to the `<p>` view element (and vice versa).
      editor.conversion.elementToElement( { model: 'paragraph', view: 'p' } );

      // Override other converters by specifying a converter definition with a higher priority.
      editor.conversion.elementToElement( { model: 'paragraph', view: 'div', converterPriority: 'high' } );

      // View specified as an object instead of a string.
      editor.conversion.elementToElement( {
      model: 'fancyParagraph',
      view: {
      name: 'p',
      classes: 'fancy'
      }
      } );

      // Use `upcastAlso` to define other view elements that should also be converted to a `paragraph` element.
      editor.conversion.elementToElement( {
      model: 'paragraph',
      view: 'p',
      upcastAlso: [
      'div',
      {
      // Any element with the `display: block` style.
      styles: {
      display: 'block'
      }
      }
      ]
      } );

      // `upcastAlso` set as callback enables a conversion of a wide range of different view elements.
      editor.conversion.elementToElement( {
      model: 'heading',
      view: 'h2',
      // Convert "heading-like" paragraphs to headings.
      upcastAlso: viewElement => {
      const fontSize = viewElement.getStyle( 'font-size' );

      if ( !fontSize ) {
      return null;
      }

      const match = fontSize.match( /(\d+)\s*px/ );

      if ( !match ) {
      return null;
      }

      const size = Number( match[ 1 ] );

      if ( size > 26 ) {
      // Returned value can be an object with the matched properties.
      // These properties will be "consumed" during the conversion.
      // See `engine.view.Matcher~MatcherPattern` and `engine.view.Matcher#match` for more details.

      return { name: true, styles: [ 'font-size' ] };
      }

      return null;
      }
      } );

      definition.model is a String with a model element name to convert from or to.

      Parameters

      Returns void

    • Parameters

      • groupName: "downcast" | "dataDowncast" | "editingDowncast"

      Returns DowncastHelpers

    • Parameters

      • groupName: "upcast"

      Returns UpcastHelpers

    • Type Parameters

      • T extends string

      Parameters

      • groupName: T

      Returns ConversionType<T>