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v0.12.0

2022-07-07

0.12.0 (2022-07-07)

Excalidraw API

Features

  • loadLibraryFromBlob now takes an additional parameter defaultStatus which sets the default status of library item if not present, defaults to unpublished #5067.

  • Add UIOptions.dockedSidebarBreakpoint to customize at which point to break from the docked sidebar #5274.

  • Added support for supplying user id in the Collaborator object (see collaborators in updateScene()), which will be used to deduplicate users when rendering collaborator avatar list. Cursors will still be rendered for every user. #5309

  • Export API to set and reset mouse cursor on the canvas #5215.

  • Export sceneCoordsToViewportCoords and viewportCoordsToSceneCoords utilities #5187.

  • Added useHandleLibrary hook to automatically handle importing of libraries when #addLibrary URL hash key is present, and potentially for initializing library as well #5115.

    Also added parseLibraryTokensFromUrl to help in manually importing library from URL if desired.

    BREAKING CHANGE
    • Libraries are no longer automatically initialized from URL when #addLibrary hash key is present. Host apps now need to handle this themselves with the help of either of the above APIs (useHandleLibrary is recommended).

  • Added updateLibrary API to update (replace/merge) the library #5115.

    BREAKING CHANGE
    • updateScene API no longer supports passing libraryItems. Instead, use the updateLibrary API.

  • Add support for integrating custom elements #5164.

    • Add onPointerDown callback which gets triggered on pointer down events.
    • Add onScrollChange callback which gets triggered when scrolling the canvas.
    • Add API setActiveTool which host can call to set the active tool.

  • Exported loadSceneOrLibraryFromBlob function #5057.

  • Export MIME_TYPES supported by Excalidraw #5135.

  • Support avatarUrl for collaborators. Now onwards host can pass avatarUrl to render the customized avatar for collaborators #5114, renamed in #5177.

  • Support libraryItems argument in initialData.libraryItems and updateScene({ libraryItems }) to be a Promise resolving to LibraryItems, and support functional update of libraryItems in updateScene({ libraryItems }). #5101.

  • Expose util mergeLibraryItems #5101.

  • Expose util exportToClipboard which allows to copy the scene contents to clipboard as svg, png or json #5103.

  • Expose window.EXCALIDRAW_EXPORT_SOURCE which you can use to overwrite the source field in exported data #5095.

  • The exportToBlob utility now supports the exportEmbedScene option when generating a png image #5047.

  • Exported restoreLibraryItems API #4995.

Fixes

  • Allow returning null in renderFooter prop #5282.

  • Transpile browser-fs-access dependency so that its for await syntax doesn’t force es2018 requirement onto dependent projects #5041.

  • Use window.EXCALIDRAW_ASSET_PATH for fonts when exporting to svg #5065.

  • Library menu now properly rerenders if open when library is updated using updateScene({ libraryItems }) #4995.

Refactor

  • Rename appState.elementLocked to appState.activeTool.locked #4983.
  • Expose serializeLibraryAsJSON helper that we use when saving Excalidraw Library to a file.
BREAKING CHANGE

You will need to pass activeTool.locked instead of elementType from now onwards in appState.

BREAKING CHANGE

You will need to pass activeTool instead of elementType from now onwards in appState

Build

  • Use only named exports #5045.

BREAKING CHANGE

You will need to import the named export from now onwards to use the component

Using bundler :point_down:

import { Excalidraw } from "@excalidraw/excalidraw";

In Browser :point_down:

React.createElement(ExcalidrawLib.Excalidraw, opts);

Excalidraw Library

This section lists the updates made to the excalidraw library and will not affect the integration.

Features

  • Throttle scene rendering to animation framerate #5422

  • Make toast closable and allow custom duration #5308

  • Collab component state handling rewrite & fixes #5046

  • Support debugging PWA in dev #4853

  • Redirect vscode.excalidraw.com to vscode marketplace #5285

  • Go-to-excalidrawplus button #5202

  • Autoredirect to Excalidraw+ if special cookie is present #5183

  • Support resubmitting published library items #5174

  • Support adding multiple library items on canvas #5116

  • Support customType in activeTool #5144

  • Stop event propagation when key handled #5091

  • Rewrite library state management & related refactor #5067

  • Delay initial loading message & tweak design #5049

  • Reconcile when saving to firebase #4991

  • Hide trash button during collaboration #5037

  • Refactor local persistence & fix race condition on SW reload #5032

  • Element locking #4964

  • Copy to clipboard all text nodes as text #5013

  • Create and expose serializeLibraryAsJSON #5009

  • Hide penMode button on reload if not enabled #4992

  • Eraser toggle to switch back to the previous tool #4981

  • Save penDetected and penMode, and detect pen already on ToolButton click #4955

  • Support binding text to container via context menu #4935

  • Map shortcut O to ellipse and Add eraser shortcut E #4930

  • Update eraser cursor #4922

  • Add Eraser 🎉 #4887

  • Added optional REACT_APP_WS_SERVER_URL for forks usecases #4889

  • Rewrite collab server connecting #4881

  • Support vertical text align for bound containers #4852

  • Support custom colors 🎉 #4843

  • Support Links in Exported SVG #4791

  • Scale font size when bound text containers resized with shift pressed #4828

Fixes

  • Autorelease job name #5412

  • Action name for autorelease #5411

  • Typecast file to fix the build #5410

  • File handle not persisted when importing excalidraw files #5372

  • Library not scrollable when no published items installed #5352

  • Focus traps inside popovers #5317

  • Unable to use cmd/ctrl-delete/backspace in inputs #5348

  • Delay loading until language imported #5344

  • Command to trigger release #5347

  • Remove unnecessary options passed to language detector #5336

  • Stale appState.pendingImageElement #5322

  • Non-letter shortcuts being swallowed by color picker #5316

  • Bind text to correct container when nested #5307

  • Copy bound text style when copying element having bound text #5305

  • Copy arrow head when using copy styles #5303

  • Unsafely accessing draggingElement #5216

  • Library load button does not work #5205

  • Do not deselect when not zooming using touchscreen pinch #5181

  • Wheel zoom normalization #5165

  • Hide sidebar when custom tool active #5179

  • Don’t save deleted ExcalidrawElements to Firebase #5108

  • Eraser removed deleted elements #5155

  • Handle ColorPicker parentSelector being undefined #5152

  • Library multiselect not accounting for published state #5132

  • Chart display fix #5154

  • Update opacity of bound text when opacity of container updated #5142

  • Jumping of text when typing single line in bound text #5139

  • Remove opacity scroll wheel interaction #5111

  • Propagate keydown events from excalidraw-wysiwyg inputs #5099

  • Don’t bind text to container if double clicked else instead of center #5105

  • ToolIcon height not using rem #5092

  • Excalidraw named export type #5078

  • BoundElementIds when arrows bound to elements are deleted #5077

  • Don’t merge libraryItems on updateScene #5076

  • SVG metadata extraction regex on multiline elements #5074

  • Eraser cursor showing on theme change when not using eraser #4990

  • Update storage.rules #5020

  • Add image button not working on iPad #5038

  • Ensure svg image dimensions are always set #5044

  • Pinch zoom in view mode #5001

  • Select whole group on righclick & few lock-related fixes #5022

  • Export serializeLibraryAsJSON from the package #5017

  • Support copying PNG to clipboard on Safari #3746

  • More copyText fixes #5016

  • Copy to clipboard all text nodes as text #5014

  • Update cursorButton once freedraw is released #4996

  • Decouple actionFinalize and actionErase #4984

  • Using stale state when switching tools #4989

  • UpdateWysiwygStyle updatedElement is undefined TypeError #4980

  • Adding check for link length to prevent early return #4982

  • Show link icon for bound text containers #4960

  • Cancel erase elements on pointer up if eraser is not active on pointer up #4956

  • Restore original opacities when alt pressed while erasing #4954

  • Don’t bind text to container if already present #4946

  • Erase all elements which are hit with single point click #4934

  • Add multiElement-edit finalize action to Desktop (currently only visible in Mobile view) #4764

  • Hide eraser in view mode in desktop #4929

  • Undo when erasing elements by clicking #4921

  • Undo when erasing #4900

  • Incorrectly erasing on mobile #4899

  • Don’t crash on drop highlighted text onto canvas #4890

  • Paste styles shortcut #4886

  • Freedraw element’s background fill color missing from SVG when exporting with package API exportToSvg() #4871

  • Improve pointer syncing performance #4883

  • Collab room initialization #4882

  • Ensure verticalAlign properties not shown when no element selected #4860

  • Binding text to non-bindable containers and not always preferring selection #4655

  • Don’t show align icons for single bound container element #4846

  • Redraw text bounding box when pasting styles #4845

  • Restore cursor position after bound text container value updated #4836

  • Support resizing multiple bound text containers #4824

  • Also check overflowY: overlay in detectScroll #4806

  • Stuck resizing when resizing bound text container very fast beyond threshold #4804

Refactor

  • Don’t pass array to handleBindTextResize #4826

Build

  • Extract all i18n files into locales folder #5419

  • Automate release step fully #5414

  • Use next and preview tags instead of separate packages for next and preview release #5346

  • Support runtime React Jsx in @excalidraw/utils #4866

  • Release @excalidraw/utils 0.1.1 #4862

  • Remove build packages workflow #4835

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