Streamlining File Uploads in React Applications

Why Choose react-uploady?

When it comes to building a seamless user experience, file uploads play a crucial role. Whether it’s uploading images for a new user profile or diagnostic files for troubleshooting, a smooth file upload process is essential.

react-uploady stands out from other file uploader libraries due to its high customizability, allowing developers to tailor the upload process to their specific needs. Its modular design means you only need to install the packages you require, resulting in a much lighter bundle size. Additionally, features like download progress and previews enable providing users with a more engaging experience.

Building a Simple Uploader Application

To get started with react-uploady, let’s create a simple uploader application using Ant Design.

First, we’ll bootstrap our application with create-react-app and install the necessary dependencies:

npx create-react-app my-app
cd my-app
npm install @rpldy/uploady @rpldy/sender antd

Next, we’ll create an Uploader component, which will serve as the context provider for our upload options:

import React from 'eact';
import { Uploady } from '@rpldy/uploady';
import { AntdSender } from '@rpldy/sender';

const Uploader = () => {
  return (
    <Uploady
      destination={{ url: 'https://my-upload-server.com' }}
      enhancer={(uploader) => uploader.on('upload', (file) => console.log(`Uploading ${file.name}`))}
    >
      {/* Upload button and progress bar will go here */}
    </Uploady>
  );
};

Customizing the Upload Button and Progress Bar

To make our uploader more user-friendly, we’ll create a custom upload button using Ant Design’s Button component:

import { Button } from 'antd';

const UploadButton = () => {
  return (
    <Button type="primary">
      Select file
    </Button>
  );
};

We’ll also add a progress bar to display the upload status, using react-uploady’s useItemProgressListener hook:

import { useItemProgressListener } from '@rpldy/uploady';

const ProgressBar = () => {
  const { progress } = useItemProgressListener();

  return (
    <div>
      {progress === 0? (
        <p>No file selected</p>
      ) : (
        <p>Uploading... ({progress}%)</p>
      )}
    </div>
  );
};

Styling and Final Touches

Finally, we’ll add some CSS to style our components and update our App.js file to display the Uploader component:

.uploader {
  margin: 20px;
}

.upload-button {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

import React from 'eact';
import Uploader from './Uploader';

const App = () => {
  return (
    <div className="uploader">
      <Uploader />
    </div>
  );
};

With that, our application is ready to go!

Taking it to the Next Level

react-uploady offers a range of features and customization options to enhance your uploader’s UX. From drag-and-drop inputs to resumable downloads, there are plenty of ways to take your uploader to the next level. Be sure to check out the official documentation and Storybook examples for inspiration.

• Drag-and-drop inputs: Allow users to upload files by simply dragging and dropping them into the upload area.
• Resumable downloads: Enable users to resume downloads in case of interruptions, ensuring they don’t lose progress.
• And more!: Explore react-uploady’s documentation to discover additional features and customization options.

Learn more about react-uploady’s features and customization options.