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Embedding is a simple way to include the app in your website. Add the following code to your website:

<iframe
id="butterfly"
src="https://web.butterfly.linwood.dev/embed"
width="100%"
height="500px"
allowtransparency="true"
></iframe>
AlternativType:StandardBeskrivelse
lagreBoolean (true, false)trueEnable save. If disabled, only an exit button will be shown
editableBoolean (true, false)trueEnable editing. If disabled, the document will be read-only
språkStreng (…, system, bruker)userLanguage of the document. If system, the language will be detected from the browser. If user, the language will set to the users preference

The embed uses browser postMessage events. Send messages to the iframe with iframe.contentWindow.postMessage({ type, message }, origin). Butterfly sends messages back to the parent window with the same shape: { type: string, message?: unknown }.

See the embedding example for a live page that sends messages to the iframe and listens for messages from it.

<iframe
id="butterfly"
src="https://web.butterfly.linwood.dev/embed?save=true&editable=true"
width="100%"
height="500"
></iframe>
<script>
const butterflyOrigin = 'https://web.butterfly.linwood.dev';
const butterfly = document.querySelector('#butterfly');
function sendToButterfly(type, message) {
butterfly.contentWindow.postMessage({ type, message }, butterflyOrigin);
}
window.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
if (
event.origin !== butterflyOrigin ||
event.source !== butterfly.contentWindow
) {
return;
}
const { type, message } = event.data ?? {};
if (type === 'save') {
const documentBytes = Array.from(message);
console.log('Save requested by the embed', documentBytes);
}
if (type === 'change') {
console.log('Document changed', message);
}
if (type === 'getData') {
console.log('Current document bytes', message);
}
if (type === 'render') {
const image = new Image();
image.src = `data:image/png;base64,${message}`;
document.body.append(image);
}
});
butterfly.addEventListener('load', () => {
sendToButterfly('getData');
sendToButterfly('render', {
x: 0,
y: 0,
width: 600,
height: 400,
scale: 1,
renderBackground: true,
});
});
</script>

To load document bytes into the embed, send an array of byte values:

sendToButterfly('setData', documentBytes);

Listen for events with window.addEventListener('message', ...).

The save event is emitted when the user clicks the save button.

Parametre:

  • message (Type List<int>): The data of the document.

The exit event is emitted when the user clicks the exit button.

Parametre:

  • message (Type List<int>): The data of the document.

The change event is emitted when the user changes the document.

Parametre:

  • message (Type List<int>): The data of the document.

Call methods with iframe.contentWindow.postMessage(...). Methods that return data send another message back with the same type.

The getData method returns the data of the document.

No parameters. Returns: List<int>

The setData method sets the data of the document.

Parametre:

  • data (Type List<int>): The data of the document.

The render method renders the document to a png image.

Parametre:

  • x (Type Number): The x position of the exported area.
  • y (Type Number): The y position of the exported area.
  • width (Type Number): The width of the image.
  • height (Type Number): The height of the image.
  • scale (Type Number): The scale of the image.
  • renderBackground (Type Boolean): If true, the background will be rendered.

Returns: String (Base64 encoded image)

The renderSVG method renders the document to a svg image.

Parametre:

  • x (Type Number): The x position of the exported area.
  • y (Type Number): The y position of the exported area.
  • width (Type Number): The width of the image.
  • height (Type Number): The height of the image.
  • renderBackground (Type Boolean): If true, the background will be rendered.

Returns: String (SVG)