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Posted on Oct 24

How to Use the Google Drive Uploader Component for Vue 3 and TypeScript

#vue #googledrive #integration

Google Drive Uploader Component

A highly customizable Google Drive Uploader component built with Vue 3 and TypeScript. This component allows users to sign in using Google OAuth, select files, and upload them to Google Drive. It supports drag-and-drop functionality, file size and format validation, and offers customizable UI styling through CSS variables.

Features

Google OAuth: Allows users to authenticate with Google and upload files to Google Drive.
Drag-and-Drop Support: Users can drag and drop files for uploading.
Multiple File Upload: Upload multiple files at once with progress indicators.
File Size Validation: Control the maximum allowed file size via a prop.
File Format Validation: Limit uploads to specific file formats using MIME types.
Customizable UI: Style the component easily with CSS variables and slots for customization.

Installation

Install the Google Drive Uploader component via npm:

npm install google-drive-vue

Usage

Basic Usage

<template>

  <GoogleDrive

    clientId="your-google-client-id.apps.googleusercontent.com"

    redirectUri="http://localhost:3000/oauth2callback"

  />

</template>

<script setup lang="ts">

import { GoogleDrive } from 'google-drive-vue';

import "google-drive-vue/style.css";

</script>

Advanced Usage with Props

<template>

  <GoogleDrive

    clientId="your-google-client-id.apps.googleusercontent.com"

    redirectUri="http://localhost:3000/oauth2callback"

    maxFileSize="5242880" <!-- 5 MB -->

    :allowedFormats="['image/png', 'image/jpeg', 'application/pdf']"

  />

</template>

<script setup lang="ts">

    import GoogleDrive from 'google-drive-vue';

    import "google-drive-vue/style.css";

</script>

Prop List

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`clientId`	`string`	Required	Google OAuth 2.0 Client ID.
`redirectUri`	`string`	Required	URI to which the user is redirected after signing in with Google.
`maxFileSize`	`number`	`10 * 1024 * 1024` (10 MB)	Maximum allowed file size in bytes.
`allowedFormats`	`string[]`	`['/']`	Array of allowed file MIME types (e.g., `['image/png', 'application/pdf']`).

CSS Variables

You can easily customize the component’s appearance using the following CSS variables:

Variable	Default	Description
`--upload-box-border-color`	`#dcdcdc`	Border color of the drag-and-drop area.
`--upload-box-hover-border-color`	`#4285f4`	Border color when hovering over the drag-and-drop area.
`--btn-bg-color`	`#4285f4`	Background color of buttons.
`--btn-hover-bg-color`	`#357ae8`	Background color of buttons when hovered.
`--file-card-bg-color`	`#f9f9f9`	Background color of file cards.
`--file-card-border-color`	`#e0e0e0`	Border color of file cards.
`--remove-file-color`	`red`	Color of the remove file button.

Example of Overriding CSS Variables:

.google-drive-uploader {

  --upload-box-border-color: #333;

  --upload-box-hover-border-color: #ff4500;

  --btn-bg-color: #4caf50;

  --btn-hover-bg-color: #388e3c;

  --file-card-bg-color: #e0e0e0;

  --remove-file-color: blue;

}

Slots

The component supports the following slots for customization:

sign-in-button: Customize the sign-in button for Google authentication.
drag-and-drop: Customize the drag-and-drop area for file selection.
file-card: Customize the appearance of each file card.
upload-button: Customize the file upload button.

Example: Customizing the UI with Slots

<template>

  <GoogleDrive

    clientId="your-google-client-id.apps.googleusercontent.com"

    redirectUri="http://localhost:3000/oauth2callback"

  >

    <template #sign-in-button>

      <button class="custom-sign-in-button">Sign in to Google</button>

    </template>

&lt;template #drag-and-drop&gt;
  &lt;label class="custom-upload-box"&gt;Drop your files here&lt;/label&gt;
&lt;/template&gt;

&lt;template #file-card="{ file, index }"&gt;
  &lt;div class="custom-file-card"&gt;
    {{ file.name }} ({{ file.size }} bytes)
  &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/template&gt;

&lt;template #upload-button&gt;
  &lt;button class="custom-upload-btn"&gt;Upload Now&lt;/button&gt;
&lt;/template&gt;



    

    




</GoogleDrive>

</template>

Customizing File Upload Restrictions

Maximum File Size: Control the maximum file size allowed for uploads with the maxFileSize prop.

Allowed Formats: Restrict the file formats that users can upload with the allowedFormats prop, using MIME types.

Example:

<template>

  <GoogleDrive

    clientId="your-google-client-id.apps.googleusercontent.com"

    redirectUri="http://localhost:3000/oauth2callback"

    maxFileSize="10485760" <!-- 10 MB -->

    :allowedFormats="['image/png', 'application/pdf']"

  />

</template>

License

MIT License

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