Fabric.js: Advanced

This article delves into advanced Fabric.js features: groups, serialization (and deserialization), and custom class creation.

Key Concepts:

• Fabric Groups: Efficiently manage multiple objects as a single unit, simplifying manipulation (moving, scaling, rotating).
• Canvas Serialization (JSON): Save and load canvas states using JSON, a more bandwidth-friendly method than image formats.
• Custom Class Creation: Extend Fabric.js with tailored object behaviors and properties, efficiently serialized and deserialized.
• SVG Interoperability: Export canvas elements to SVG and import SVG content into the canvas for format flexibility.
• Deserialization Methods: Utilize loadFromJSON and loadFromSVG for seamless canvas state restoration.
• Advanced Object Control: Create complex interactive elements and highly customized objects beyond basic shapes through subclassing.

Groups:

Groups in Fabric.js allow combining objects into a single entity. (See Figure 1). Any number of canvas objects can be grouped, enabling unified manipulation. Scaling, rotation, and modification of group properties (color, transparency, borders) are all possible. Fabric implicitly creates groups when selecting multiple objects.

Figure 1

Programmatic group creation:

var text = new fabric.Text('hello world', { fontSize: 30 });
var circle = new fabric.Circle({ radius: 100, fill: '#eef', scaleY: 0.5 });
var group = new fabric.Group([text, circle], { left: 150, top: 100, angle: -10 });
canvas.add(group);

(See Figure 2 for the result). Individual objects within a group are accessed and modified using the item method.

Figure 2

Modifying group objects:

group.item(0).set({ text: 'trololo', fill: 'white' });
group.item(1).setFill('red');

(See Figure 3). Objects within a group are positioned relative to the group's center unless left/top coordinates are specified.

Figure 3

Creating a horizontally aligned group:

var circle1 = new fabric.Circle({ radius: 50, fill: 'red', left: 0 });
var circle2 = new fabric.Circle({ radius: 50, fill: 'green', left: 100 });
var circle3 = new fabric.Circle({ radius: 50, fill: 'blue', left: 200 });
var group = new fabric.Group([circle1, circle2, circle3], { left: 200, top: 100 });
canvas.add(group);

(See Figure 4). For groups containing images, ensure images are fully loaded before grouping.

Figure 4

Group methods include getObjects, size, contains, item, forEachObject, add, and remove. addWithUpdate adds objects while updating group dimensions. Cloning existing canvas objects is necessary before adding them to a new group.

Serialization:

Fabric.js uses toObject and toJSON for serialization. toJSON implicitly calls toObject.

Example: Serializing an empty canvas:

var text = new fabric.Text('hello world', { fontSize: 30 });
var circle = new fabric.Circle({ radius: 100, fill: '#eef', scaleY: 0.5 });
var group = new fabric.Group([text, circle], { left: 150, top: 100, angle: -10 });
canvas.add(group);

Adding objects updates the JSON representation. toObject returns a non-string object representation. Customizing object serialization is achieved by overriding or extending the toObject method.

Example: Extending toObject:

group.item(0).set({ text: 'trololo', fill: 'white' });
group.item(1).setFill('red');

SVG serialization uses the toSVG method, delegating to individual object's toSVG methods. This allows for exporting to any SVG-compatible renderer.

Deserialization:

loadFromJSON and loadFromDatalessJSON load canvas states from JSON. loadSVGFromURL and loadSVGFromString load from SVG data. loadFromDatalessJSON handles large path data efficiently by referencing external SVG files.

Subclassing:

Fabric.js utilizes fabric.util.createClass for subclassing. The initialize property acts as the constructor. callSuper calls parent class methods.

Example: Creating a custom class:

var circle1 = new fabric.Circle({ radius: 50, fill: 'red', left: 0 });
var circle2 = new fabric.Circle({ radius: 50, fill: 'green', left: 100 });
var circle3 = new fabric.Circle({ radius: 50, fill: 'blue', left: 200 });
var group = new fabric.Group([circle1, circle2, circle3], { left: 200, top: 100 });
canvas.add(group);

(See Figures 8 and 9 for examples of LabeledRect). Custom properties should be handled in toObject and initialize.

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