How can I set up Fabric.js in vue?
Assuming you're using ES6 and a bundler such as Webpack you can start using Fabric.js as follows:
At the command line
npm install fabric
or
yarn add fabric
Then import it in your .js file.
import { fabric } from 'fabric'
Then set up your Canvas
in Vue's mounted:
method.
Note: For me the default fabric
npm module resulted in quite a large package. I ended up using the fabric-browseronly
module instead. Fabric.js has a lot of features you might not need, in which case you could build your own version here or via the command line.
Install Fabric
yarn add fabric # or npm install -s fabric
Basic component (based on @laverick's answer):
<template> <canvas ref="can" width="200" height="200"></canvas></template><script>import { fabric } from 'fabric';export default { mounted() { const ref = this.$refs.can; const canvas = new fabric.Canvas(ref); const rect = new fabric.Rect({ fill: 'red', width: 20, height: 20 }); canvas.add(rect); }};</script>
Fabric follows a pretty traditional distribution layout.
You want to use files from the dist
directory. fabric.js
for development work and fabric.min.js
for the live site.