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Context (core)

@ckeditor/ckeditor5-core/src/context

class
See source

Provides a common, higher-level environment for solutions that use multiple editors or plugins that work outside the editor. Use it instead of Editor.create() in advanced application integrations.

All configuration options passed to a context will be used as default options for editor instances initialized in that context.

Context plugins passed to a context instance will be shared among all editor instances initialized in this context. These will be the same plugin instances for all the editors.

Note: The context can only be initialized with context plugins (e.g. comments). Regular plugins require an editor instance to work and cannot be added to a context.

Note: You can add a context plugin to an editor instance, though.

If you are using multiple editor instances on one page and use any context plugins, create a context to share the configuration and plugins among these editors. Some plugins will use the information about all existing editors to better integrate between them.

If you are using plugins that do not require an editor to work (e.g. comments), enable and configure them using the context.

If you are using only a single editor on each page, use Editor.create() instead. In such case, a context instance will be created by the editor instance in a transparent way.

See Context.create() for usage examples.

Filtering

Properties

  • config : Config

    readonly

    Stores all the configurations specific to this context instance.

    See source

  • editors : Collection

    readonly

    A list of editors that this context instance is injected to.

    See source

  • locale : Locale

    readonly

  • plugins : PluginCollection

    readonly

    The plugins loaded and in use by this context instance.

    See source

  • _contextOwner : Editor | null

    private

    Reference to the editor which created the context. Null when the context was created outside of the editor.

    See source

    It is used to destroy the context when removing the editor that has created the context.

Static properties

  • builtinPlugins : Array.<Function>

    static

    An array of plugins built into the Context class.

    See source

    It is used in CKEditor 5 builds featuring Context to provide a list of context plugins which are later automatically initialized during the context initialization.

    They will be automatically initialized by Context unless config.plugins is passed.

    // Build some context plugins into the Context class first.
Context.builtinPlugins = [ FooPlugin, BarPlugin ];

// Normally, you need to define config.plugins, but since Context.builtinPlugins was
// defined, now you can call create() without any configuration.
Context
	.create()
	.then( context => {
		context.plugins.get( FooPlugin ); // -> An instance of the Foo plugin.
		context.plugins.get( BarPlugin ); // -> An instance of the Bar plugin.
	} );

    See also Context.defaultConfig and Editor.builtinPlugins.

  • defaultConfig : Object

    static

    The default configuration which is built into the Context class.

    See source

    It is used in CKEditor 5 builds featuring Context to provide the default configuration options which are later used during the context initialization.

    Context.defaultConfig = {
	foo: 1,
	bar: 2
};

Context
	.create()
	.then( context => {
		context.config.get( 'foo' ); // -> 1
		context.config.get( 'bar' ); // -> 2
	} );

// The default options can be overridden by the configuration passed to create().
Context
	.create( { bar: 3 } )
	.then( context => {
		context.config.get( 'foo' ); // -> 1
		context.config.get( 'bar' ); // -> 3
	} );

    See also Context.builtinPlugins and Editor.defaultConfig.

Methods

  • constructor( [ config ] )

    Creates a context instance with a given configuration.

    See source

    Usually not to be used directly. See the static create() method.

    Parameters

    [ config ] : Object

    The context configuration.

    Defaults to {}

  • destroy() → Promise

    Destroys the context instance and all editors used with the context, releasing all resources used by the context.

    See source

    Returns

    Promise

    A promise that resolves once the context instance is fully destroyed.

  • initPlugins() → Promise.<LoadedPlugins>

    Loads and initializes plugins specified in the configuration.

    See source

    Returns

    Promise.<LoadedPlugins>

    A promise which resolves once the initialization is completed, providing an array of loaded plugins.

  • t()

    Shorthand for t.

    See source

    Related:

  • _addEditor( editor, isContextOwner )

    protected

    Adds a reference to the editor which is used with this context.

    See source

    When the given editor has created the context, the reference to this editor will be stored as a _contextOwner.

    This method should only be used by the editor.

    Parameters

    editor : Editor
    isContextOwner : Boolean

    Stores the given editor as a context owner.

  • _getEditorConfig() → Object

    protected

    Returns the context configuration which will be copied to the editors created using this context.

    See source

    The configuration returned by this method has the plugins configuration removed — plugins are shared with all editors through another mechanism.

    This method should only be used by the editor.

    Returns

    Object

    Configuration as a plain object.

  • _removeEditor( editor ) → Promise

    protected

    Removes a reference to the editor which was used with this context. When the context was created by the given editor, the context will be destroyed.

    See source

    This method should only be used by the editor.

    Parameters

    editor : Editor

    Returns

    Promise

    A promise that resolves once the editor is removed from the context or when the context was destroyed.

Static methods

  • create( [ config ] ) → Promise

    static

    Creates and initializes a new context instance.

    See source
    const commonConfig = { ... }; // Configuration for all the plugins and editors.
const editorPlugins = [ ... ]; // Regular plugins here.

Context
	.create( {
		// Only context plugins here.
		plugins: [ ... ],

		// Configure the language for all the editors (it cannot be overwritten).
		language: { ... },

		// Configuration for context plugins.
		comments: { ... },
		...

		// Default configuration for editor plugins.
		toolbar: { ... },
		image: { ... },
		...
	} )
	.then( context => {
		const promises = [];

		promises.push( ClassicEditor.create(
			document.getElementById( 'editor1' ),
			{
				editorPlugins,
				context
			}
		) );

		promises.push( ClassicEditor.create(
			document.getElementById( 'editor2' ),
			{
				editorPlugins,
				context,
				toolbar: { ... } // You can overwrite the configuration of the context.
			}
		) );

		return Promise.all( promises );
	} );

    Parameters

    [ config ] : Object

    The context configuration.

    Returns

    Promise

    A promise resolved once the context is ready. The promise resolves with the created context instance.