poly-image-reader

A cross-platform camera/image library for browsers, phones and tablets.

Browsers

HTML5 Drag and Drop is supported. Webcams are not currently supported, but feel free to add them and issue a pull request.

Phones or Tablets

Camera or media library upload is supported.

Usage

Requires jquery. Try to use a new version.

Installing via CDN

or alternatively download the .coffee file and compile it yourself.

Using

After linking to the script tag, add this function:

// The part of the document you want to drag and drop to, or turn into a camera
// or media upload
var $contentArea = $('.image-media-area');
var options = {
  content: "Drag and Drop to upload" // Content to display in the drag and drop area
};
polyImageReader($contentArea, options, function(file, data) {
  // file is a data structure containing meta-information about the file
  // such as 'name'
  // data is base64 encoded
  doSomethingWith(data);
});

###Previewing###

You don't need to use a phone or tablet to test how this looks. Just use the following url parameter: polyPreview

####polyPreview options####

tablet (example)
phone (example)

###Styling###

Poly Reader places everything in CSS classes, so feel free to style to your hearts content.