terrytompkins:autoform-ace-editor

An add-on Meteor package for aldeed:autoform. Provides a custom input type, "ace-editor", which renders an instance of ace-editor.

Prerequisites

The plugin library must be installed separately.

In a Meteor app directory, enter:

$ meteor add arch:ace-editor
$ meteor add aldeed:autoform

Installation

In a Meteor app directory, enter:

$ meteor add terrytompkins:autoform-ace-editor

Usage

Specify "ace-editor" for the type attribute of any input. The editor configuration can be specified through afFieldInput options in the field schema:

In the schema, which will then work with a quickForm or afQuickFields:

{
  description: {
    type: String,
    label: "Description",
    autoform: {
      afFieldInput: {
                      type: "ace-editor",
                      editorWidth: "600px",
                      editorHeight: "250px",
                      theme: "twilight",
                      mode: "text"
                    }
    }
  }
}

An example application that demonstrates the use of this plugin can be found here: https://github.com/TransWebT/meteor-autoform-ace-editor-demo

Limitations

Unit tests are still pending

Contributing

Anyone is welcome to contribute. Fork, make your changes, and then submit a pull request.