serialize-selection

Serialize and restore DOM Selections via text offset from a reference Node.

Installation

npm install serialize-selection

Usage

save

ss.save([referenceNode])

Arguments

• [referenceNode] - (optional) a DOM Element used as the reference for serialization. Default: document.body.

Returns

save returns an object with the following properties:

• start - the start offset of the selection from the reference node
• end - the end offset of the selection from the reference node
• content - the string content of the saved selection
• restore - shortcut method to restore the selection

restore

ss.restore(state, [referenceNode])

Arguments

• state - a selection state object (any object with start and end properties).
• [referenceNode] - (optional) a DOM Element used as the reference for serialization. Default: document.body.

Returns

restore returns a Selection object

var ss = require('serialize-selection')
 
var referenceEl = document.querySelector('.some-element')
 
var state = ss.save(referenceEl)
// state object with start/end/content properties
 
var sel = state.restore() // equivalent to ss.restore(state, referenceEl)
// selection is restored

License

(The MIT License)

Copyright 2015 Cameron Lakenen