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| 1 | +# Multi File Viewer |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +A Retool custom component for uploading and previewing multiple files, including images, PDFs, video, audio, text, JSON, CSV, and Excel files. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +## What `{{ multiFileViewer1 }}` returns |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +When you reference the component directly in Retool: |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +```js |
| 10 | +{{ multiFileViewer1 }} |
| 11 | +``` |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +it returns the component state object, which looks like this shape: |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +```js |
| 16 | +{ |
| 17 | + pluginType: "DynamicWidget_MultiFileUploaderAndViewer_MultiFileViewer", |
| 18 | + heightType: "auto", |
| 19 | + files: [], |
| 20 | + selectedFile: { |
| 21 | + id: "", |
| 22 | + name: "", |
| 23 | + url: "", |
| 24 | + previewUrl: "", |
| 25 | + mimeType: "", |
| 26 | + label: "", |
| 27 | + kind: "unknown" |
| 28 | + }, |
| 29 | + acceptedKind: "", |
| 30 | + collectionUuid: "...", |
| 31 | + allowMixedFileTypes: true, |
| 32 | + id: "multiFileViewer1" |
| 33 | +} |
| 34 | +``` |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +Depending on uploads and selection, `files` and `selectedFile` will contain real values. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +## Recommended Retool usage |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +### Get the full component object |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +```js |
| 43 | +{{ multiFileViewer1 }} |
| 44 | +``` |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +### Get all uploaded files |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +```js |
| 49 | +{{ multiFileViewer1.files }} |
| 50 | +``` |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +### Get the currently selected file |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +```js |
| 55 | +{{ multiFileViewer1.selectedFile }} |
| 56 | +``` |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +### Get the selected file name |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +```js |
| 61 | +{{ multiFileViewer1.selectedFile.name }} |
| 62 | +``` |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +### Get the selected file MIME type |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +```js |
| 67 | +{{ multiFileViewer1.selectedFile.mimeType }} |
| 68 | +``` |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +### Get the selected file preview URL |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +```js |
| 73 | +{{ multiFileViewer1.selectedFile.previewUrl }} |
| 74 | +``` |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +### Get the selected file kind |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +```js |
| 79 | +{{ multiFileViewer1.selectedFile.kind }} |
| 80 | +``` |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +### Check whether mixed file types are enabled |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +```js |
| 85 | +{{ multiFileViewer1.allowMixedFileTypes }} |
| 86 | +``` |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +### Get the accepted upload kind for single-type mode |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +```js |
| 91 | +{{ multiFileViewer1.acceptedKind }} |
| 92 | +``` |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +## File object structure |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +Each item inside `multiFileViewer1.files` follows this shape: |
| 97 | + |
| 98 | +```js |
| 99 | +{ |
| 100 | + id: "file-id", |
| 101 | + name: "example.pdf", |
| 102 | + url: "blob:...", |
| 103 | + previewUrl: "blob:...", |
| 104 | + mimeType: "application/pdf", |
| 105 | + label: "PDF", |
| 106 | + kind: "pdf", |
| 107 | + objectUrl: "blob:...", |
| 108 | + base64: "..." |
| 109 | +} |
| 110 | +``` |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +## Selected file object structure |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | +`multiFileViewer1.selectedFile` follows this shape: |
| 115 | + |
| 116 | +```js |
| 117 | +{ |
| 118 | + id: "file-id", |
| 119 | + name: "example.pdf", |
| 120 | + url: "blob:...", |
| 121 | + previewUrl: "blob:...", |
| 122 | + mimeType: "application/pdf", |
| 123 | + label: "PDF", |
| 124 | + kind: "pdf" |
| 125 | +} |
| 126 | +``` |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | +## Common examples |
| 129 | + |
| 130 | +### Send the selected file to a query |
| 131 | + |
| 132 | +```js |
| 133 | +{{ |
| 134 | + { |
| 135 | + name: multiFileViewer1.selectedFile.name, |
| 136 | + type: multiFileViewer1.selectedFile.mimeType, |
| 137 | + kind: multiFileViewer1.selectedFile.kind, |
| 138 | + previewUrl: multiFileViewer1.selectedFile.previewUrl |
| 139 | + } |
| 140 | +}} |
| 141 | +``` |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | +### Send all files to a query |
| 144 | + |
| 145 | +```js |
| 146 | +{{ multiFileViewer1.files }} |
| 147 | +``` |
| 148 | + |
| 149 | +### Get only file names |
| 150 | + |
| 151 | +```js |
| 152 | +{{ multiFileViewer1.files.map(file => file.name) }} |
| 153 | +``` |
| 154 | + |
| 155 | +### Get only base64 values |
| 156 | + |
| 157 | +```js |
| 158 | +{{ multiFileViewer1.files.map(file => file.base64) }} |
| 159 | +``` |
| 160 | + |
| 161 | +### Get the first uploaded file |
| 162 | + |
| 163 | +```js |
| 164 | +{{ multiFileViewer1.files[0] }} |
| 165 | +``` |
| 166 | + |
| 167 | +## Notes |
| 168 | + |
| 169 | +- `files` is an array of uploaded files. |
| 170 | +- `selectedFile` is the file currently chosen in the sidebar. |
| 171 | +- `acceptedKind` is used when mixed file uploads are turned off. |
| 172 | +- `allowMixedFileTypes` is the checkbox-controlled setting for mixed uploads. |
| 173 | +- `heightType: "auto"` means the component is configured to work with auto height in Retool. |
| 174 | +- `previewUrl` and `url` are usually blob URLs for local uploaded files. |
| 175 | + |
| 176 | +## Best practice |
| 177 | + |
| 178 | +In most Retool queries and transformers, use nested access instead of the whole object when possible. |
| 179 | + |
| 180 | +Good: |
| 181 | + |
| 182 | +```js |
| 183 | +{{ multiFileViewer1.selectedFile }} |
| 184 | +{{ multiFileViewer1.files }} |
| 185 | +{{ multiFileViewer1.allowMixedFileTypes }} |
| 186 | +``` |
| 187 | + |
| 188 | +Less useful on its own: |
| 189 | + |
| 190 | +```js |
| 191 | +{{ multiFileViewer1 }} |
| 192 | +``` |
| 193 | + |
| 194 | +because that returns the entire component state wrapper, not just the selected file. |
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