Quill: Embeds/BlockEmbeds with Attributes using insertEmbed

[danielschwartz]

Hi,

We're trying to create a couple custom formats that require multiple attributes for them to be useful.

For instance, imagine we wanted to change the way the Image embed works to be able to specify a particular size (or alt text) at the time of creation. We can't do this with insertEmbed because the value argument is expected to be a string, and there is no attributes argument.

What would be the correct way of instantiating an embed that has associated attributes? Would I just generate my own Delta and use updateContents instead of doing insertEmbed?

Would love some guidance, thanks!

[jhchen]

The value argument for insertEmbed can be any type. But the default Image blot understands its value to be a string. If you create your own blot or extend an existing one, you do not have to a use a string as the value.

For size specifically, the Image blot actually understands width and height: http://codepen.io/quill/pen/VmbKdm

[danielschwartz]

@jhchen thanks for the confirmation on this. Makes total sense.