Auto-Save

Auto-save persists editor content automatically.

Basic Usage

React

import { useEdituEditor, useEdituAutoSave, EdituEditor, EdituSaveIndicator } from '@editu/react';

function Editor() {
  const editor = useEdituEditor();
  
  const { status, lastSaved } = useEdituAutoSave(() => editor, {
    debounceMs: 2000,
    storage: 'localStorage',
    key: 'my-editor-content',
  });

  return (
    <div>
      <EdituEditor editor={editor} />
      <EdituSaveIndicator status={status} lastSaved={lastSaved} />
    </div>
  );
}

Options

AutoSaveOptions

Property	Type	Default	Description
enabled	boolean	true	Enable auto-save
debounceMs	number	1000	Debounce delay in milliseconds
storage	StorageBackend	"localStorage"	Storage backend
key	string	"editu-content"	Storage key
onSave	(content) => void	-	Fires after a successful save
onError	(error) => void	-	Fires on a save error
onRestore	(content) => void	-	Fires when the system restores content

Storage Backends

localStorage (Default)

This backend persists content in the browser's localStorage:

const { status } = useEdituAutoSave(() => editor, {
  storage: 'localStorage',
  key: 'my-editor-content',
});

sessionStorage

This backend persists content only for the current session:

const { status } = useEdituAutoSave(() => editor, {
  storage: 'sessionStorage',
  key: 'my-editor-content',
});

Custom Backend

You can implement your own storage backend for server-side persistence:

const { status } = useEdituAutoSave(() => editor, {
  storage: {
    save: async (content) => {
      await fetch('/api/save', {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
        body: JSON.stringify(content),
      });
    },
    load: async () => {
      const response = await fetch('/api/content');
      if (!response.ok) return null;
      return response.json();
    },
  },
});

Return Values

Status

Value	Description
"saved"	Content has been saved and is up to date
"saving"	A save operation is in progress
"unsaved"	Unsaved changes exist
"error"	The last save attempt failed

Properties

Property	Type	Description
status	SaveStatus	Current save status
hasUnsavedChanges	boolean	Whether there are unsaved changes
lastSaved	Date | null	Timestamp of last successful save
error	Error | null	Last error if status is "error"

Methods

Method	Description
save()	Triggers a save manually
restore()	Restores content manually

Manual Save/Restore

const { save, restore } = useEdituAutoSave(() => editor, { storage: 'localStorage' });

// Trigger manual save
await save();

// Restore from storage
const content = await restore();
if (content) {
  editor.commands.setContent(content);
}

Save Indicator

The EdituSaveIndicator component displays the current save status:

React

import { EdituSaveIndicator } from '@editu/react';

<EdituSaveIndicator 
  status={status} 
  lastSaved={lastSaved}
  className="my-indicator"
/>

Custom Indicator

function CustomIndicator({ status, lastSaved }) {
  const formatTime = (date: Date) => {
    return new Intl.RelativeTimeFormat('en', { numeric: 'auto' })
      .format(Math.round((date.getTime() - Date.now()) / 60000), 'minute');
  };

  return (
    <div className="save-indicator">
      {status === 'saving' && <span>Saving...</span>}
      {status === 'saved' && lastSaved && (
        <span>Saved {formatTime(lastSaved)}</span>
      )}
      {status === 'unsaved' && <span>Unsaved changes</span>}
      {status === 'error' && <span className="error">Save failed</span>}
    </div>
  );
}

Debouncing

The debounceMs option controls how long to wait after the last change before saving:

// Save 500ms after last change (more responsive)
useEdituAutoSave(() => editor, { debounceMs: 500 });

// Save 5 seconds after last change (less frequent)
useEdituAutoSave(() => editor, { debounceMs: 5000 });

Error Handling

You can handle save errors with the onError callback:

const { status, error } = useEdituAutoSave(() => editor, {
  storage: {
    save: async (content) => {
      const response = await fetch('/api/save', {
        method: 'POST',
        body: JSON.stringify(content),
      });
      if (!response.ok) {
        throw new Error('Failed to save');
      }
    },
  },
  onError: (error) => {
    console.error('Auto-save failed:', error);
    // Show notification to user
    toast.error('Failed to save. Please try again.');
  },
});

Restoring Content on Load

You can restore saved content when the editor initializes:

React

import { useEffect } from 'react';
import { useEdituEditor, useEdituAutoSave, EdituEditor } from '@editu/react';

function Editor() {
  const editor = useEdituEditor();
  
  const { restore } = useEdituAutoSave(() => editor, {
    storage: 'localStorage',
    key: 'my-editor-content',
    onRestore: (content) => {
      if (content) {
        console.log('Restored saved content');
      }
    },
  });

  useEffect(() => {
    if (editor) {
      restore().then((content) => {
        if (content) {
          editor.commands.setContent(content);
        }
      });
    }
  }, [editor]);

  return <EdituEditor editor={editor} />;
}

Disabling Auto-Save

You can temporarily disable auto-save:

const { status } = useEdituAutoSave(() => editor, {
  enabled: false, // Disable auto-save
});

Or conditionally based on state:

const [autoSaveEnabled, setAutoSaveEnabled] = useState(true);

const { status } = useEdituAutoSave(() => editor, {
  enabled: autoSaveEnabled,
});

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Next Steps

• Configuration - Editor options
• Features - Configure features
• API Reference