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| 1 | +# Examples |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Recipes for [react-html5-parser](README.md). Each one is self-contained; the [API section of the README](README.md#api) explains every option. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +- [Render CMS content in a component](#render-cms-content-in-a-component) |
| 6 | +- [Next.js links and images](#nextjs-links-and-images) |
| 7 | +- [Heading anchors](#heading-anchors) |
| 8 | +- [Syntax-highlighted code blocks](#syntax-highlighted-code-blocks) |
| 9 | +- [Lazy images and scrollable tables](#lazy-images-and-scrollable-tables) |
| 10 | +- [Custom elements as components](#custom-elements-as-components) |
| 11 | +- [Allow YouTube embeds](#allow-youtube-embeds) |
| 12 | +- [Bring your own sanitizer](#bring-your-own-sanitizer) |
| 13 | +- [Server rendering](#server-rendering) |
| 14 | +- [React Native article](#react-native-article) |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +## Render CMS content in a component |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +Parse once per HTML string, keep `components` at module scope, and show a fallback when parsing fails. |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +```tsx |
| 21 | +import { useMemo } from "react"; |
| 22 | +import { parse, type Components } from "react-html5-parser"; |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +const components: Components = { |
| 25 | + table: ({ children, ...props }) => ( |
| 26 | + <div className="table-scroll"> |
| 27 | + <table {...props}>{children}</table> |
| 28 | + </div> |
| 29 | + ), |
| 30 | +}; |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +export function Article({ html }: { html: string }) { |
| 33 | + const content = useMemo( |
| 34 | + () => |
| 35 | + parse(html, { |
| 36 | + components, |
| 37 | + onError: (error, html) => reportError({ error, html }), |
| 38 | + }), |
| 39 | + [html] |
| 40 | + ); |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | + return ( |
| 43 | + <article className="prose"> |
| 44 | + {content ?? <p>This article could not be displayed.</p>} |
| 45 | + </article> |
| 46 | + ); |
| 47 | +} |
| 48 | +``` |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +`components` defined inside `Article` would be a new object on every render, so React would see a new component type per tag and remount the whole tree. |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +## Next.js links and images |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +Internal links go through the router; external links open in a new tab. Images with known dimensions go through `next/image`. |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +```tsx |
| 57 | +import Image from "next/image"; |
| 58 | +import Link from "next/link"; |
| 59 | +import type { Components } from "react-html5-parser"; |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +export const components: Components = { |
| 62 | + a: ({ href, children }) => { |
| 63 | + const url = String(href ?? ""); |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | + return url.startsWith("/") ? ( |
| 66 | + <Link href={url}>{children}</Link> |
| 67 | + ) : ( |
| 68 | + <a href={url} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> |
| 69 | + {children} |
| 70 | + </a> |
| 71 | + ); |
| 72 | + }, |
| 73 | + img: ({ src, alt, width, height }) => |
| 74 | + width && height ? ( |
| 75 | + <Image |
| 76 | + src={String(src)} |
| 77 | + alt={String(alt ?? "")} |
| 78 | + width={Number(width)} |
| 79 | + height={Number(height)} |
| 80 | + /> |
| 81 | + ) : ( |
| 82 | + <img src={String(src)} alt={String(alt ?? "")} loading="lazy" /> |
| 83 | + ), |
| 84 | +}; |
| 85 | +``` |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +Remote image hosts must be listed in `images.remotePatterns` in `next.config.js`. |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +## Heading anchors |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +Give every `h2` and `h3` a linkable id, generated from its text when the HTML has none. |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +```tsx |
| 94 | +import type { ReactNode } from "react"; |
| 95 | +import type { Components } from "react-html5-parser"; |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +function textOf(node: ReactNode): string { |
| 98 | + if (typeof node == "string" || typeof node == "number") { |
| 99 | + return String(node); |
| 100 | + } |
| 101 | + if (Array.isArray(node)) { |
| 102 | + return node.map(textOf).join(""); |
| 103 | + } |
| 104 | + if (node && typeof node == "object" && "props" in node) { |
| 105 | + return textOf((node.props as { children?: ReactNode }).children); |
| 106 | + } |
| 107 | + return ""; |
| 108 | +} |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +function slugify(text: string) { |
| 111 | + return text |
| 112 | + .toLowerCase() |
| 113 | + .trim() |
| 114 | + .replace(/[^\w]+/g, "-"); |
| 115 | +} |
| 116 | + |
| 117 | +function heading(Tag: "h2" | "h3") { |
| 118 | + return ({ id, children }: { id?: unknown; children?: ReactNode }) => { |
| 119 | + const anchor = String(id || slugify(textOf(children))); |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | + return ( |
| 122 | + <Tag id={anchor}> |
| 123 | + <a href={`#${anchor}`}>{children}</a> |
| 124 | + </Tag> |
| 125 | + ); |
| 126 | + }; |
| 127 | +} |
| 128 | + |
| 129 | +export const components: Components = { |
| 130 | + h2: heading("h2"), |
| 131 | + h3: heading("h3"), |
| 132 | +}; |
| 133 | +``` |
| 134 | + |
| 135 | +## Syntax-highlighted code blocks |
| 136 | + |
| 137 | +Rich-text editors usually write `<pre><code class="language-ts">`. Replace `pre` and read the language from the inner `code` element. |
| 138 | + |
| 139 | +```tsx |
| 140 | +import { isValidElement, type ReactElement } from "react"; |
| 141 | +import { Highlight } from "prism-react-renderer"; |
| 142 | +import type { Components } from "react-html5-parser"; |
| 143 | + |
| 144 | +type CodeProps = { className?: string; children?: string | string[] }; |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | +export const components: Components = { |
| 147 | + pre: ({ children }) => { |
| 148 | + const [code] = [children].flat(); |
| 149 | + |
| 150 | + if (!isValidElement(code) || code.type != "code") { |
| 151 | + return <pre>{children}</pre>; |
| 152 | + } |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | + const { className = "", children: text } = (code as ReactElement<CodeProps>) |
| 155 | + .props; |
| 156 | + const language = className.replace(/^language-/, "") || "text"; |
| 157 | + |
| 158 | + return ( |
| 159 | + <Highlight code={[text].flat().join("")} language={language}> |
| 160 | + {({ className, style, tokens, getLineProps, getTokenProps }) => ( |
| 161 | + <pre className={className} style={style}> |
| 162 | + {tokens.map((line, i) => ( |
| 163 | + <div key={i} {...getLineProps({ line })}> |
| 164 | + {line.map((token, key) => ( |
| 165 | + <span key={key} {...getTokenProps({ token })} /> |
| 166 | + ))} |
| 167 | + </div> |
| 168 | + ))} |
| 169 | + </pre> |
| 170 | + )} |
| 171 | + </Highlight> |
| 172 | + ); |
| 173 | + }, |
| 174 | +}; |
| 175 | +``` |
| 176 | + |
| 177 | +## Lazy images and scrollable tables |
| 178 | + |
| 179 | +`mapElement` adjusts props without replacing a tag; `mapNode` can wrap or drop DOM nodes before they render. |
| 180 | + |
| 181 | +```tsx |
| 182 | +import { cloneElement, type ReactElement } from "react"; |
| 183 | +import { parse, renderNode } from "react-html5-parser"; |
| 184 | + |
| 185 | +parse(html, { |
| 186 | + mapElement: (element: ReactElement) => |
| 187 | + element.type == "img" |
| 188 | + ? cloneElement(element, { loading: "lazy", decoding: "async" }) |
| 189 | + : element, |
| 190 | + |
| 191 | + mapNode: (node, key, options) => { |
| 192 | + // Rich-text editors leave empty paragraphs behind. |
| 193 | + if (node.nodeName == "P" && !node.textContent?.trim()) { |
| 194 | + return null; |
| 195 | + } |
| 196 | + |
| 197 | + if (node.nodeName == "TABLE") { |
| 198 | + // Without `mapNode: undefined`, renderNode would call this function |
| 199 | + // on the same table again, forever. |
| 200 | + return ( |
| 201 | + <div key={key} className="table-scroll"> |
| 202 | + {renderNode(node, key, { ...options, mapNode: undefined })} |
| 203 | + </div> |
| 204 | + ); |
| 205 | + } |
| 206 | + |
| 207 | + return node; |
| 208 | + }, |
| 209 | +}); |
| 210 | +``` |
| 211 | + |
| 212 | +## Custom elements as components |
| 213 | + |
| 214 | +Unknown tags are removed by the sanitizer and their content is kept. A tag you map in `components` is allowed, along with its attributes (minus event handlers and `javascript:` values). |
| 215 | + |
| 216 | +```tsx |
| 217 | +import { parse } from "react-html5-parser"; |
| 218 | + |
| 219 | +parse('<x-callout type="warning">Back up your data first.</x-callout>', { |
| 220 | + components: { |
| 221 | + "x-callout": ({ type, children }) => ( |
| 222 | + <aside className={`callout callout-${String(type ?? "info")}`}> |
| 223 | + {children} |
| 224 | + </aside> |
| 225 | + ), |
| 226 | + }, |
| 227 | +}); |
| 228 | +// <><aside className="callout callout-warning">Back up your data first.</aside></> |
| 229 | +``` |
| 230 | + |
| 231 | +This is a safe way to let authors place your own widgets in HTML content. |
| 232 | + |
| 233 | +## Allow YouTube embeds |
| 234 | + |
| 235 | +Frames are removed by default. Mapping `iframe` in `components` lets it through the sanitizer, and the component decides which sources render. |
| 236 | + |
| 237 | +```tsx |
| 238 | +import { parse } from "react-html5-parser"; |
| 239 | + |
| 240 | +const YOUTUBE = /^https:\/\/www\.youtube(-nocookie)?\.com\/embed\/[\w-]+$/; |
| 241 | + |
| 242 | +parse(html, { |
| 243 | + components: { |
| 244 | + iframe: ({ src, title }) => |
| 245 | + typeof src == "string" && YOUTUBE.test(src) ? ( |
| 246 | + <iframe |
| 247 | + src={src} |
| 248 | + title={String(title ?? "YouTube video")} |
| 249 | + sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation" |
| 250 | + allow="encrypted-media; picture-in-picture" |
| 251 | + allowFullScreen |
| 252 | + /> |
| 253 | + ) : null, |
| 254 | + }, |
| 255 | +}); |
| 256 | +``` |
| 257 | + |
| 258 | +Always check `src` in the component: a mapped `iframe` passes the sanitizer with any http(s) source. |
| 259 | + |
| 260 | +## Bring your own sanitizer |
| 261 | + |
| 262 | +The core entry skips DOMPurify (3 kB instead of 15 kB). Use it when the HTML is already trusted, or pass your own sanitizer. |
| 263 | + |
| 264 | +```tsx |
| 265 | +import { parse } from "react-html5-parser/core"; |
| 266 | +import sanitizeHtml from "sanitize-html"; |
| 267 | + |
| 268 | +parse(html, { |
| 269 | + sanitize: (html) => |
| 270 | + sanitizeHtml(html, { |
| 271 | + allowedTags: ["p", "a", "b", "i", "ul", "ol", "li", "br"], |
| 272 | + allowedAttributes: { a: ["href"] }, |
| 273 | + }), |
| 274 | +}); |
| 275 | +``` |
| 276 | + |
| 277 | +`sanitize` runs on the string before parsing. On the default entry it runs before DOMPurify, never instead of it. |
| 278 | + |
| 279 | +## Server rendering |
| 280 | + |
| 281 | +The browser entries parse with the DOM, so on the server `parse` returns `null` and reports a `ReferenceError` to `onError`. Render the HTML on the client, and show a placeholder until then: |
| 282 | + |
| 283 | +```tsx |
| 284 | +"use client"; |
| 285 | + |
| 286 | +import { useEffect, useState, type ReactNode } from "react"; |
| 287 | +import { parse } from "react-html5-parser"; |
| 288 | + |
| 289 | +export function ClientHtml({ html }: { html: string }) { |
| 290 | + const [content, setContent] = useState<ReactNode>(null); |
| 291 | + |
| 292 | + useEffect(() => { |
| 293 | + setContent(parse(html)); |
| 294 | + }, [html]); |
| 295 | + |
| 296 | + return <div className="prose">{content}</div>; |
| 297 | +} |
| 298 | +``` |
| 299 | + |
| 300 | +If the content matters for SEO, sanitize the HTML on the server with your own tool and render it there instead. |
| 301 | + |
| 302 | +## React Native article |
| 303 | + |
| 304 | +Style tags, open links in an in-app browser, and replace images. |
| 305 | + |
| 306 | +```tsx |
| 307 | +import { Image, ScrollView } from "react-native"; |
| 308 | +import * as WebBrowser from "expo-web-browser"; |
| 309 | +import { parse } from "react-html5-parser/native"; |
| 310 | + |
| 311 | +const tagStyles = { |
| 312 | + h1: { text: { fontSize: 28, fontWeight: "700", marginBottom: 12 } }, |
| 313 | + p: { view: { marginBottom: 12 } }, |
| 314 | + a: { text: { color: "#0a66c2" } }, |
| 315 | + code: { text: { fontFamily: "Menlo", backgroundColor: "#f2f2f2" } }, |
| 316 | +}; |
| 317 | + |
| 318 | +export function Article({ html }: { html: string }) { |
| 319 | + return ( |
| 320 | + <ScrollView contentContainerStyle={{ padding: 16 }}> |
| 321 | + {parse(html, { |
| 322 | + tagStyles, |
| 323 | + textStyle: { fontSize: 16, lineHeight: 24 }, |
| 324 | + onLinkPress: (href) => { |
| 325 | + // onLinkPress receives every link, relative ones included; |
| 326 | + // checking the URL is up to you. |
| 327 | + if (/^https?:\/\//.test(href)) { |
| 328 | + WebBrowser.openBrowserAsync(href); |
| 329 | + } |
| 330 | + }, |
| 331 | + })} |
| 332 | + </ScrollView> |
| 333 | + ); |
| 334 | +} |
| 335 | +``` |
| 336 | + |
| 337 | +Without `onLinkPress`, links open through `Linking` for `http:`, `https:`, `mailto:` and `tel:` only. |
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