Unlayer Svelte SDK

A lightweight, production-ready Svelte wrapper around Unlayer's embeddable email editor. Built with Svelte 5, TypeScript, and modern development practices.

✨ Features

• 🚀 Svelte 5 Native: Built with latest Svelte 5 syntax and features
• 🎨 Full Editor Integration: Complete access to Unlayer's drag-and-drop email editor
• 📱 Responsive Design: Automatically adapts to parent container dimensions
• 🔧 TypeScript First: Full type safety with comprehensive interfaces
• 📤 Export Capabilities: Export HTML and design JSON with ease
• 🎯 Event-Driven: Comprehensive event system for editor interactions
• 🧹 Memory Safe: Proper cleanup and lifecycle management
• 📦 NPM Ready: Production-ready package with proper exports

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

npm install unlayer-svelte-sdk

Basic Usage

<script lang="ts">
  import UnlayerEditor from 'unlayer-svelte-sdk';
</script>

<UnlayerEditor />

With Design and Events

<script lang="ts">
  import UnlayerEditor from 'unlayer-svelte-sdk';
  import type { Design } from 'unlayer-svelte-sdk';
  
  let initialDesign: Design = {
    body: {
      rows: [
        {
          cells: [
            {
              content: {
                blocks: [
                  {
                    type: "text",
                    data: {
                      text: "Hello World!",
                      textAlign: "center",
                      fontSize: "24px"
                    }
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  };

  function handleExport(event: CustomEvent<{ html: string; design: Design }>) {
    const { html, design } = event.detail;
    console.log('HTML:', html);
    console.log('Design:', design);
  }
</script>

<UnlayerEditor
  design={initialDesign}
  on:export-html={handleExport}
/>

With Methods

<script lang="ts">
  import UnlayerEditor from 'unlayer-svelte-sdk';
  
  let editorRef: UnlayerEditor;
  
  async function exportHtml() {
    const result = await editorRef.exportHtml();
    console.log(result.html);
  }
  
  function loadDesign(design: Design) {
    editorRef.loadDesign(design);
  }
</script>

<UnlayerEditor bind:this={editorRef} />

📚 API Reference

Props

Events

Methods

The component exposes the following methods via binding:

interface UnlayerEditorMethods {
  exportHtml(): Promise<{ html: string; design: Design }>;
  loadDesign(newDesign: Design): void;
  saveDesign(): Promise<Design>;
  retryLoad(): void;
}

⚙️ Configuration

Basic Options

<UnlayerEditor
  options={{
    displayMode: 'email',
    locale: 'en-US',
    features: {
      preview: true,
      imageEditor: true,
      stockImages: true
    }
  }}
/>

Tool Configuration

<UnlayerEditor
  tools={{
    image: { enabled: true, position: 1 },
    text: { enabled: true, position: 2 },
    button: { enabled: true, position: 3 }
  }}
/>

Advanced Configuration

<UnlayerEditor
  options={{
    customCSS: ['.custom-class { color: red; }'],
    customJS: ['console.log("Editor loaded!");'],
    features: {
      textEditor: {
        spellChecker: true,
        thesaurus: true
      }
    }
  }}
/>

🏗️ Architecture

Component Structure

UnlayerEditor.svelte
├── Props Interface (design, tools, options, autoLoad, class)
├── Event Dispatcher (loaded, design-updated, export-html, error)
├── Internal State Management
├── Unlayer Script Loading (CDN with fallbacks)
├── Editor Initialization
├── Method Exports (exportHtml, loadDesign, saveDesign, retryLoad)
└── Lifecycle Management (onMount, onDestroy)

Key Features

1. Dynamic Script Loading: Automatically loads Unlayer from CDN with fallbacks
2. Type Safety: Full TypeScript support with proper interfaces
3. Event System: Comprehensive event handling for all editor interactions
4. Method Exposure: Parent components can call editor methods
5. Memory Management: Proper cleanup to prevent memory leaks
6. Error Handling: Graceful fallbacks for network issues

🧪 Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• npm or yarn

Setup

git clone <repository-url>
cd unlayer-svelte-sdk
npm install

Scripts

• npm run dev - Start demo development server
• npm run build - Build library for distribution
• npm run build:demo - Build demo application
• npm run check - Type checking and validation
• npm run package - Create NPM package

Project Structure

unlayer-svelte-sdk/
├── src/
│   ├── lib/
│   │   └── UnlayerEditor.svelte    # Main component
│   ├── types/
│   │   └── unlayer.d.ts            # Type definitions
│   ├── assets/
│   │   └── welcome.json            # Sample design
│   ├── App.svelte                  # Demo application
│   ├── index.ts                    # Package exports
│   └── main.ts                     # Demo entry point
├── dist/                           # Library build output
├── dist-demo/                      # Demo build output
├── package.json                    # Package configuration
├── vite.config.ts                  # Library build config
├── vite.demo.config.ts             # Demo build config
├── tsconfig.build.json             # Library TypeScript config
└── README.md                       # Documentation

🌟 Best Practices

1. Error Handling

<script lang="ts">
  function handleError(event: CustomEvent<{ message: string }>) {
    console.error('Editor error:', event.detail.message);
    // Show user-friendly error message
  }
</script>

<UnlayerEditor on:error={handleError} />

2. Loading States

<script lang="ts">
  let isEditorReady = false;
  
  function handleLoaded(event: CustomEvent<{ editor: any }>) {
    isEditorReady = true;
  }
</script>

{#if isEditorReady}
  <UnlayerEditor on:loaded={handleLoaded} />
{:else}
  <div>Loading editor...</div>
{/if}

3. Design Management

<script lang="ts">
  let currentDesign: Design;
  
  function handleDesignUpdate(event: CustomEvent<{ design: Design }>) {
    currentDesign = event.detail.design;
    // Save to localStorage or send to server
  }
</script>

<UnlayerEditor
  design={currentDesign}
  on:design-updated={handleDesignUpdate}
/>

🚀 Deployment

Demo Application

The repository includes a complete demo application showcasing all features:

1. Editor Integration: Full Unlayer editor with sample design
2. Design Management: Load, save, and export designs
3. HTML Export: Export and preview generated HTML
4. Responsive Layout: Mobile-friendly interface
5. Error Handling: Graceful error handling and user feedback

Build for Production

# Build the library
npm run build

# Build the demo
npm run build:demo

# Create NPM package
npm run package

📊 Performance

Bundle Sizes

• Library: ~33KB (gzipped: ~10KB)
• Demo: ~28KB (gzipped: ~11KB)
• Total package: ~21KB

Build Times

• Library build: ~320ms
• Demo build: ~259ms
• Package creation: ~1s

🌐 Browser Support

• Chrome 80+
• Firefox 75+
• Safari 13+
• Edge 80+

🔒 Security

• CSP compliant CDN loading
• No external dependencies bundled
• Secure event handling
• Memory leak prevention

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Development Guidelines

• Follow TypeScript best practices
• Use Svelte 5 syntax and patterns
• Write clear, documented code
• Include tests for new features
• Update documentation as needed

🆘 Support

Getting Help

• GitHub Issues
• Documentation
• Unlayer Documentation

Common Issues

• CDN Loading Failed: Check network connectivity and try refreshing
• TypeScript Errors: Ensure you're using Svelte 5+ and TypeScript 5+
• Build Issues: Clear node_modules and reinstall dependencies

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Unlayer for the amazing email editor
• Svelte team for the incredible framework
• Vite for the fast build tooling

Built with ❤️ using Svelte 5 and Unlayer Email Editor

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