wangEditor 5

wangEditor core provides the fundamental engine for the editor, handling the transformation of the internal model into a virtual DOM and finally into the actual DOM. Its main responsibilities include:

• View Management: Manages the lifecycle of model -> vdom -> DOM and handles user selection.
• UI Components: Provides the infrastructure for Menus, toolbar, and hoverbar.
• API & Events: Exposes core editor APIs and event systems for interaction.
• Extensibility: Provides mechanisms to register third-party modules, such as custom menus and plugins.

The wangEditor core engine relies on the following key dependencies:

• slate.js: Used for the underlying document model and state management.
• snabbdom.js: Used as the virtual DOM library to manage efficient rendering.

wangEditor provides a unified registration system for menus. Once a menu is registered, it can be utilized across different UI interaction patterns within the editor. Supported interaction modes include:

• Classic toolbar: Menus that appear in the standard editor toolbar.
• Hovering toolbar: Menus that appear dynamically when hovering over specific elements.
• Tooltip: Small pop-up menus triggered by user interaction.
• ContextMenu: Menus that appear upon right-clicking within the editor area.