Make it configurable just for backend development

[fedeagripa]

I found this new feature really interesting for chat feature developing as it also make use of ActiveStorage.
I tried to make it work on a API case but I founded the problem that the :content received at the controller is too specific to be generated by a frontend:

<div>
 <figure data-trix-attachment=\“{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;filename&quot;:&quot;happy_frog.jpg&quot;,&quot;filesize&quot;:91211,&quot;height&quot;:386,&quot;sgid&quot;:&quot;BAh7CEkiCGdpZAY6BkVUSSI3Z2lkOi8vYWN0aW9uLXRleHQvQWN0aXZlU3RvcmFnZTo6QmxvYi83P2V4cGlyZXNfaW4GOwBUSSIMcHVycG9zZQY7AFRJIg9hdHRhY2hhYmxlBjsAVEkiD2V4cGlyZXNfYXQGOwBUMA==--0861859ff592952a0f7d81387e24246d5816b26f&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http://localhost:3000/rails/active_storage/blobs/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBEQT09IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--9ece563b8519d50276db4cf816538a712315615c/happy_frog.jpg&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:620}\” data-trix-content-type=\“image/jpeg\” data-trix-attributes=\“{&quot;presentation&quot;:&quot;gallery&quot;}\” class=\“attachment attachment--preview attachment--jpg\“>
   <img src=\“http://localhost:3000/rails/active_storage/blobs/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBEQT09IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--9ece563b8519d50276db4cf816538a712315615c/happy_frog.jpg\” width=\“620\” height=\“386\“>
   <figcaption class=\“attachment__caption\“>
     <span class=\“attachment__name\“>happy_frog.jpg</span>
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   </figcaption>
 </figure>
</div> 

So, is there any plan to standardize it? or maybe introduce any option to install it like `rails action_text:install --api`` ?

I would be more than happy to lend a hand or even propose a pr, but first want to hear about the community due to being a couple of different ways to solve this

[javan]

APIs can accept attachment markup in canonicalized form (e.g. <action-text-attachment sgid="…"></action-text-attachment>) instead of the full Trix-compatible markup like you pasted above. This test may help illustrate. See Basecamp 3's API docs on Rich text too: https://github.com/basecamp/bc3-api/blob/master/sections/rich_text.md

[fedeagripa]

APIs can accept attachment markup in canonicalized form (e.g. <action-text-attachment sgid="…"></action-text-attachment>) instead of the full Trix-compatible markup like you pasted above. This test may help illustrate. See Basecamp 3's API docs on Rich text too: https://github.com/basecamp/bc3-api/blob/master/sections/rich_text.md

This seems useful, so I would change my request to update README.md to provide this information with some example. Does that make sense?

[georgeclaghorn]

Action Text has been merged into Rails. Please do open a PR against rails/rails if you find a way to improve the README.