feat: live preview iframe, pass data update event

packages/core/src/actions/config.ts

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export function applyDefaults<EF extends BaseField = UnknownField>(
       let collectionI18n = collection[I18N];
 
       if (config.editor && !collection.editor) {
-        collection.editor = { preview: config.editor.preview, frame: config.editor.frame };
+        collection.editor = config.editor;
       }
 
       collection.media_library = {
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ export function applyDefaults<EF extends BaseField = UnknownField>(
           }
 
           if (collection.editor && !file.editor) {
-            file.editor = { preview: collection.editor.preview, frame: collection.editor.frame };
+            file.editor = collection.editor;
           }
         }
       }

packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/EditorInterface.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { ScrollSyncPane } from 'react-scroll-sync';
 
 import { EDITOR_SIZE_COMPACT } from '@staticcms/core/constants/views';
+import { summaryFormatter } from '@staticcms/core/lib/formatters';
 import useBreadcrumbs from '@staticcms/core/lib/hooks/useBreadcrumbs';
 import { getI18nInfo, hasI18n } from '@staticcms/core/lib/i18n';
 import classNames from '@staticcms/core/lib/util/classNames.util';
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ import {
   selectEntryCollectionTitle,
 } from '@staticcms/core/lib/util/collection.util';
 import { customPathFromSlug } from '@staticcms/core/lib/util/nested.util';
+import { selectConfig } from '@staticcms/core/reducers/selectors/config';
+import { useAppSelector } from '@staticcms/core/store/hooks';
 import MainView from '../MainView';
 import EditorToolbar from './EditorToolbar';
 import EditorControlPane from './editor-control-pane/EditorControlPane';
@@ -95,6 +98,8 @@ const EditorInterface = ({
   submitted,
   slug,
 }: TranslatedProps<EditorInterfaceProps>) => {
+  const config = useAppSelector(selectConfig);
+
   const { locales, defaultLocale } = useMemo(() => getI18nInfo(collection), [collection]) ?? {};
   const translatedLocales = useMemo(
     () => locales?.filter(locale => locale !== defaultLocale) ?? [],
@@ -151,18 +156,37 @@ const EditorInterface = ({
     setSelectedLocale(locale);
   }, []);
 
-  const [showPreviewToggle, previewInFrame, editorSize] = useMemo(() => {
-    let preview = collection.editor?.preview ?? true;
-    let frame = collection.editor?.frame ?? true;
+  const { livePreviewUrlTemplate, showPreviewToggle, previewInFrame, editorSize } = useMemo(() => {
+    let livePreviewUrlTemplate =
+      typeof collection.editor?.live_preview === 'string' ? collection.editor.live_preview : false;
+
+    let preview = true;
+    let frame = true;
     let size = collection.editor?.size ?? EDITOR_SIZE_COMPACT;
 
+    if (collection.editor) {
+      if ('preview' in collection.editor) {
+        preview = collection.editor.preview ?? true;
+      }
+
+      if ('frame' in collection.editor) {
+        preview = collection.editor.frame ?? true;
+      }
+    }
+
     if ('files' in collection) {
       const file = getFileFromSlug(collection, entry.slug);
-      if (file?.editor?.preview !== undefined) {
+
+      if (file?.editor) {
+        if (typeof file.editor.live_preview === 'string') {
+          livePreviewUrlTemplate = file.editor.live_preview;
+        }
+
+        if ('preview' in file.editor && file.editor.preview !== undefined) {
           preview = file.editor.preview;
         }
 
-      if (file?.editor?.frame !== undefined) {
+        if ('frame' in file.editor && file.editor.frame !== undefined) {
           frame = file.editor.frame;
         }
 
@@ -170,9 +194,17 @@ const EditorInterface = ({
           size = file.editor.size;
         }
       }
+    }
 
-    return [preview, frame, size];
-  }, [collection, entry.slug]);
+    return {
+      livePreviewUrlTemplate: livePreviewUrlTemplate
+        ? summaryFormatter(livePreviewUrlTemplate, entry, collection, config?.slug)
+        : undefined,
+      showPreviewToggle: preview,
+      previewInFrame: frame,
+      editorSize: size,
+    };
+  }, [collection, config?.slug, entry]);
 
   const finalPreviewActive = useMemo(
     () => showPreviewToggle && previewActive,
@@ -318,6 +350,7 @@ const EditorInterface = ({
       <EditorPreviewPane
         collection={collection}
         previewInFrame={previewInFrame}
+        livePreviewUrlTemplate={livePreviewUrlTemplate}
         entry={entry}
         fields={fields}
         editorSize={editorSize}

packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/editor-preview-pane/EditorPreviewPane.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
 import Frame from 'react-frame-component';
 import { translate } from 'react-polyglot';
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { EDITOR_SIZE_COMPACT } from '@staticcms/core/constants/views';
 import { getPreviewStyles, getPreviewTemplate } from '@staticcms/core/lib/registry';
 import classNames from '@staticcms/core/lib/util/classNames.util';
 import { selectTemplateName } from '@staticcms/core/lib/util/collection.util';
+import { useWindowEvent } from '@staticcms/core/lib/util/window.util';
 import { selectConfig } from '@staticcms/core/reducers/selectors/config';
 import { selectTheme } from '@staticcms/core/reducers/selectors/globalUI';
 import { useAppSelector } from '@staticcms/core/store/hooks';
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import type {
   TemplatePreviewProps,
   TranslatedProps,
 } from '@staticcms/core/interface';
+import type DataUpdateEvent from '@staticcms/core/lib/util/events/DataEvent';
 import type { FC } from 'react';
 
 const FrameGlobalStyles = `
@@ -110,12 +112,22 @@ export interface EditorPreviewPaneProps {
   fields: Field[];
   entry: Entry;
   previewInFrame: boolean;
+  livePreviewUrlTemplate: string | undefined;
   editorSize: EditorSize;
   showMobilePreview: boolean;
 }
 
 const EditorPreviewPane = (props: TranslatedProps<EditorPreviewPaneProps>) => {
-  const { editorSize, entry, collection, fields, previewInFrame, showMobilePreview, t } = props;
+  const {
+    editorSize,
+    entry,
+    collection,
+    fields,
+    previewInFrame,
+    livePreviewUrlTemplate,
+    showMobilePreview,
+    t,
+  } = props;
 
   const config = useAppSelector(selectConfig);
 
@@ -171,6 +183,15 @@ const EditorPreviewPane = (props: TranslatedProps<EditorPreviewPaneProps>) => {
     [props, theme, widgetFor, widgetsFor],
   );
 
+  const livePreviewIframe = useRef<HTMLIFrameElement>(null);
+  const passEventToIframe = useCallback((event: DataUpdateEvent) => {
+    if (livePreviewIframe.current) {
+      livePreviewIframe.current.contentWindow?.postMessage(event);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useWindowEvent('data:update', passEventToIframe);
+
   return useMemo(() => {
     if (!element) {
       return null;
@@ -196,7 +217,13 @@ const EditorPreviewPane = (props: TranslatedProps<EditorPreviewPaneProps>) => {
         )}
       >
         <ErrorBoundary config={config}>
-          {previewInFrame ? (
+          {livePreviewUrlTemplate ? (
+            <iframe
+              ref={livePreviewIframe}
+              src={`${livePreviewUrlTemplate}?useCmsData=true`}
+              className="w-full h-full"
+            />
+          ) : previewInFrame ? (
             <Frame
               key="preview-frame"
               id="preview-pane"
@@ -251,6 +278,7 @@ const EditorPreviewPane = (props: TranslatedProps<EditorPreviewPaneProps>) => {
     editorSize,
     element,
     initialFrameContent,
+    livePreviewUrlTemplate,
     previewComponent,
     previewInFrame,
     previewProps,

packages/core/src/interface.ts

@@ -190,12 +190,22 @@ export interface FileNameFilterRule {
 
 export type FilterRule = FieldFilterRule | FileNameFilterRule;
 
-export interface EditorConfig {
-  preview?: boolean;
-  frame?: boolean;
+export interface BaseEditorConfig {
   size?: EditorSize;
 }
 
+export interface DefaultEditorConfig extends BaseEditorConfig {
+  preview?: boolean;
+  frame?: boolean;
+  live_preview?: false;
+}
+
+export interface LiveEditorConfig extends BaseEditorConfig {
+  live_preview: string;
+}
+
+export type EditorConfig = DefaultEditorConfig | LiveEditorConfig;
+
 export interface CollectionFile<EF extends BaseField = UnknownField> {
   name: string;
   label: string;