Arrow Tool

Import the Action

Start by importing the action:

import { WeaveArrowToolAction } from "@inditextech/weave-sdk";

Register the Action

Then register the action on the Weave class instance.

const instance = new Weave({
  ...
  actions: [
    ...,
    new WeaveArrowToolAction(), 
  ]
})

Setup the action trigger

Setup on a button or any element on the UI the user can interact with on the action event:

instance.triggerAction("arrowTool");

For example on a button on React:

import React from "react";
import { useWeave } from "@inditextech/weave-react";

const MyArrowToolTriggerComponent = () => {
  const instance = useWeave((state) => state.instance);

  const triggerTool = React.useCallback(() => {
    instance.triggerAction("arrowTool");
  }, [instance]);

  return <button onClick={triggerTool}>Arrow Tool</button>;
};

Trigger the action

Finally a final user trigger the UI element that launches the action.

When the tool is active the user can:

• Click or Touch on the canvas, to define an arrow segment start point.
• Click or Touch again on the canvas, to define the arrow final segment point.

When the user is satisfied with the arrow segments:

• On non-touch devices, press the
  Enter
  or
  Esc
  keys.
• On touch devices, trigger the Selection Tool.

Then the arrow with the N defined segments is added to the canvas as a fully functional node—ready. This action integrates seamlessly with Weave.js's real-time state system, ensuring the new element appears instantly for all connected users.