dnd-kit-ember

An Ember addon providing drag and drop functionality powered by @dnd-kit/dom.

Live Demo

Early Development Warning: This is an experimental addon with no tests. It is intended as an exploration for replacing ember-sortable. The API is subject to change. Use at your own risk.

Installation

pnpm add @arthur5005/dnd-kit-ember

Requirements

• Ember 5.0+
• GJS/GTS only - This addon only supports strict mode templates (.gjs/.gts files)
• Embroider - This is a v2 addon and requires an Embroider-compatible build pipeline

Usage

Draggable and Droppable

import DragDrop from '@arthur5005/dnd-kit-ember/components/drag-drop';
import type { DragDropEvents } from '@arthur5005/dnd-kit-ember';

function handleDragEnd(event: Parameters<DragDropEvents['dragend']>[0]) {
  if (event.canceled) return;

  const sourceId = event.operation.source?.id;
  const targetId = event.operation.target?.id;
  // Handle the drop
}

<template>
  <DragDrop @onDragEnd={{handleDragEnd}} as |dd|>
    <div {{dd.draggable id="item-1"}}>
      Drag me
    </div>

    <div {{dd.droppable id="drop-zone"}}>
      Drop here
    </div>
  </DragDrop>
</template>

Type-Restricted Drop Zones

<template>
  <DragDrop @onDragEnd={{handleDragEnd}} as |dd|>
    <div {{dd.draggable id="circle-1" type="circle"}}>Circle</div>
    <div {{dd.draggable id="square-1" type="square"}}>Square</div>

    <div {{dd.droppable id="circles-only" accept="circle"}}>
      Only accepts circles
    </div>
  </DragDrop>
</template>

Sortable List

The sortable modifier combines draggable and droppable behavior for reorderable lists.

Note: dnd-kit's sortable is an optimistic sorter - items visually reorder as you drag over them. You must handle @onDragStart, @onDragOver, and @onDragEnd to maintain state and support cancellation (e.g., pressing Escape).

import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
import DragDrop from '@arthur5005/dnd-kit-ember/components/drag-drop';
import { move } from '@dnd-kit/helpers';
import type { DragDropEvents } from '@arthur5005/dnd-kit-ember';

class State {
  @tracked items = ['Item 1', 'Item 2', 'Item 3', 'Item 4'];
  @tracked snapshot: string[] = [];
}

const state = new State();

function handleDragStart() {
  // Save snapshot for cancellation
  state.snapshot = [...state.items];
}

function handleDragOver(event: Parameters<DragDropEvents['dragover']>[0]) {
  // Optimistically reorder items as we drag
  state.items = move(state.items, event);
}

function handleDragEnd(event: Parameters<DragDropEvents['dragend']>[0]) {
  if (event.canceled) {
    // Restore snapshot if cancelled (e.g., Escape key)
    state.items = [...state.snapshot];
  }
}

<template>
  <DragDrop
    @onDragStart={{handleDragStart}}
    @onDragOver={{handleDragOver}}
    @onDragEnd={{handleDragEnd}}
    as |dd|
  >
    <ul>
      {{#each state.items as |item index|}}
        <li {{dd.sortable id=item index=index}}>
          {{item}}
        </li>
      {{/each}}
    </ul>
  </DragDrop>
</template>

Sortable with Drag Handles

<template>
  <DragDrop
    @onDragStart={{handleDragStart}}
    @onDragOver={{handleDragOver}}
    @onDragEnd={{handleDragEnd}}
    as |dd|
  >
    <ul>
      {{#each state.items as |item index|}}
        <li {{dd.sortable id=item index=index}}>
          <span {{dd.handle id=item}}>⠿</span>
          {{item}}
        </li>
      {{/each}}
    </ul>
  </DragDrop>
</template>

API

DragDrop Component

The main component that sets up the drag and drop context.

Argument	Type	Description
@sensors	Sensor[]	Custom sensors for drag detection
@plugins	Plugin[]	DnD Kit plugins
@modifiers	Modifier[]	DnD Kit modifiers
@onBeforeDragStart	function	Called before drag starts
@onDragStart	function	Called when drag starts
@onDragMove	function	Called on drag movement
@onDragOver	function	Called when dragging over a droppable
@onDragEnd	function	Called when drag ends
@onCollision	function	Called on collision detection

Yielded modifiers:

• draggable - Makes an element draggable (required: id)
• droppable - Makes an element a drop target (required: id)
• sortable - Combines draggable/droppable for sortable lists (required: id, index)
• handle - Designates a drag handle within a draggable or sortable

Each modifier accepts additional options from dnd-kit. See the dnd-kit documentation for the full list of available options.

Learn More

For detailed documentation on dnd-kit's features, sensors, plugins, and modifiers, see the dnd-kit documentation.

License

MIT