Collaborative Editing with PartyKit
In this example, we use PartyKit to let multiple users collaborate on a single BlockNote document in real-time.
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Relevant Docs:
import "@blocknote/core/fonts/inter.css";
import { BlockNoteView, useCreateBlockNote } from "@blocknote/react";
import "@blocknote/react/style.css";
import YPartyKitProvider from "y-partykit/provider";
import * as Y from "yjs";
// Sets up Yjs document and PartyKit Yjs provider.
const doc = new Y.Doc();
const provider = new YPartyKitProvider(
"blocknote-dev.yousefed.partykit.dev",
// Use a unique name as a "room" for your application.
"your-project-name",
doc
);
export default function App() {
const editor = useCreateBlockNote({
collaboration: {
// The Yjs Provider responsible for transporting updates:
provider,
// Where to store BlockNote data in the Y.Doc:
fragment: doc.getXmlFragment("document-store"),
// Information (name and color) for this user:
user: {
name: "My Username",
color: "#ff0000",
},
},
});
// Renders the editor instance.
return <BlockNoteView editor={editor} />;
}