How to show only certain mime types from configuration?

[jstnthms]

I see there is an option to set the visible mime types from the client side, and I know I can restrict the uploadable mime types from the configuration, but I don't see how I can set the visible mime types from configuration.

Is overriding the ElFinder Controller and templates my only option right now?

Assuming there is no way to set the visible mime types through the configuration, it would be nice to be able to do something like this:

fm_elfinder:
    instances:
        default:
            # ...
            connector:
                # ...
                roots:
                    uploads:
                        # ...
                        upload_allow: ['image/png', 'image/jpg', 'image/jpeg']
                        visible_mime_types: [] # defaults to value of upload_allow

then ElFinderController would pass along a template variable called mimeTypes, set to the value of visible_mime_types.

$('.elfinder').elfinder({
    // ...
    mimeTypes: mimeTypes,
    // ...
});

It would be a whole lot cleaner than having to override the controller and several templates. Plus, if you are restricting the uploadable types, you probably want to restrict the visible types the same way. Specifically, for inserting images into a wysiwyg, or if you have a file select field for PDFs only, etc.

[helios-ag]

Hi @jstnthms, do you willing to make PR?

[jstnthms]

Edit: my solution isn't exactly correct. I had the variable visible_mime_types at the roots level, but it can only be applied per instance. So the config should actually look something like this:

fm_elfinder:
    instances:
        default:
            # ...
            visible_mime_types: ['image'] # defaults to empty array
            # ...

Should I still make a PR?

[helios-ag]

Why not, i will accept it 👍

[jstnthms]

For continuity, pull request is here: #195

[helios-ag]

merged and tagged as 6.0.1