object alignment in fabric js

Question

I am trying to implement object alignment (i.e Right, Center, Left, Top, Bottom) in canvas. Lets say user selected one object (i.e Text or Image) then if user hit the Align right option then that selected object should align to right side.

I have tried below 2 methods but no success.

var canvas = new fabric.Canvas('a');
canvas.add(new fabric.Rect({
  left: 50,
  top: 50,
  height: 50,
  width: 50,
  fill: 'red'
}));
canvas.add(new fabric.Rect({
  left: 130,
  top: 50,
  height: 50,
  width: 50,
  fill: 'green'
}));
canvas.add(new fabric.Rect({
  left: 90,
  top: 130,
  height: 50,
  width: 50,
  fill: 'blue'
}));

canvas.renderAll();

$('.alignment').click(function() {
  var cur_value = $(this).attr('data-action');
  if (cur_value != '') {
    process_align(cur_value);
  } else {
    alert('Please select a item');
    return false;
  }
});

/* Align the selected object */
function process_align(val) {
  switch (val) {
    case 'right':
      //Tried below one with
      //activeObj.setPositionByOrigin(new fabric.Point(activeObj.top, canvas.getWidth()), activeObj.originY,'center');

      //Tried below one but its not working
      var activeObj = canvas.getActiveObject();
      activeObj.set({
        originX: 'right',
        //originY: 'center'
      });
      activeObj.setCoords();
      canvas.renderAll();
      break;
  }
}

canvas {
  border: 2px solid black;
}

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.2.4.min.js" integrity="sha256-BbhdlvQf/xTY9gja0Dq3HiwQF8LaCRTXxZKRutelT44=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fabric.js/1.7.19/fabric.js"></script>
<button class="alignment" data-action="left">Align Left</button>
<button class="alignment" data-action="center">Align Center</button>
<button class="alignment" data-action="right">Align Right</button>
<button class="alignment" data-action="top">Align Top</button>
<button class="alignment" data-action="bottom">Align Bottom</button>
<canvas id="a" width="400" height="200"></canvas>

I have only implemented Align Right, as i am not sure how to do alignment for other Alignment (Top,Bottom, Left, Center).

Answer 1

var canvas = new fabric.Canvas('a');
canvas.add(new fabric.Rect({
  left: 50,
  top: 50,
  height: 50,
  width: 50,
  fill: 'red'
}));
canvas.add(new fabric.Rect({
  left: 130,
  top: 50,
  height: 50,
  width: 50,
  fill: 'green'
}));
canvas.add(new fabric.Rect({
  left: 90,
  top: 130,
  height: 50,
  width: 50,
  fill: 'blue'
}));

canvas.renderAll();

$('.alignment').click(function() {
  var cur_value = $(this).attr('data-action');
  var activeObj = canvas.getActiveObject() || canvas.getActiveGroup();
  if (cur_value != '' && activeObj) {
    process_align(cur_value, activeObj);
    activeObj.setCoords();
    canvas.renderAll();
  } else {
    alert('Please select a item');
    return false;
  }
});

/* Align the selected object */
function process_align(val, activeObj) {
  switch (val) {

    case 'left':
      activeObj.set({
        left: 0
      });
      break;
    case 'right':
      activeObj.set({
        left: canvas.width - (activeObj.width * activeObj.scaleX)
      });
      break;
    case 'top':
      activeObj.set({
        top: 0
      });
      break;
    case 'bottom':
      activeObj.set({
        top: canvas.height - (activeObj.height * activeObj.scaleY)
      });
      break;
    case 'center':
      activeObj.set({
        left: (canvas.width / 2) - ((activeObj.width * activeObj.scaleX) / 2)
      });
      break;
  }
}

canvas {
  border: 2px solid black;
}

<script
  src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.2.4.min.js"
  integrity="sha256-BbhdlvQf/xTY9gja0Dq3HiwQF8LaCRTXxZKRutelT44="
  crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fabric.js/1.7.19/fabric.js"></script>
<button class="alignment" data-action="left">Align Left</button>
<button class="alignment" data-action="center">Align Center</button>
<button class="alignment" data-action="right">Align Right</button>
<button class="alignment" data-action="top">Align Top</button>
<button class="alignment" data-action="bottom">Align Bottom</button>
<canvas id="a" width="400" height="200"></canvas>

You can set left/top according as your need, then setCoords(). Check snippet.