If you want to save and restore a flow you can use the toObject function of the React Flow instance.
Save and Restore Source Code
index.js
import React, { useState, useCallback } from 'react';
import ReactFlow, {
ReactFlowProvider,
removeElements,
addEdge,
useZoomPanHelper,
} from 'react-flow-renderer';
import localforage from 'localforage';
import './save.css';
localforage.config({
name: 'react-flow-docs',
storeName: 'flows',
});
const flowKey = 'example-flow';
const getNodeId = () => `randomnode_${+new Date()}`;
const initialElements = [
{ id: '1', data: { label: 'Node 1' }, position: { x: 100, y: 100 } },
{ id: '2', data: { label: 'Node 2' }, position: { x: 100, y: 200 } },
{ id: 'e1-2', source: '1', target: '2' },
];
const SaveRestore = () => {
const [rfInstance, setRfInstance] = useState(null);
const [elements, setElements] = useState(initialElements);
const onElementsRemove = (elementsToRemove) =>
setElements((els) => removeElements(elementsToRemove, els));
const onConnect = (params) => setElements((els) => addEdge(params, els));
const { transform } = useZoomPanHelper();
const onSave = useCallback(() => {
if (rfInstance) {
const flow = rfInstance.toObject();
localforage.setItem(flowKey, flow);
}
}, [rfInstance]);
const onRestore = useCallback(() => {
const restoreFlow = async () => {
const flow = await localforage.getItem(flowKey);
if (flow) {
const [x = 0, y = 0] = flow.position;
setElements(flow.elements || []);
transform({ x, y, zoom: flow.zoom || 0 });
}
};
restoreFlow();
}, [setElements, transform]);
const onAdd = useCallback(() => {
const newNode = {
id: getNodeId(),
data: { label: 'Added node' },
position: {
x: Math.random() * window.innerWidth - 100,
y: Math.random() * window.innerHeight,
},
};
setElements((els) => els.concat(newNode));
}, [setElements]);
return (
<ReactFlowProvider>
<ReactFlow
elements={elements}
onElementsRemove={onElementsRemove}
onConnect={onConnect}
onLoad={setRfInstance}
>
<div className="save__controls">
<button onClick={onSave}>save</button>
<button onClick={onRestore}>restore</button>
<button onClick={onAdd}>add node</button>
</div>
</ReactFlow>
</ReactFlowProvider>
);
};
export default SaveRestore;