Refactor dropzone (#31482)

Refactor the legacy code and remove some jQuery calls.

8 files changed, 184 insertions, 184 deletions

diff --git a/web_src/js/features/comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.js b/web_src/js/features/comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.js
index f40b0bdc17..bd11c8383c 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {initTextExpander} from './TextExpander.js';
 import {showErrorToast} from '../../modules/toast.js';
 import {POST} from '../../modules/fetch.js';
 import {initTextareaMarkdown} from './EditorMarkdown.js';
+import {initDropzone} from '../dropzone.js';
 
 let elementIdCounter = 0;
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ class ComboMarkdownEditor {
     this.prepareEasyMDEToolbarActions();
     this.setupContainer();
     this.setupTab();
-    this.setupDropzone();
+    await this.setupDropzone(); // textarea depends on dropzone
     this.setupTextarea();
 
     await this.switchToUserPreference();
@@ -114,13 +115,30 @@ class ComboMarkdownEditor {
     }
   }
 
-  setupDropzone() {
+  async setupDropzone() {
     const dropzoneParentContainer = this.container.getAttribute('data-dropzone-parent-container');
     if (dropzoneParentContainer) {
       this.dropzone = this.container.closest(this.container.getAttribute('data-dropzone-parent-container'))?.querySelector('.dropzone');
+      if (this.dropzone) this.attachedDropzoneInst = await initDropzone(this.dropzone);
     }
   }
 
+  dropzoneGetFiles() {
+    if (!this.dropzone) return null;
+    return Array.from(this.dropzone.querySelectorAll('.files [name=files]'), (el) => el.value);
+  }
+
+  dropzoneReloadFiles() {
+    if (!this.dropzone) return;
+    this.attachedDropzoneInst.emit('reload');
+  }
+
+  dropzoneSubmitReload() {
+    if (!this.dropzone) return;
+    this.attachedDropzoneInst.emit('submit');
+    this.attachedDropzoneInst.emit('reload');
+  }
+
   setupTab() {
     const tabs = this.container.querySelectorAll('.tabular.menu > .item');
 
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/dropzone.js b/web_src/js/features/dropzone.js
index b3acaf5e6f..8d70fc774b 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/dropzone.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/dropzone.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-import $ from 'jquery';
 import {svg} from '../svg.js';
 import {htmlEscape} from 'escape-goat';
 import {clippie} from 'clippie';
 import {showTemporaryTooltip} from '../modules/tippy.js';
-import {POST} from '../modules/fetch.js';
+import {GET, POST} from '../modules/fetch.js';
 import {showErrorToast} from '../modules/toast.js';
+import {createElementFromHTML, createElementFromAttrs} from '../utils/dom.js';
 
 const {csrfToken, i18n} = window.config;
 
-export async function createDropzone(el, opts) {
+async function createDropzone(el, opts) {
   const [{Dropzone}] = await Promise.all([
     import(/* webpackChunkName: "dropzone" */'dropzone'),
     import(/* webpackChunkName: "dropzone" */'dropzone/dist/dropzone.css'),
@@ -16,65 +16,119 @@ export async function createDropzone(el, opts) {
   return new Dropzone(el, opts);
 }
 
-export function initGlobalDropzone() {
-  for (const el of document.querySelectorAll('.dropzone')) {
-    initDropzone(el);
-  }
+function addCopyLink(file) {
+  // Create a "Copy Link" element, to conveniently copy the image or file link as Markdown to the clipboard
+  // The "<a>" element has a hardcoded cursor: pointer because the default is overridden by .dropzone
+  const copyLinkEl = createElementFromHTML(`
+<div class="tw-text-center">
+  <a href="#" class="tw-cursor-pointer">${svg('octicon-copy', 14)} Copy link</a>
+</div>`);
+  copyLinkEl.addEventListener('click', async (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    let fileMarkdown = `[${file.name}](/attachments/${file.uuid})`;
+    if (file.type?.startsWith('image/')) {
+      fileMarkdown = `!${fileMarkdown}`;
+    } else if (file.type?.startsWith('video/')) {
+      fileMarkdown = `<video src="/attachments/${htmlEscape(file.uuid)}" title="${htmlEscape(file.name)}" controls></video>`;
+    }
+    const success = await clippie(fileMarkdown);
+    showTemporaryTooltip(e.target, success ? i18n.copy_success : i18n.copy_error);
+  });
+  file.previewTemplate.append(copyLinkEl);
 }
 
-export function initDropzone(el) {
-  const $dropzone = $(el);
-  const _promise = createDropzone(el, {
-    url: $dropzone.data('upload-url'),
+/**
+ * @param {HTMLElement} dropzoneEl
+ */
+export async function initDropzone(dropzoneEl) {
+  const listAttachmentsUrl = dropzoneEl.closest('[data-attachment-url]')?.getAttribute('data-attachment-url');
+  const removeAttachmentUrl = dropzoneEl.getAttribute('data-remove-url');
+  const attachmentBaseLinkUrl = dropzoneEl.getAttribute('data-link-url');
+
+  let disableRemovedfileEvent = false; // when resetting the dropzone (removeAllFiles), disable the "removedfile" event
+  let fileUuidDict = {}; // to record: if a comment has been saved, then the uploaded files won't be deleted from server when clicking the Remove in the dropzone
+  const opts = {
+    url: dropzoneEl.getAttribute('data-upload-url'),
     headers: {'X-Csrf-Token': csrfToken},
-    maxFiles: $dropzone.data('max-file'),
-    maxFilesize: $dropzone.data('max-size'),
-    acceptedFiles: (['*/*', ''].includes($dropzone.data('accepts'))) ? null : $dropzone.data('accepts'),
+    acceptedFiles: ['*/*', ''].includes(dropzoneEl.getAttribute('data-accepts')) ? null : dropzoneEl.getAttribute('data-accepts'),
     addRemoveLinks: true,
-    dictDefaultMessage: $dropzone.data('default-message'),
-    dictInvalidFileType: $dropzone.data('invalid-input-type'),
-    dictFileTooBig: $dropzone.data('file-too-big'),
-    dictRemoveFile: $dropzone.data('remove-file'),
+    dictDefaultMessage: dropzoneEl.getAttribute('data-default-message'),
+    dictInvalidFileType: dropzoneEl.getAttribute('data-invalid-input-type'),
+    dictFileTooBig: dropzoneEl.getAttribute('data-file-too-big'),
+    dictRemoveFile: dropzoneEl.getAttribute('data-remove-file'),
     timeout: 0,
     thumbnailMethod: 'contain',
     thumbnailWidth: 480,
     thumbnailHeight: 480,
-    init() {
-      this.on('success', (file, data) => {
-        file.uuid = data.uuid;
-        const $input = $(`<input id="${data.uuid}" name="files" type="hidden">`).val(data.uuid);
-        $dropzone.find('.files').append($input);
-        // Create a "Copy Link" element, to conveniently copy the image
-        // or file link as Markdown to the clipboard
-        const copyLinkElement = document.createElement('div');
-        copyLinkElement.className = 'tw-text-center';
-        // The a element has a hardcoded cursor: pointer because the default is overridden by .dropzone
-        copyLinkElement.innerHTML = `<a href="#" style="cursor: pointer;">${svg('octicon-copy', 14, 'copy link')} Copy link</a>`;
-        copyLinkElement.addEventListener('click', async (e) => {
-          e.preventDefault();
-          let fileMarkdown = `[${file.name}](/attachments/${file.uuid})`;
-          if (file.type.startsWith('image/')) {
-            fileMarkdown = `!${fileMarkdown}`;
-          } else if (file.type.startsWith('video/')) {
-            fileMarkdown = `<video src="/attachments/${file.uuid}" title="${htmlEscape(file.name)}" controls></video>`;
-          }
-          const success = await clippie(fileMarkdown);
-          showTemporaryTooltip(e.target, success ? i18n.copy_success : i18n.copy_error);
-        });
-        file.previewTemplate.append(copyLinkElement);
-      });
-      this.on('removedfile', (file) => {
-        $(`#${file.uuid}`).remove();
-        if ($dropzone.data('remove-url')) {
-          POST($dropzone.data('remove-url'), {
-            data: new URLSearchParams({file: file.uuid}),
-          });
-        }
-      });
-      this.on('error', function (file, message) {
-        showErrorToast(message);
-        this.removeFile(file);
-      });
-    },
+  };
+  if (dropzoneEl.hasAttribute('data-max-file')) opts.maxFiles = Number(dropzoneEl.getAttribute('data-max-file'));
+  if (dropzoneEl.hasAttribute('data-max-size')) opts.maxFilesize = Number(dropzoneEl.getAttribute('data-max-size'));
+
+  // there is a bug in dropzone: if a non-image file is uploaded, then it tries to request the file from server by something like:
+  // "http://localhost:3000/owner/repo/issues/[object%20Event]"
+  // the reason is that the preview "callback(dataURL)" is assign to "img.onerror" then "thumbnail" uses the error object as the dataURL and generates '<img src="[object Event]">'
+  const dzInst = await createDropzone(dropzoneEl, opts);
+  dzInst.on('success', (file, data) => {
+    file.uuid = data.uuid;
+    fileUuidDict[file.uuid] = {submitted: false};
+    const input = createElementFromAttrs('input', {name: 'files', type: 'hidden', id: `dropzone-file-${data.uuid}`, value: data.uuid});
+    dropzoneEl.querySelector('.files').append(input);
+    addCopyLink(file);
+  });
+
+  dzInst.on('removedfile', async (file) => {
+    if (disableRemovedfileEvent) return;
+    document.querySelector(`#dropzone-file-${file.uuid}`)?.remove();
+    // when the uploaded file number reaches the limit, there is no uuid in the dict, and it doesn't need to be removed from server
+    if (removeAttachmentUrl && fileUuidDict[file.uuid] && !fileUuidDict[file.uuid].submitted) {
+      await POST(removeAttachmentUrl, {data: new URLSearchParams({file: file.uuid})});
+    }
+  });
+
+  dzInst.on('submit', () => {
+    for (const fileUuid of Object.keys(fileUuidDict)) {
+      fileUuidDict[fileUuid].submitted = true;
+    }
   });
+
+  dzInst.on('reload', async () => {
+    try {
+      const resp = await GET(listAttachmentsUrl);
+      const respData = await resp.json();
+      // do not trigger the "removedfile" event, otherwise the attachments would be deleted from server
+      disableRemovedfileEvent = true;
+      dzInst.removeAllFiles(true);
+      disableRemovedfileEvent = false;
+
+      dropzoneEl.querySelector('.files').innerHTML = '';
+      for (const el of dropzoneEl.querySelectorAll('.dz-preview')) el.remove();
+      fileUuidDict = {};
+      for (const attachment of respData) {
+        const imgSrc = `${attachmentBaseLinkUrl}/${attachment.uuid}`;
+        dzInst.emit('addedfile', attachment);
+        dzInst.emit('thumbnail', attachment, imgSrc);
+        dzInst.emit('complete', attachment);
+        addCopyLink(attachment);
+        fileUuidDict[attachment.uuid] = {submitted: true};
+        const input = createElementFromAttrs('input', {name: 'files', type: 'hidden', id: `dropzone-file-${attachment.uuid}`, value: attachment.uuid});
+        dropzoneEl.querySelector('.files').append(input);
+      }
+      if (!dropzoneEl.querySelector('.dz-preview')) {
+        dropzoneEl.classList.remove('dz-started');
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      // TODO: if listing the existing attachments failed, it should stop from operating the content or attachments,
+      //  otherwise the attachments might be lost.
+      showErrorToast(`Failed to load attachments: ${error}`);
+      console.error(error);
+    }
+  });
+
+  dzInst.on('error', (file, message) => {
+    showErrorToast(`Dropzone upload error: ${message}`);
+    dzInst.removeFile(file);
+  });
+
+  if (listAttachmentsUrl) dzInst.emit('reload');
+  return dzInst;
 }
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-editor.js b/web_src/js/features/repo-editor.js
index aa9ca657b0..f25da911df 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-editor.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-editor.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {hideElem, queryElems, showElem} from '../utils/dom.js';
 import {initMarkupContent} from '../markup/content.js';
 import {attachRefIssueContextPopup} from './contextpopup.js';
 import {POST} from '../modules/fetch.js';
+import {initDropzone} from './dropzone.js';
 
 function initEditPreviewTab($form) {
   const $tabMenu = $form.find('.repo-editor-menu');
@@ -41,8 +42,11 @@ function initEditPreviewTab($form) {
 }
 
 export function initRepoEditor() {
-  const $editArea = $('.repository.editor textarea#edit_area');
-  if (!$editArea.length) return;
+  const dropzoneUpload = document.querySelector('.page-content.repository.editor.upload .dropzone');
+  if (dropzoneUpload) initDropzone(dropzoneUpload);
+
+  const editArea = document.querySelector('.page-content.repository.editor textarea#edit_area');
+  if (!editArea) return;
 
   for (const el of queryElems('.js-quick-pull-choice-option')) {
     el.addEventListener('input', () => {
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ export function initRepoEditor() {
   initEditPreviewTab($form);
 
   (async () => {
-    const editor = await createCodeEditor($editArea[0], filenameInput);
+    const editor = await createCodeEditor(editArea, filenameInput);
 
     // Using events from https://github.com/codedance/jquery.AreYouSure#advanced-usage
     // to enable or disable the commit button
@@ -142,7 +146,7 @@ export function initRepoEditor() {
 
     commitButton?.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
       // A modal which asks if an empty file should be committed
-      if (!$editArea.val()) {
+      if (!editArea.value) {
         $('#edit-empty-content-modal').modal({
           onApprove() {
             $('.edit.form').trigger('submit');
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-issue-edit.js b/web_src/js/features/repo-issue-edit.js
index 5fafdcf17c..8bc0c02bcb 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-issue-edit.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-issue-edit.js
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 import $ from 'jquery';
 import {handleReply} from './repo-issue.js';
 import {getComboMarkdownEditor, initComboMarkdownEditor} from './comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.js';
-import {createDropzone} from './dropzone.js';
-import {GET, POST} from '../modules/fetch.js';
+import {POST} from '../modules/fetch.js';
 import {showErrorToast} from '../modules/toast.js';
 import {hideElem, showElem} from '../utils/dom.js';
 import {attachRefIssueContextPopup} from './contextpopup.js';
 import {initCommentContent, initMarkupContent} from '../markup/content.js';
 
-const {csrfToken} = window.config;
-
 async function onEditContent(event) {
   event.preventDefault();
 
@@ -20,114 +17,27 @@ async function onEditContent(event) {
 
   let comboMarkdownEditor;
 
-  /**
-   * @param {HTMLElement} dropzone
-   */
-  const setupDropzone = async (dropzone) => {
-    if (!dropzone) return null;
-
-    let disableRemovedfileEvent = false; // when resetting the dropzone (removeAllFiles), disable the "removedfile" event
-    let fileUuidDict = {}; // to record: if a comment has been saved, then the uploaded files won't be deleted from server when clicking the Remove in the dropzone
-    const dz = await createDropzone(dropzone, {
-      url: dropzone.getAttribute('data-upload-url'),
-      headers: {'X-Csrf-Token': csrfToken},
-      maxFiles: dropzone.getAttribute('data-max-file'),
-      maxFilesize: dropzone.getAttribute('data-max-size'),
-      acceptedFiles: ['*/*', ''].includes(dropzone.getAttribute('data-accepts')) ? null : dropzone.getAttribute('data-accepts'),
-      addRemoveLinks: true,
-      dictDefaultMessage: dropzone.getAttribute('data-default-message'),
-      dictInvalidFileType: dropzone.getAttribute('data-invalid-input-type'),
-      dictFileTooBig: dropzone.getAttribute('data-file-too-big'),
-      dictRemoveFile: dropzone.getAttribute('data-remove-file'),
-      timeout: 0,
-      thumbnailMethod: 'contain',
-      thumbnailWidth: 480,
-      thumbnailHeight: 480,
-      init() {
-        this.on('success', (file, data) => {
-          file.uuid = data.uuid;
-          fileUuidDict[file.uuid] = {submitted: false};
-          const input = document.createElement('input');
-          input.id = data.uuid;
-          input.name = 'files';
-          input.type = 'hidden';
-          input.value = data.uuid;
-          dropzone.querySelector('.files').append(input);
-        });
-        this.on('removedfile', async (file) => {
-          document.querySelector(`#${file.uuid}`)?.remove();
-          if (disableRemovedfileEvent) return;
-          if (dropzone.getAttribute('data-remove-url') && !fileUuidDict[file.uuid].submitted) {
-            try {
-              await POST(dropzone.getAttribute('data-remove-url'), {data: new URLSearchParams({file: file.uuid})});
-            } catch (error) {
-              console.error(error);
-            }
-          }
-        });
-        this.on('submit', () => {
-          for (const fileUuid of Object.keys(fileUuidDict)) {
-            fileUuidDict[fileUuid].submitted = true;
-          }
-        });
-        this.on('reload', async () => {
-          try {
-            const response = await GET(editContentZone.getAttribute('data-attachment-url'));
-            const data = await response.json();
-            // do not trigger the "removedfile" event, otherwise the attachments would be deleted from server
-            disableRemovedfileEvent = true;
-            dz.removeAllFiles(true);
-            dropzone.querySelector('.files').innerHTML = '';
-            for (const el of dropzone.querySelectorAll('.dz-preview')) el.remove();
-            fileUuidDict = {};
-            disableRemovedfileEvent = false;
-
-            for (const attachment of data) {
-              const imgSrc = `${dropzone.getAttribute('data-link-url')}/${attachment.uuid}`;
-              dz.emit('addedfile', attachment);
-              dz.emit('thumbnail', attachment, imgSrc);
-              dz.emit('complete', attachment);
-              fileUuidDict[attachment.uuid] = {submitted: true};
-              dropzone.querySelector(`img[src='${imgSrc}']`).style.maxWidth = '100%';
-              const input = document.createElement('input');
-              input.id = attachment.uuid;
-              input.name = 'files';
-              input.type = 'hidden';
-              input.value = attachment.uuid;
-              dropzone.querySelector('.files').append(input);
-            }
-            if (!dropzone.querySelector('.dz-preview')) {
-              dropzone.classList.remove('dz-started');
-            }
-          } catch (error) {
-            console.error(error);
-          }
-        });
-      },
-    });
-    dz.emit('reload');
-    return dz;
-  };
-
   const cancelAndReset = (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     showElem(renderContent);
     hideElem(editContentZone);
-    comboMarkdownEditor.attachedDropzoneInst?.emit('reload');
+    comboMarkdownEditor.dropzoneReloadFiles();
   };
 
   const saveAndRefresh = async (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
+    renderContent.classList.add('is-loading');
     showElem(renderContent);
     hideElem(editContentZone);
-    const dropzoneInst = comboMarkdownEditor.attachedDropzoneInst;
     try {
       const params = new URLSearchParams({
         content: comboMarkdownEditor.value(),
         context: editContentZone.getAttribute('data-context'),
         content_version: editContentZone.getAttribute('data-content-version'),
       });
-      for (const fileInput of dropzoneInst?.element.querySelectorAll('.files [name=files]')) params.append('files[]', fileInput.value);
+      for (const file of comboMarkdownEditor.dropzoneGetFiles() ?? []) {
+        params.append('files[]', file);
+      }
 
       const response = await POST(editContentZone.getAttribute('data-update-url'), {data: params});
       const data = await response.json();
@@ -155,12 +65,14 @@ async function onEditContent(event) {
       } else {
         content.querySelector('.dropzone-attachments').outerHTML = data.attachments;
       }
-      dropzoneInst?.emit('submit');
-      dropzoneInst?.emit('reload');
+      comboMarkdownEditor.dropzoneSubmitReload();
       initMarkupContent();
       initCommentContent();
     } catch (error) {
+      showErrorToast(`Failed to save the content: ${error}`);
       console.error(error);
+    } finally {
+      renderContent.classList.remove('is-loading');
     }
   };
 
@@ -168,7 +80,6 @@ async function onEditContent(event) {
   if (!comboMarkdownEditor) {
     editContentZone.innerHTML = document.querySelector('#issue-comment-editor-template').innerHTML;
     comboMarkdownEditor = await initComboMarkdownEditor(editContentZone.querySelector('.combo-markdown-editor'));
-    comboMarkdownEditor.attachedDropzoneInst = await setupDropzone(editContentZone.querySelector('.dropzone'));
     editContentZone.querySelector('.ui.cancel.button').addEventListener('click', cancelAndReset);
     editContentZone.querySelector('.ui.primary.button').addEventListener('click', saveAndRefresh);
   }
@@ -176,6 +87,7 @@ async function onEditContent(event) {
   // Show write/preview tab and copy raw content as needed
   showElem(editContentZone);
   hideElem(renderContent);
+  // FIXME: ideally here should reload content and attachment list from backend for existing editor, to avoid losing data
   if (!comboMarkdownEditor.value()) {
     comboMarkdownEditor.value(rawContent.textContent);
   }
@@ -196,8 +108,8 @@ export function initRepoIssueCommentEdit() {
 
     let editor;
     if (this.classList.contains('quote-reply-diff')) {
-      const $replyBtn = $(this).closest('.comment-code-cloud').find('button.comment-form-reply');
-      editor = await handleReply($replyBtn);
+      const replyBtn = this.closest('.comment-code-cloud').querySelector('button.comment-form-reply');
+      editor = await handleReply(replyBtn);
     } else {
       // for normal issue/comment page
       editor = getComboMarkdownEditor($('#comment-form .combo-markdown-editor'));
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-issue.js b/web_src/js/features/repo-issue.js
index a754e2ae9a..57c4f19163 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-issue.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-issue.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {hideElem, showElem, toggleElem} from '../utils/dom.js';
 import {setFileFolding} from './file-fold.js';
 import {getComboMarkdownEditor, initComboMarkdownEditor} from './comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.js';
 import {toAbsoluteUrl} from '../utils.js';
-import {initDropzone} from './dropzone.js';
 import {GET, POST} from '../modules/fetch.js';
 import {showErrorToast} from '../modules/toast.js';
 
@@ -410,21 +409,13 @@ export function initRepoIssueComments() {
   });
 }
 
-export async function handleReply($el) {
-  hideElem($el);
-  const $form = $el.closest('.comment-code-cloud').find('.comment-form');
-  showElem($form);
-
-  const $textarea = $form.find('textarea');
-  let editor = getComboMarkdownEditor($textarea);
-  if (!editor) {
-    // FIXME: the initialization of the dropzone is not consistent.
-    // When the page is loaded, the dropzone is initialized by initGlobalDropzone, but the editor is not initialized.
-    // When the form is submitted and partially reload, none of them is initialized.
-    const dropzone = $form.find('.dropzone')[0];
-    if (!dropzone.dropzone) initDropzone(dropzone);
-    editor = await initComboMarkdownEditor($form.find('.combo-markdown-editor'));
-  }
+export async function handleReply(el) {
+  const form = el.closest('.comment-code-cloud').querySelector('.comment-form');
+  const textarea = form.querySelector('textarea');
+
+  hideElem(el);
+  showElem(form);
+  const editor = getComboMarkdownEditor(textarea) ?? await initComboMarkdownEditor(form.querySelector('.combo-markdown-editor'));
   editor.focus();
   return editor;
 }
@@ -486,7 +477,7 @@ export function initRepoPullRequestReview() {
 
   $(document).on('click', 'button.comment-form-reply', async function (e) {
     e.preventDefault();
-    await handleReply($(this));
+    await handleReply(this);
   });
 
   const $reviewBox = $('.review-box-panel');
@@ -554,8 +545,6 @@ export function initRepoPullRequestReview() {
         $td.find("input[name='line']").val(idx);
         $td.find("input[name='side']").val(side === 'left' ? 'previous' : 'proposed');
         $td.find("input[name='path']").val(path);
-
-        initDropzone($td.find('.dropzone')[0]);
         const editor = await initComboMarkdownEditor($td.find('.combo-markdown-editor'));
         editor.focus();
       } catch (error) {
diff --git a/web_src/js/index.js b/web_src/js/index.js
index 35d6970635..8aff052664 100644
--- a/web_src/js/index.js
+++ b/web_src/js/index.js
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ import {
   initGlobalDeleteButton,
   initGlobalShowModal,
 } from './features/common-button.js';
-import {initGlobalDropzone} from './features/dropzone.js';
 import {initGlobalEnterQuickSubmit, initGlobalFormDirtyLeaveConfirm} from './features/common-form.js';
 
 initGiteaFomantic();
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ onDomReady(() => {
     initGlobalButtonClickOnEnter,
     initGlobalButtons,
     initGlobalCopyToClipboardListener,
-    initGlobalDropzone,
     initGlobalEnterQuickSubmit,
     initGlobalFormDirtyLeaveConfirm,
     initGlobalDeleteButton,
diff --git a/web_src/js/utils/dom.js b/web_src/js/utils/dom.js
index 7289f19cbf..57c7c8796a 100644
--- a/web_src/js/utils/dom.js
+++ b/web_src/js/utils/dom.js
@@ -304,3 +304,17 @@ export function createElementFromHTML(htmlString) {
   div.innerHTML = htmlString.trim();
   return div.firstChild;
 }
+
+export function createElementFromAttrs(tagName, attrs) {
+  const el = document.createElement(tagName);
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(attrs)) {
+    if (value === undefined || value === null) continue;
+    if (value === true) {
+      el.toggleAttribute(key, value);
+    } else {
+      el.setAttribute(key, String(value));
+    }
+    // TODO: in the future we could make it also support "textContent" and "innerHTML" properties if needed
+  }
+  return el;
+}
diff --git a/web_src/js/utils/dom.test.js b/web_src/js/utils/dom.test.js
index fd7d97cad5..b9212ec284 100644
--- a/web_src/js/utils/dom.test.js
+++ b/web_src/js/utils/dom.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
-import {createElementFromHTML} from './dom.js';
+import {createElementFromAttrs, createElementFromHTML} from './dom.js';
 
 test('createElementFromHTML', () => {
   expect(createElementFromHTML('<a>foo<span>bar</span></a>').outerHTML).toEqual('<a>foo<span>bar</span></a>');
 });
+
+test('createElementFromAttrs', () => {
+  const el = createElementFromAttrs('button', {
+    id: 'the-id',
+    class: 'cls-1 cls-2',
+    'data-foo': 'the-data',
+    disabled: true,
+    required: null,
+  });
+  expect(el.outerHTML).toEqual('<button id="the-id" class="cls-1 cls-2" data-foo="the-data" disabled=""></button>');
+});