Overleaf/services/web/frontend/js/features/source-editor/utils/paste-image.ts

export const ALLOWED_IMAGE_TYPES = new Set([
  'image/jpeg',
  'image/png',
  'application/pdf',
])

export function isAllowedImageType(mimeType: string): boolean {
  return ALLOWED_IMAGE_TYPES.has(mimeType)
}

export type PastedImageData = {
  name: string
  type: string
  data: Blob
}

export function dispatchFigureModalPasteEvent(
  imageData: PastedImageData
): void {
  window.dispatchEvent(
    new CustomEvent<PastedImageData>('figure-modal:paste-image', {
      detail: imageData,
    })
  )
}

export async function findImageInClipboard(): Promise<File | null> {
  try {
    const clipboardItems = await navigator.clipboard.read()

    for (const item of clipboardItems) {
      for (const type of item.types) {
        if (isAllowedImageType(type)) {
          const blob = await item.getType(type)
          const file = new File([blob], `image.${type.split('/')[1]}`, {
            type,
          })
          return file
        }
      }
    }
  } catch (error) {
    // Clipboard.read() may fail in some browsers
  }

  return null
}