I continue my series about Client Side Rendering (CSR) and jsgrid. Today I want to try a custom field where users can drag and drop images. The inspiration comes from:

• AutoUpload field written by Anton Vishnyakov and
• Base64 Drag and drop written by oroboto

What I want to achieve is:

1. A custom field that is rendered with jslink
2. Users can drag and drop small pictures (thumbnails) into the field
3. A base64 image representation is saved as the field value
4. Optionally implement pasting images using Clipboard API

Step 1 Create a field with a custom jslink

Create a field of type Note. I am using the PnP Core Extensions to make it quickier: