Google Docs viewer returning 204 responses, no longer working, alternatives?

Question

UPDATE 2016-11-16 9:53am EST

It appears many people are still seeing 204 responses even though Google has claimed to have \"fixed\" the problem. Wh

Answer 1

A simple solution/hack with Reactjs, though can be easily implemented to any other library/vanilla.

Used with a basic concept : tries to load - if onload accomplish, clear interval, otherwise try to load again every 3 sec. works perfectly

(I've edited my own code it so it will contain minimum code, so not tested)

var React = require('react');

export default class IframeGoogleDocs extends React.Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super();
        this.bindActions();
    }
    bindActions() {
        this.updateIframeSrc = this.updateIframeSrc.bind(this);
        this.iframeLoaded = this.iframeLoaded.bind(this);
    }
    iframeLoaded() {
        clearInterval(this.iframeTimeoutId);
    }
    getIframeLink() {
        return `https://docs.google.com/gview?url=${this.props.url}`; // no need for this if thats not dynamic
    }
    updateIframeSrc() {
        this.refs.iframe.src = this.getIframeLink();
    }
    componentDidMount() {
        this.iframeTimeoutId = setInterval(
            this.updateIframeSrc, 1000 * 3
        );
    }
    render() {
        return (
            
        );
    }
}