Tapestry - Pattern Library Maker

An app for creating and managing your front-end pattern library.

1. Create patterns in Markdown files
2. Browseable interface
3. Free and open source
4. Comment on each pattern using disqus

Built with Gulp, Angular and Markdown/YAML.

Dependencies

• NodeJS
• Bower
• Gulp

How to use

1. Clone the repository

    git clone https://github.com/PebbleRoad/tapestry.git
   

2. Install NPM and bower packages

    npm install && bower install
   

3. Launch the server

    gulp patterns
   

4. Open your browser and navigate to

    http://localhost:8000
   

Configuring disqus

Create a new discuss account and open src/assets/js/app/app.js and set the disqus_shortname

Pattern format

---
name: Alert
description: |
    ### What
    Page­ level information or service alert. Critical updates with a defined time period should be pushed using the alert box.
    ### Use when
    For page­level critical updates.
---
<div class="ui-alert ui-alert--success">
    <div class="alert__title">This is a success alert</div>
    <div class="alert__body">More body text</div>
    <a href="#" class="alert_close"></a>
</div>

How it works

1. Patterns folder is watched by Gulp and JSON files are generated for each root pattern
2. AngularJS uses these JSON documents to show a browseable interface of the patterns
3. Inject your own CSS by editing index.html and add your own patterns

Todo

1. Unit testing gulp plugins - gulp-tree and gulp-script-inject
2. Unit testing of the Angular app