Roadmap

#PATTERN LAB NODE ROADMAP The following is our attempt to forecast future development. Please provide feedback if you feel something needs to be differently prioritized, or contribute!

v2.X.X (upcoming / future)

• IN PROGRESS: Pattern Engines
• CHG: Split up patternlab-node for better inclusion in existing projects and add a cli.
  • patternlab-node
    • core/*
    • Decision all engines? (or below)
    • tests/*
    • master instructions
    • Optional some sort of CLI generator like 281 mentions or edition-php-thin is doing. Could npm do this? I know yeoman exists too, but I want to avoid even more dependencies. Could we just let the community build this?
  • patternengine-node-[engine] (if not included in patternlab-node)
  • edition-node-grunt
    • patternlab-node as dependency
    • patternengine-node-mustache as a default engine dependency (if not included in patternlab-node)
    • namespaced config
    • basic namespaced grunt tasks
    • styleguidekit-assets-default
    • starterkit-mustache-* support
  • IN PROGRESS edition-node-gulp
    • patternlab-node as dependency
    • patternengine-node-mustache as a default engine dependency (if not included in patternlab-node)
    • namespaced config
    • basic namespaced gulp tasks
    • IN PROGRESS styleguidekit-assets-default | @bmuenzenmeyer
    • starterkit-mustache-* support
• ADD Figure out how to hook into the styleguidekit-assets-default and starterkit-mustache-default
• Show "CSS" and "JS" tabs in code section
• ADD: Official demo version off of github pages branch?

Unprioritized Enhancements / Ideas

• ADD: Native controls
• ADD Plugin support?
• ADD PLUGIN Theme Support
• Refactor Nav building logic
• ADD: Support HTML entities within pattern parameters
• ADD: Add more unit tests!
  • Nav Building / Front end
  • Rendering Pattern with pattern-specific data
  • Rendering Pattern with default data
  • more coverage of getpatternbykey()

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