Elm UI Book

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UI documentation tool for Elm applications.

Overview

The UI Book package is a tool that allows developers to easily create documentation for the UI elements of their Elm application. It provides a customizable theme, the ability to organize UI elements into chapters and sections, and the option to showcase stateful widgets. It also offers built-in integration with popular styling packages like elm-ui and elm-css, as well as a built-in development server for easy testing.

Features

  • Plain Elm (no custom setup): The package can be used with a standard Elm application without requiring any custom setup.
  • Customizable theme colors and header: Users can easily change the theme colors of their UI Book to match their brand, and even use their app's logo as the header.
  • Organize UI elements into chapters and sections: Developers can create chapters for each UI element and split them into sections to showcase different variants.
  • Showcase stateful widgets: The package allows users to display complex stateful components to demonstrate how they work in an isolated environment, not just their static states.
  • Log actions: Users can log their action intents to showcase how their UI components react to interactions.
  • Built-in integration with styling packages: The UI Book supports easy integration with popular styling packages like elm-ui and elm-css.
  • Built-in development server (Optional): The package includes a zero-config development server that can be used to quickly view and test the UI Book in the browser.

Summary

The UI Book package is a convenient tool for creating documentation for the UI elements of an Elm application. It offers features like customizable themes, organization of UI elements into chapters and sections, and the ability to showcase stateful widgets. With built-in integration with popular styling packages and a development server, the UI Book makes it easy for developers to create and test their UI documentation.

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