Patternfly
This repo contains core (HTML/CSS) implementation for PatternFly. Issues related to CSS/HTML and layout should be filed here.
Overview
PatternFly is a powerful design system that provides a comprehensive library for building consistent and responsive user interfaces. Tailored primarily for enterprise applications, it streamlines the development process by offering reusable components, which enhances both efficiency and maintainability. The setup of PatternFly is straightforward for developers familiar with npm, making it an appealing choice for those looking to enhance their project with a polished UI.
With a focus on accessibility, component customization, and a smooth development workflow, PatternFly stands out as an invaluable resource for modern web development. Whether you’re creating a new application or integrating a design system into an existing one, PatternFly offers the tools and framework to elevate your interface design.
Features
- Comprehensive Library: Includes a complete compiled CSS file for easy integration, along with individual component styles for greater customization.
- SASS Support: Provides source files in SASS, allowing developers to easily customize and extend the library to fit specific project needs.
- Development Environment Setup: Simple instructions for cloning the repository and setting up a local development environment with Node 18 or greater.
- Component Generation: Facilitates quick component creation via a dedicated NPM script, generating scaffolding and necessary files with ease.
- Visual Consistency: Ensures design consistency across applications through shared styling and predefined layouts, adhering to the latest design principles.
- Accessibility Focus: Encourages checking for accessibility violations and compliance, promoting inclusivity in design.
- Beta Component Launches: New components are released as beta, enabling feedback collection before finalization, which ensures iterative improvements.
- CSS/SASS Guidelines: Offers extensive guidelines for CSS and SASS usage, making collaboration between developers straightforward and effective.
- React
React is a widely used JavaScript library for building user interfaces and single-page applications. It follows a component-based architecture and uses a virtual DOM to efficiently update and render UI components
- SCSS
SCSS is a preprocessor scripting language that extends the capabilities of CSS by adding features such as variables, nesting, and mixins. It allows developers to write more efficient and maintainable CSS code, and helps to streamline the development process by reducing repetition and increasing reusability.
- Eslint
ESLint is a linter for JavaScript that analyzes code to detect and report on potential problems and errors, as well as enforce consistent code style and best practices, helping developers to write cleaner, more maintainable code.
- Gulp
Gulp.js is an old but popular site building tool that automates various repetitive development tasks in web development, such as compiling Sass, minifying JavaScript, and optimizing images.
- Postcss
PostCSS is a popular open-source tool that enables web developers to transform CSS styles with JavaScript plugins. It allows for efficient processing of CSS styles, from applying vendor prefixes to improving browser compatibility, ultimately resulting in cleaner, faster, and more maintainable code.
- Stylelint
Stylelint is a modern linter for CSS that helps you avoid errors and enforce consistent styling conventions. It provides rules for detecting errors and warnings, and can be configured to match your specific project's requirements.
- Webpack
Webpack is a popular open-source module bundler for JavaScript applications that bundles and optimizes the code and its dependencies for production-ready deployment. It can also be used to transform other types of assets such as CSS, images, and fonts.
