Element Library
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| Element Library | |
|---|---|
| Project state | Specification |
| Tracker issue | https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-45770 |
| Discussion | https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=261202 |
| Assignee | Damyon, Sam |
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The element library will be a new admin tool that will display the output from a list of renderer methods / renderables. The target users for the tool are:
- Themers, used to test all the existing renderables in a newly developed theme
- Developers, used to see an organized list of all the renderables that can be used when building new pages (and the docs for them)
The requirements for this tool are:
- Show a list of renderables / renderer methods for a specific component
- Show the same renderable / renderer method rendered with different test data
- Show designer docs on the recommended usage of a specific element
- Allow easy testing in LTR/RTL and different screen sizes
- Direct links to the documentation for renderers / renderables
Some optional requirements:
- Perform some checks on the renderer to verify it contains no db queries etc
- Responsive testing in the tool (shortcuts to adjust the window size)
- Testing with different language directions
- Report on the list of renderables used by a renderable / renderer method
This tool will work by quering a core api for getting a list of renderer_test instances from each plugin. The renderer_test is an abstract class that provides documentation and an example rendering of either a renderer method or a renderable.
