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Located at src/components.

A component is represented by at least one *.njk file that holds the Nunjucks/HTML code. The contents of this file replace the {% block pangolin_body %}{% endblock %} of templates. Pangolin.js respects sub-folders and automatically creates a navigation tree for components.

Additional information can be provided with a *.json and a *.md file. All files have to share the same name, e.g. button.njk, button.json, and button.md.

FilePurpose
*.njkHolds the component’s Nunjucks/HTML code.
*.json(optional) Configuration file for a component.
*.md(optional) Markdown documentation for a component.

Nunjucks

Stored as *.njk.

Nunjucks files support all default templating features, except {% extends … %} (this will be handled by Pangolin.js). Custom filters and tags can be defined in the Pangolin.js configuration file.

include and import

Include and import paths will be resolved relative to the src directory:

twig
{% include "components/atoms/hello.njk" %}

{% import "components/atoms/hello.njk" as hello %}
{% from "components/atoms/hello.njk" import hello as world %}

static custom tag

The custom tag static prefixes a string with an absolute path to the final output directory. If a base path is set with an environment variable or a project setting this path will be prefixed as well.

twig
<!-- Load an SVG image from `public/img` -->
<img src="{% static 'img/logo.svg' %}" alt="Logo">

<!-- This creates the following output -->
<img src="/optional/base/path/img/logo.svg" alt="Logo">

Configuration (optional)

Stored as *.json.

Set a custom configuration for this component. The following options are available:

json
{
  // Hide the component from the navigation tree
  // Default: false
  "hidden": true,

  // Set a different file from `src/templates` as the template
  // Default: "default.njk"
  "template": "page.njk"
}

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