@gov.au/core
Advanced tools
The core module all gov.au components modules depend on.
yarn add @gov.au/core
npm install @gov.au/core
Get the contrast ratio of two colors and warn when it is below WCAG 2.0 AA standard 4.5:1
AU-color-contrast( foreground, background, silent, rounded )
The paramaters are:
foreground - Color one
background - Color two
silent - If the logs get printed in the terminal
rounded - If the value is rounded or not
Example:
content: AU-color-contrast( red, blue );
The function to find the nearest accessible color.
AU-color-a11y( toMakeA11y, background, ratioKey, steps )
The paramaters are:
toMakeA11y - The color that is to be changed.
background - The background color to compare against toMakeA11y for the contrast.
ratioKey - The keyword small or large to set the WCAG 2.1 contrast ration or 3.0 or 4.5.
steps - The step size our function is searching for a new color in. The bigger the number the faster the process the rougher the found color. Must be from 0.1 to 100.
Example:
background: AU-color-a11y( red, blue );
Generate an optimized SVG data-uri.
AU-svguri( svg )
The paramaters are:
svg - The SVG data to be converted.
Example:
background-image: AU-svguri('<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 128 128">
<path fill="red" d="M128 64l-64 64-16-16 64-64"/>
<path fill="red" d="M128 64l-16 16-64-64L64 0"/>
</svg>');
Create media queries and wraps the @content code inside of it.
AU-media( breakpoint )
The paramaters are:
breakpoint - Either one of the following keywords: xs, sm, md, lg
Example:
@include AU-media( sm ) {
width: 48%;
}
Mixin for setting font-size and line-height that snaps to the grid.
AU-fontgrid( fontsize, lineheight )
The paramaters are:
fontsize - Either one of the following keywords: xs, sm, md, lg, xl, xxl, xxxl.
lineheight - Either one of the following keywords: heading, nospace, default.
Example:
@include AU-fontgrid( md, heading );
Mixin for setting a properties value to snap to the grid, with a fallback for REM.
AU-space( property, value )
The paramaters are:
property - The css property to apply the spacing ( padding, margin, border )
value - The values of the property ( 0, 20px, 1unit, 5% )
Example:
@include AU-space( margin, 1unit 10% );
Add the outline to focus.
AU-focus( dark )
The paramaters are:
theme - Either one of the following keywords: light or dark.
Example:
@include AU-focus();
Hide an element from the screen but not a screen reader.
AU-sronly()
Example:
@include AU-sronly();
Clearing floats.
AU-clearfix()
Example:
@include AU-clearfix();
core
The visual test: https://auds.service.gov.au/packages/core/tests/site/
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The core module all components modules depend on
We found that @gov.au/core demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 4 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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