@gov.au/core

@gov.au/core

The core module all gov.au components modules depend on.

Contents

• Install
• Usage
• Dependency graph
• Tests
• Release History
• License

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Install

yarn add @gov.au/core

npm install @gov.au/core

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Usage

• Sass

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Sass

AU-color-contrast

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 );

AU-color-a11y

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 );

AU-svguri

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>');

AU-media

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%;
}

AU-fontgrid

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 );

AU-space

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% );

AU-focus

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();

AU-sronly

Hide an element from the screen but not a screen reader.

AU-sronly()

Example:

@include AU-sronly();

AU-clearfix

Clearing floats.

AU-clearfix()

Example:

@include AU-clearfix();

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Dependency graph

core

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Tests

The visual test: https://auds.service.gov.au/packages/core/tests/site/

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Release History

• v4.0.0 - Added new breakpoints for xl (extra large) and also xs (extra small)
• v3.4.2 - Remove --save-dev flag from readme instructions
• v3.4.1 - Add two new colours: hint-text and hint-text-alt.
• v3.4.0 - Update error and success alert colours to meet contrast requirements on --alt backgrounds
• v3.3.0 - Change error and success alert colours to make them WCAG contrast requirements
• v3.2.0 - Add additional colour checks for incaccesble color combinations
• v3.1.2 - Removed uikit references
• v3.1.1 - Fix issue with A11yColor when white and black both pass
• v3.1.0 - Update font stack to accomodate linux users
• v3.0.3 - Update dependencies
• v3.0.2 - Removing web pack dev server, updating dependencies
• v3.0.1 - Focus outline offset to only apply on the default focus state, build scripts for Windows
• v3.0.0 - Binary search a11y color, replace node-sass with sass
• v2.0.3 - Change npm run watch browser-sync location
• v2.0.2 - Update dependencies
• v2.0.1 - Change homepage link
• v2.0.0 - Change to focus colour and border/muted color mix
• v1.0.2 - Changing mix values for border and muted, focus colour, adding offset to focus
• v1.0.1 - Adjusting how colors are generated from other colors
• v1.0.0 - Moved to AU namespace, added new color themes and spacing
• v0.1.3 - Moved to System fonts
• v0.1.2 - Fixed newly introduced auds-svguri bug; ups
• v0.1.1 - Fixed auds-svguri bug
• v0.1.0 - 💥 Initial version

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License

Copyright (c) Commonwealth of Australia. Licensed under MIT.

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