@growth-tools/core v1.6.6

@growth-tools/core npm package

This npm package contains functions and React components shared across Growth Tools domains.

How to use

Install @growth-tools/core

$ npm install --save @growth-tools/core

Import dependencies

Example

import React from "react";
import ReactDOM from "react-dom";

// Import a React component and its styles.
import { Footer } from "@growth-tools/core";
import "@growth-tools/core/dist/main.css";


ReactDOM.render(<Footer />, document.getElementById("footer-root"));

As demonstrated above, remember to also import @growth-tools/core/dist/main.css if you're importing a React component.

Functions

insertReactComponentIntoRoot

A convenience function for inserting React components into the DOM.

Signature

insertReactComponentIntoRoot(ReactComponent, rootCSSSelector, props): void

Parameters

ReactComponent {React component class}: The class of the React component to be inserted

rootCSSSelector {string}: The CSS selector of the DOM node acting as the root for the component

props {object}: Passed to the component's props

Example Usage

import {insertReactComponentIntoRoot} from "@growth-tools/core";

const MyComponent = ...; // Some React component class


insertReactComponentIntoRoot(<MyComponent />, "root-node", { value: "123" });

React Components

Header

Displays a Growth Tools logo linking to the Growth Tools home page and navigation menus.

Prop Types

lightsAreOn

• Affects the colors of the header elements. true assumes a page with a light background and is the default value.

Prop Types Definition

Header.defaultProps = {
  lightsAreOn: true
};

Header.propTypes = {
  lightsAreOn: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
};

Example Usage

import { Header } from "@growth-tools/core";
import "@growth-tools/core/dist/main.css";

ReactDOM.render(
  <Header />,
  document.getElementById("header-root")
);

Footer

Displays navigation links, user sign-in, copyright, and privacy policy.

Prop Types

lightsAreOn

• Affects the colors of the header elements. true assumes a page with a light background and is the default value.

Prop Types Definition

Footer.defaultProps = {
  lightsAreOn: true
};

Footer.propTypes = {
  lightsAreOn: PropTypes.bool.isRequired
};

Example Usage

import { Footer } from "@growth-tools/core";
import "@growth-tools/core/dist/main.css";

ReactDOM.render(
  <Footer />,
  document.getElementById("footer-root")
);

Using Font Assets

@growth-tools/core provides files for the Brandon Text fonts used by the React components.

In the (unlikely) event these font files are not already included in the consuming project, either copy them from this package into the proper directory or refer to the example stylesheet at /src/scss/EXAMPLE_FONTS_FILE.scss.

How to test locally

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
2. Navigate to the core directory and install dependencies:

$ cd /path/to/@growth-tools/core
$ npm install

3. Link the package to your local test project:

$ npm link; # while still in @growth-tools/core directory
$ cd /path/to/local/test/project
$ npm link @growth-tools/core

(Documentation for npm link).

4. The package should now be accessible to your local project for testing. Use as described above.

How to update and release a new version

1. Make sure main is up-to-date and contains latest changes ($ git checkout main && git pull).
2. Follow the semantic versioning spec.
3. Inside this project, on main, at the root, run: $ npm version <update_type> (patch, major, or minor) or enter new version number in place of <update_type>.
4. Double check the local package.json file and commit the update (to main).
5. Tag the commit with the version new version number ($ git tag v<version number; 1.2.2>).
6. Run: $ npm publish.
7. Check our package page to make sure the version was updated.
8. Push the changes to Github ($ git push && git push --tags).