generator-patternlab

A Yeoman generator for Pattern Lab, a static site generator based on Brad Frost's Atomic Design methodologies. Scaffolds out a new Pattern Lab site, along with a few other optional workflow bells and whistles (Compass, Sass, Bower, Grunt) and front-end dependencies (jQuery, Modernizr, etc.).

Getting Started

• Install Yeoman npm install -g yo (one-time global install).
• Install this generator with npm install -g generator-patternlab (one-time global install).
• From the terminal, navigate to your site's directory (hint: creating a separate UI directory in the project root works pretty well).
• Type yo patternlab, answer a few questions about your project, and wait.
• When it's done, type grunt to generate your first Pattern Lab build, then grunt watch to start the watcher.
• Bask in the glory of your fully scaffolded site.

Development Plans

• The generator works but is pretty basic at this point.
• Patterns need to be updated to include preferences set in Yeoman prompts.
• Add .gitignore and .sublime-project templates

Changelog

• 0.3.4

  • Yeo+Lab now pulls the "release-0.7.12" branch of Pattern Lab from GitHub, instead of Master. This is a stopgap measure until we can release a version that works with the new Composer-based version of PL.

• 0.3.3

  • Fixed bug with Sublime Text project file.

• 0.3.2

  • Added predefined Sublime Text project file.

• 0.3.1

  • Added Pagespeed/Ngrok support.

• 0.3.0

  • Big change: integration of require.js. Also lots of small fixes and enhancements.

• 0.2.7

  • Fixed Grunt Modernizr path issue.

• 0.2.6

  • Bug fixes for Modernizr, current year added, cleanup corresponding to template changes.

• 0.2.5

  • Cleaned up jQuery and Modernizr options. Both now install via Bower, and conditionally load into Grunt and PL templates based on Yo variables.

• 0.2.3

  • Lots of changes. Starter JS files are scaffolded, templates are using a few Yo variables, and all Grunt tasks are working. The patterns still need a lot of cleanup, but the basic generator works well now.

• 0.2.0

  • Cloning Pattern Lab now handled natively by Yeoman, instead of Bower.

• 0.1.0

  • First commit. Functional but needs work.