node-matrix-assets

A DSL for creating Squiz Matrix asset trees in JavaScript!

Inspiration for this module is weighted heavily around the excellent work by Dominic Tarr with hyperscript.

Install

npm install node-matrix-assets

Example

var asset = require('node-matrix-assets')
var getAssetById = asset.getAssetById

var tree = asset('folder', { name: 'Sites', link: 'type_2' },
  asset('site', { id: 'site', name: 'My Site' },
    asset('page_standard', { name: 'Home', link: { index: getAssetById('site') } },
      asset('bodycopy', { link: 'type_2', dependant: '1', exclusive: '1' },
        asset('bodycopy_div', { link: 'type_2', dependant: '1' },
          asset('content_type_wysiwyg', { link: 'type_2', dependant: '1', exclusive: '1' })
        )
      )
    )
  )
)

API

asset

node-matrix-assets provides an API for generating structured asset trees via require('node-matrix-assets').

asset(type, properties={}, children...)

The type argument is required and accepts a string representing a valid Squiz Matrix asset type.

The properties argument accepts an object used to configure the returned asset definition.

With the exception of a few optional special cases for the properties objects keys/values will change depending on the type of asset you're creating.

properties.id

Assigns a unique identifier to an asset. Typically used in conjunction with asset.getAssetById.

properties.link

Default: 'type_1'. Either a string representing a valid link type (eg. 'type_2'), an Array containing String or Object key/value pairs ['type_2', { notice: 'value' }], or an Object of key/value pairs { type_2: true, notice: 'value' }.

Defining children is accomplished through one of the following:

• As an array containing assets asset('type_code', [asset(...), asset(...), asset(...)]),
• or as arguments asset('type_code', asset(...), asset(...), asset(...)).

asset.getAssetById(id)

The id argument accepts a string representing a previously defined asset property.id:

var myThing = asset('type_code', { id: 'myThing' })

asset.getAssetById('myThing')

or a key representing a valid asset key:

var myThing = asset('type_code')

asset.getAssetById(myThing.key)

License

MIT