UiConfig Blueprint.js

Blueprint.js theme/wrapper library for uiconfig.js: A UI renderer framework to dynamically generate website/configuration UIs from a JSON-like configurations and/or typescript decorators.

It includes several components for editor-like user interfaces like folders, panels, sliders, pickers, inputs for string, number, file, vector, colors, etc.

The UI components are bound to javascript/typescript objects and properties through a simple and flexible JSON configuration.

Examples

Basic Examples: https://repalash.com/uiconfig-blueprint/examples/index.html

Threepipe Basic UI: https://threepipe.org/examples/#blueprintjs-ui-plugin/

Threepipe Editor: https://threepipe.org/examples/#blueprintjs-editor/

Installation and Usage

npm package

Install the uiconfig-blueprint package from npm.

npm install uiconfig-blueprint

Use in any javascript/typescript file.

import { UI } from 'uiconfig-blueprint';
// or for the browser
// import { UI } from 'https://unpkg.com/uiconfig-blueprint/dist/index.mjs';

const config = {
    type: "slider",
    label: "slider",
    value: 0.5,
    bounds: [0, 1],
    onChange: () => {
        console.log("changed", config.value);
    },
}

const ui = new UI();
ui.appendChild(config);

CDN link

The module can be imported to HTML/JS a CDN link using unpkg or jsdelivr.

<script src="https://unpkg.com/uiconfig-blueprint"></script>
<!--or-->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/uiconfig-blueprint"></script>

The module can be accessed with the short-form bpui

<script>
    const config = {
        type: "button",
        label: "click me",
        onClick: () => {
            console.log("clicked");
        },
    }
    
    const ui = new bpui.UI()
    ui.appendChild(config)
</script>

Configuration

Check the documentation at uiconfig.js on how to create a configuration for the UI.

Components

1. folder - A folder that can be collapsed and expanded. It can have other components as children.
2. panel - A panel that will replace the current panel.
3. input - A text input field for any kind of primitive types. The type is determined automatically from initial value.
4. number - A number input field for numbers.
5. slider - A slider for numbers.
6. dropdown - A dropdown. Options can be specified in children with label and optional value properties.
7. checkbox/toggle - A toggle for boolean values.
8. button - A button that can trigger a function, onClick or bound property/value function.
9. color - A color picker for colors.
10. vector/vec/vec2/vec3/vec4 - Multiple number input fields in a row for vectors.
11. image - A file input field for files.

Three.js integration

Set the three.js classes for Color, Vector2, Vector3, Vector4 in the renderer and the color and vector components will automatically use them.

import { UI } from 'uiconfig-blueprint';
import { Color, Vector4, Vector3, Vector2 } from 'three';

const ui = new UI();
ui.THREE = {Color, Vector4, Vector3, Vector2}

Development

Clone the project and install dependencies.

git clone git://github.com/repalash/uiconfig-blueprint.git
npm install

Run the development server.

npm run dev

Navigate to the given URL to view the examples. Make changes in the src folder and the page will automatically reload.

Build the project.

npm run build

Publish the project to npm.

npm publish

License

All code is licensed under Apache 2.0.

Library usage in react

This part is still a WIP.

Note: First check the dependencies. (Install all the required peerDependencies)

Import from uiconfig-blueprint/lib build.

In JS/TS/JSX/TSX files:

import {ConfigurationPanelComponent} from 'uiconfig-blueprint/lib/esm/lib'

In SCSS

@import 'uiconfig-blueprint/src/renderer';

or In CSS

@import 'uiconfig-blueprint/lib/css/renderer.css';

postcss plugin for themes

{
  postcssPlugin: 'modify-css-content',
  Once(root) {
    // Modify to fix :root.bpx-flat :root twice when imported in renderer.scss
    root.walkRules(rule => {
      rule.selector = rule.selector.replace(/:root.bpx-(.*) :root/g, ':root.bpx-$1');
    });
  },
}