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Installing the design system Using Nunjucks

Using Nunjucks

The ONS Design System uses Nunjucks  as its templating language. All components and templates are also compatible with applications that use Jinja  .

How to set up Nunjucks

npm package

We recommend installing the design system through the npm package  we publish on each release.

In your Nunjucks configuration you’ll need to add node_modules/@ons/design-system/components and node_modules/@ons/design-system/layout to your search paths.

Zip file

You can get all components and templates from a zip file that is created with each design system release  . You need to create a script that gets the zip and unpacks the contents. For development, the script could run manually, and the folders added to a .gitignore file. In production, it would need to be run within a build process as part of a continuous integration task.

If you are using Jinja, your script will need to copy the components and layout folders from the unzipped download into your templates folder. This is where Jinja looks for templates as multiple search paths cannot be specified.

The zipped templates have already got the content delivery network (CDN) release version and paths set based on the version of the templates you have downloaded.

How to use Nunjucks with components

Each component contains examples and any context-specific variants. You can copy the Nunjucks code directly from the examples.

Open this example in a new tab  
<div class="ons-panel ons-panel--info ons-panel--no-title">
  <span class="ons-u-vh">Important information: </span>
  <div class="ons-panel__body">
    <p>Include all rooms built or converted for use as bedrooms</p>
  </div>
</div>
{% from "components/panel/_macro.njk" import onsPanel %}

{{
    onsPanel({
        "body": '<p>Include all rooms built or converted for use as bedrooms</p>'
    })
}}
Name Type Required Description
body string true The contents of the panel. This can be a string of HTML
title string false The title for the panel. If this is not provided the inline/no title version will be rendered
titleTag string false The html tag to wrap the title text in. Will default to a div (for error summaries this is set to h2)
type string false The type of panel to render. Available options are success, warn, error, branded, warn-branded and announcement
spacious boolean false Will render a more spacious version of the panel if set to true
classes string false Custom classes to add to the panel
id string false Custom id to add to the panel
attributes object false HTML attributes to apply to the panel (for example, data attributes)
iconType string false Set this to the name of the icon you want to be included before the contents of the panel
assistiveTextPrefix string false Overrides the visually hidden accessible default prefix text. Available for the following panels with no title:
  • information and branded (‘Important information: ‘)
  • success (‘Completed: ‘)
  • warn and warn-branded (‘Warning: ‘),
  • error (‘Error: ‘)
iconSize string false Set this to the size of the icon you want can be set to “m”, “l” “xl” to match heading size. Defaults to the size of regular text
iconsPath string false Set this to the path to the icon you want to be included before the contents of the panel
dsExample boolean false Defaulted to true in Design System examples but wont be set when used outside of the Design System. This will stop the page focusing on the panel on load - only for use in DS examples 
{% macro onsPanel(params) %}

    {% if params is defined and params and params.classes is defined and params.classes %}
        {% set classes = ' ' + params.classes %}
    {% endif %}

    {% if params is not defined or params.title is not defined and params.type != "bare" %}
        {% set noTitleClass = ' ons-panel--no-title' %}
    {% endif %}

    {% if params is defined and params and params.type is defined and params.type %}
        {% set typeClass = ' ons-panel--' + params.type %}
    {% else %}
        {% set typeClass = ' ons-panel--info' %}
    {% endif %}

    {% if params is defined and params.type == "warn-branded" %}
        {% set containerClass = 'ons-census-warning' %}
    {% endif %}

    {% if params is defined and params.type == "announcement" %}
        {% set containerClass = 'ons-announcement' %}
    {% endif %}

    {% if params is defined and params and params.spacious is defined and params.spacious %}
        {% set spaciousClass = ' ons-panel--spacious' %}
    {% endif %}

    {% if params is defined and params and params.type == "warn-branded" or params.type == "announcement" %}
        <div class="{{containerClass}}">
            <div class="ons-container">
    {% endif %}

        <div {% if params is defined and params and params.type == 'error' and params.title is defined and params.title %}aria-labelledby="error-summary-title" role="alert" tabindex="-1" {% if params.dsExample != true %}autofocus="autofocus" {% endif %}{% endif %}class="ons-panel{{ typeClass }}{{ iconClass }}{{ noTitleClass }}{{ spaciousClass }}{{ classes }}"{% if params is defined and params and params.attributes is defined and params.attributes %}{% for attribute, value in (params.attributes.items() if params is defined and params and params.attributes is mapping and params.attributes.items is defined and params.attributes.items else params.attributes) %}{{attribute}}="{{value}}" {% endfor %}{% endif %}{% if params is defined and params and params.id is defined and params.id %} id="{{params.id}}"{% endif %}>

            {% if params is defined and params and params.type == "warn" or params.type == "warn-branded" %}
                <span class="ons-panel__icon" aria-hidden="true">!</span>
                <span class="ons-u-vh">{{ params.assistiveTextPrefix | default("Warning: ") }}</span>
            {% endif %}

            {% if params is defined and params and params.type == "announcement" %}
                {% from "components/icons/_macro.njk" import onsIcon %}
                <span class="ons-panel__icon" aria-hidden="true">
                    {{
                        onsIcon({
                            "iconType": 'arrow-forward'
                        })
                    }}
                </span>
                <span class="ons-u-vh">{{ params.assistiveTextPrefix | default("Announcement: ") }}</span>
            {% endif %}

            {% if params is defined and params %}
                {% if params.title is defined and params.title %}
                    {% if params is defined and params and params.type == 'error' %}
                        {% set defaultTitleTag = "h2" %}
                    {% else %}
                        {% set defaultTitleTag = "div" %}
                    {% endif %}
                    {% set titleTag = params.titleTag | default(defaultTitleTag) %}
                    <div class="ons-panel__header">
                        <{{ titleTag }} id="error-summary-title" {% if params is defined and params and params.type is defined and params.type %}data-qa="{{ params.type }}-header"{% endif %} class="ons-panel__title ons-u-fs-r--b">{{ params.title | safe }}</{{ titleTag }}>
                    </div>
                {% else %}
                    {% if params.type is not defined or params.type == "branded" %}
                        <span class="ons-u-vh">{{ params.assistiveTextPrefix | default("Important information: ") }}</span>
                    {% else %}
                        {% if params.type is defined and params.type == "success" %}
                            <span class="ons-u-vh">{{ params.assistiveTextPrefix | default("Completed: ") }}</span>
                        {% elif params.type is defined and params.type == "error" %}
                            <span class="ons-u-vh">{{ params.assistiveTextPrefix | default("Error: ") }}</span>
                        {% endif %}
                    {% endif %}
                {% endif %}

                {% if params.iconType is defined and params.iconType %}
                    {% from "components/icons/_macro.njk" import onsIcon %}
                    <span class= "ons-panel__icon ons-u-fs-{{ params.iconSize | default('r') }}">
                        {{
                            onsIcon({
                                "iconType": params.iconType,
                                "iconSize": params.iconSize
                            })
                        }}
                    </span>
                {% endif %}
            {% endif %}

            <div class="ons-panel__body{% if params is defined and params and params.iconSize is defined and params.iconSize %} ons-svg-icon-margin--{{ params.iconSize }}{% endif %}">{{ (params.body if params else "") | safe }}
                {{ caller() if caller }}
            </div>
        </div>

    {% if params is defined and params and params.type == "warn-branded" or params.type == "announcement"  %}
            </div>
        </div>
    {% endif %}

{% endmacro %}

@mixin panel-type($name, $color, $color-bg) {
  .ons-panel {
    &--#{$name} {
      background: $color-bg;
      border-color: $color;
    }

    &--#{$name} & {
      &__header {
        background: $color;
      }
    }
  }
}

.ons-census-warning {
  background: $color-branded-tertiary;
}

.ons-announcement {
  background-color: $color-black;
}

.ons-panel {
  border-radius: 0;
  position: relative;

  // Removes inherited bottom margin to make whitespace inside panel equal
  > *:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }

  .ons-field {
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }

  &:focus {
    box-shadow: none;
    outline: 4px solid $color-focus !important;
    outline-offset: 0;
  }

  &__header {
    border-radius: 0;
    color: $color-white;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  }

  &__timer {
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  &__title {
    margin: 0;
  }

  &__body {
    padding: 1rem;

    // Removes inherited bottom margin to make whitespace inside panel equal
    > *:last-child,
    strong > *:last-child {
      margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    &.ons-svg-icon-margin--xxxl {
      padding-left: 2.7rem !important;

      @include mq(m) {
        padding-left: 3.5rem !important;
      }
    }
    &.ons-svg-icon-margin--xxl {
      padding-left: 2.45rem !important;

      @include mq(m) {
        padding-left: 2.9rem !important;
      }
    }
    &.ons-svg-icon-margin--xl {
      padding-left: 2.35rem !important;

      @include mq(m) {
        padding-left: 2.55rem !important;
      }
    }
    &.ons-svg-icon-margin--l {
      padding-left: 2.25rem !important;

      @include mq(m) {
        padding-left: 2.35rem !important;
      }
    }
    &.ons-svg-icon-margin--m {
      padding-left: 2.05rem !important;

      @include mq(m) {
        padding-left: 2.2rem !important;
      }
    }
    &.ons-svg-icon-margin--s {
      padding-left: 1.7rem !important;
    }
  }

  &__error {
    color: $color-errors;
  }

  &--warn {
    border: 0 !important;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    padding: 0;

    &--footer {
      background-color: $color-grey-15 !important;
      margin-bottom: 0;
      padding: 1rem 0 !important;
    }
  }

  &--warn-branded,
  &--announcement {
    border: 0 !important;
    color: $color-white;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    padding: 1rem 0 !important;
    a {
      color: inherit;
      text-decoration: underline solid $color-white 1px;
    }
    a:hover {
      text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
    }
  }

  &--announcement {
    a:focus {
      box-shadow: 0 -2px #fd0, 0 4px #fd0 !important; // Override focus style because the black border is not visible on a black background
    }
  }

  &--no-title {
    border-left: 8px solid transparent;
    padding: 1rem;
    .ons-panel__body {
      background: none;
      padding: 0;
    }
    &.ons-panel--warn {
      padding: 0;
    }
  }

  &--spacious {
    padding: 1rem;

    @include mq(m) {
      padding: 2rem;
    }
  }

  &--warn &,
  &--warn-branded &,
  &--announcement & {
    &__body {
      font-weight: $font-weight-bold;
      min-height: 2rem; // Height of icon
      padding: 0.222rem 0 0.222rem 2.8rem; // Alignment tweak
    }
    &__icon {
      background: $color-black;
      border-radius: 50%;
      color: $color-white;
      font-size: 1.5rem;
      font-weight: 900;
      line-height: 2rem;
      min-height: 2rem;
      min-width: 2rem;
      text-align: center;
    }
  }

  &--announcement & {
    &__body div > *:last-child {
      margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    &__icon {
      background-color: $color-white;
      color: $color-black;
      display: flex;
      svg {
        margin: auto;
      }
    }
  }

  &--warn-branded & {
    &__icon {
      background-color: $color-white;
      color: $color-branded-tertiary;
    }
  }

  &--success & {
    &__icon {
      left: 0;
      padding-left: 1rem;
      .ons-svg-icon {
        fill: $color-success !important;
        margin-top: -15% !important;
      }
    }
  }

  &__icon + &__body {
    padding-left: 2rem;
  }

  &--bare & {
    &__icon {
      height: 1.3rem;
      width: 1.3rem;
    }
    &__body {
      padding: 0 0 0 1.5rem;
    }
  }

  &--info,
  &--bare,
  &--success,
  &--warn,
  &--warn-branded,
  &--announcement {
    .ons-panel__icon {
      position: absolute;
    }
  }
}

@include panel-type(error, $color-errors, $color-errors-tint);
@include panel-type(success, $color-success, $color-success-tint);
@include panel-type(info, $color-info, $color-info-tint);
@include panel-type(branded, $color-branded, $color-branded-tint);
@include panel-type(warn, $color-white, $color-white);
@include panel-type(warn-branded, $color-branded-tertiary, $color-branded-tertiary);
@include panel-type(announcement, $color-black, $color-black);

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