lorem-ipsum-element
A custom element that generates lorem ipsum text.
MIT License
<lorem-ipsum>
A custom element that generates "Lorem Ipsum" placeholder text.
Description
The lorem-ipsum element generates "Lorem Ipsum" placeholder text. Use this element to quickly generate placeholder text for demos and prototypes, or to fill in content for testing purposes.
Install
npm install --save @georapbox/lorem-ipsum-element
Usage
Script
import { LoremIpsum } from './node_modules/@georapbox/lorem-ipsum-element/dist/lorem-ipsum.js';
// Manually define the element.
LoremIpsum.defineCustomElement();
Alternatively, you can import the automatically defined custom element.
import './node_modules/@georapbox/lorem-ipsum-element/dist/lorem-ipsum-defined.js';
Markup
<lorem-ipsum count="3" start-with-lorem></lorem-ipsum>
API
Properties
| Name | Reflects | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
count |
- | Number | - | 1 |
The number of paragraphs or lists to generate. |
lists |
- | Boolean | - | false |
Whether to generate lists instead of paragraphs. |
startWithLoremstart-with-lorem
|
- | Boolean | - | false |
Whether the first paragraph should start with "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...". |
Methods
| Name | Type | Description | Arguments |
|---|---|---|---|
defineCustomElement |
Static | Defines/registers the custom element with the name provided. If no name is provided, the default name is used. The method checks if the element is already defined, hence will skip trying to redefine it. | elementName='lorem-ipsum' |
generate1
|
Instance | Generates the lorem ipsum text. Useful if you want to regenerate the text after changing the properties. | - |
1 Instance methods are only available after the component has been defined. To ensure the component is defined, you can use whenDefined method of the CustomElementRegistry interface, eg customElements.whenDefined('lorem-ipsum').then(() => { /* call methods here */ });
Changelog
For API updates and breaking changes, check the CHANGELOG.
Development setup
Prerequisites
The project requires Node.js and npm to be installed on your environment. Preferrably, use nvm Node Version Manager and use the version of Node.js specified in the .nvmrc file by running nvm use.
Install dependencies
Install the project dependencies by running the following command.
npm install
Build for development
Watch for changes and start a development server by running the following command.
npm start
Linting
Lint the code by running the following command.
npm run lint
Testing
Run the tests by running any of the following commands.
npm test
npm run test:watch # watch mode
Build for production
Create a production build by running the following command.
npm run build
License
