Why I separated `variant` from `intent` in my component API
📰 Dev.to · Sinisa Kusic
Learn why separating 'variant' from 'intent' in component APIs improves design flexibility and maintainability
Action Steps
- Separate 'variant' from 'intent' in your component API to decouple visual weight from semantic meaning
- Use distinct props for 'variant' and 'intent' to improve component reusability
- Define a clear naming convention for 'variant' and 'intent' props to avoid confusion
- Implement a system to manage and validate 'variant' and 'intent' combinations to ensure consistency
- Test your component API with different 'variant' and 'intent' combinations to ensure flexibility and maintainability
Who Needs to Know This
UI/UX designers and frontend developers benefit from this approach as it allows for more flexible and reusable components
Key Insight
💡 Separating 'variant' from 'intent' allows for more flexible and reusable components, improving design consistency and reducing maintenance costs
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💡 Separate 'variant' from 'intent' in your component API for more flexible and maintainable designs
Key Takeaways
Learn why separating 'variant' from 'intent' in component APIs improves design flexibility and maintainability
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Most component libraries conflate visual weight and semantic meaning into a single prop. Here is why that is a mistake and how to fix it.
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