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Astro Table of Contents Quick start To build an Astro application using the Porsche Design System, follow these steps. This guide is based on the following dependencies:
astro@5vue@3@porsche-design-system/components-js@3
# Create a new application by executing: npm create astro@latest # Follow the installation wizard to set everything up: ✔ Where should we create your new project?: "./my-app" ✔ How would you like to start your new project?: "A basic, helpful starter project" ✔ Install dependencies?: "Yes" ✔ Initialize a new git repository?: "Yes"
You're all set! Start building your own application now. Integration Step 1 Install the Porsche Design System within your project directory.
npm install @porsche-design-system/components-js
Step 2 Integrate the Porsche Design System Loader into the <body> section of your HTML.
// src/layouts/Layout.astro --- + import { getLoaderScript } from '@porsche-design-system/components-js/partials'; --- <!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" /> <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/favicon.svg" /> <meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} /> <title>Astro Basics</title> </head> <body> <slot /> + <Fragment set:html={getLoaderScript()} /> </body> </html>
Step 3 (recommended) To boost your web application's performance and minimize issues like FOUC (Flash of Unstyled Content) and FOUT (Flash of Unstyled Text), you can integrate Partials from the Porsche Design System into the <head> section of your HTML.
// src/layouts/Layout.astro --- + import { getComponentChunkLinks, getFontFaceStyles, getFontLinks, getIconLinks, getInitialStyles, getLoaderScript, getMetaTagsAndIconLinks } from '@porsche-design-system/components-js/partials'; --- <!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" /> <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/favicon.svg" /> <meta name="generator" content={Astro.generator} /> <title>Astro Basics</title> <!-- injects stylesheet which defines visibility of pre-hydrated PDS components --> + <Fragment set:html={getInitialStyles()} /> <!-- injects stylesheet which defines Porsche Next CSS font-face definition (=> minimize FOUT) --> + <Fragment set:html={getFontFaceStyles()} /> <!-- preloads Porsche Next font (=> minimize FOUT) --> + <Fragment set:html={getFontLinks()} /> <!-- preloads PDS component core chunk from CDN for PDS component hydration (=> improve loading performance) --> + <Fragment set:html={getComponentChunkLinks()} /> <!-- preloads Porsche icons (=> minimize FOUC) --> + <Fragment set:html={getIconLinks()} /> <!-- injects favicon, apple touch icons, android touch icons, etc. --> + <Fragment set:html={getMetaTagsAndIconLinks({ appTitle: 'Porsche' })} /> </head> <body> <slot /> <Fragment set:html={getLoaderScript()} /> </body> </html>
Step 4 Add a Porsche Design System component (e.g. <p-wordmark></p-wordmark>). Then, run npm run dev and verify that the component display correctly.
// src/components/Welcome.astro --- import astroLogo from '../assets/astro.svg'; import background from '../assets/background.svg'; --- + <p-wordmark></p-wordmark> <div id="container">…</div>
Astro + Vue (optional) To add Vue to your Astro project, install the official integration and configure your project. You should have already completed the steps in the Quick Start and Integration sections.
# Install the official Astro integration for Vue: npx astro add vue # Follow the installation wizard to set everything up: ✔ Astro will make the following changes to your config file: "Yes" ✔ Astro will make the following changes to your tsconfig.json: "Yes"
Step 1 Configuring astro.config.mjs to support Porsche Design System components in Vue requires adding a specific configuration to your Vue integration.
// astro.config.mjs import vue from '@astrojs/vue'; import { defineConfig } from 'astro/config'; export default defineConfig({ integrations: [ + vue({ + template: { + compilerOptions: { + isCustomElement: (tag) => tag.startsWith('p-'), + }, + }, + }), ], });
Step 2 Create a new Vue component file, for example, Welcome.vue with a Porsche Design System component (e.g. <p-wordmark></p-wordmark>).
// src/components/Welcome.vue <template> <div class="welcome"> <p-text>Astro + Vue</p-text> <p-wordmark /> </div> </template> <style scoped> .welcome { display: flex; gap: 16px; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin-block: 16px; } </style>
Step 3 Next, include this new Vue component in one of your Astro pages (e.g. src/pages/index.astro). Then, run npm run dev and verify that the component display correctly.
// src/pages/index.astro --- import Welcome from '../components/Welcome.astro'; + import WelcomeVue from '../components/Welcome.vue'; import Layout from '../layouts/Layout.astro'; --- <Layout> + <WelcomeVue /> <Welcome /> </Layout>
Global settingsThemeChanges the theme of the application and any Porsche Design System component. It's possible to choose between forced theme light and dark. It's also possible to use auto, which applies light or dark theme depending on the operating system settings automatically.LightDarkAuto (sync with operating system)DirectionThe dir global attribute in HTML changes the direction of text and other content within an element. It's most often used on the <html> tag to set the entire page's direction, which is crucial for supporting languages that are written from right to left (RTL), such as Arabic and Hebrew. For example, using <html dir="rtl"> makes the entire page display from right to left, adjusting the layout and text flow accordingly.LTR (left-to-right)RTL (right-to-left)Text ZoomTo ensure accessibility and comply with WCAG 2.2 AA standards, it is mandatory for web content to support text resizing up to at least 200% without loss of content or functionality. Using relative units like rem is a best practice for achieving this, as they allow the text to scale uniformly based on the user's browser settings.100%130%150%200%