Prototypes exploring the idea of putting all our design guidance and tools in a single place.
Currently hosted here: https://govuk-design-system-prototypes.cloudapps.digital/
To preview or build the prototype:
Install Ruby with Rubygems, perferably with a [Ruby version manager][rvm], and the [Bundler gem][bundler].
In the application folder type the following to install the required gems:
bundle install
To make changes edit the source files in the source folder.
You can preview the prototype on your own machine by typing:
bundle exec middleman server
If all goes well something like the following output will be displayed:
== The Middleman is loading
== LiveReload accepting connections from ws://192.168.0.8:35729
== View your site at "http://Laptop.local:4567", "http://192.168.0.8:4567"
== Inspect your site configuration at "http://Laptop.local:4567/__middleman", "http://192.168.0.8:4567/__middleman"
You should now be able to view a live preview at http://localhost:4567.
If you want to publish the website without using a build script you may need to build the static HTML files.
Type the following to build the HTML:
bundle exec middleman build
This will create a build subfolder in the application folder which contains
the HTML and asset files ready to be published.
Prototypes are deployed to govuk-design-system-prototypes.cloudapps.digital/, using GOV.UK PaaS.
To deploy run ./script/deploy. This will build the latest version of the
prototype and deploy it to the app name as specified in manifest.yml.
You'll need access to the the gds-design org and prototypes space. Contact
the team to get this.
The latest version should always be pushed to:
govuk-design-system-prototypes.cloudapps.digital
When deploying a historical version from a previous round of research, update the app name in manifest.yml so that it deploys to a new app with the round number in, following the format:
govuk-design-system-prototypes-round-4-v2.cloudapps.digital
govuk-design-system-prototypes-round-4-v1.cloudapps.digital
govuk-design-system-prototypes-round-3.cloudapps.digital
govuk-design-system-prototypes-round-2.cloudapps.digital
govuk-design-system-prototypes-round-1.cloudapps.digital
The v1/v2 suffix is only required if substantial changes are made in the middle of a research round.