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This is a flat (without history) import of (some of) the content from our markdown module. We've imported this without history because the repo contains our blog posts and showcases posts content prior to porting them to strapi. Since this contains many images, it would balloon the size of this repo to import the full history. Instead, please refer to the history of the (archived) markdown repo at: https://github.com/freesewing/markdown
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| title | for | about |
|---|---|---|
| Design inheritance | developers | Shows how you can use one design as the basis for another |
If your pattern is based on, or extending, another pattern (some of) your pattern parts will need to be drafted by the parent pattern.
In such a case, rather than return our own draft method for the part, you should instantiate the parent pattern, and return its part draft method:
import freesewing from "@freesewing/core";
import Brian from "@freesewing/brian";
import plugins from "@freesewing/plugin-bundle";
import config from "../config";
// Parts
import draftBack from "./back";
// Create new design
const Sorcha = new freesewing.Design(config, plugins);
// Attach our own draft method to the prototype
Sorcha.prototype.draftBack = part => draftBack(part);
// Attach the inherited draft method to the prototype
Sorcha.prototype.draftBase = function(part) {
// Getting the base part from Brian
return new Brian(this.settings).draftBase(part);
};
Because we're using the this keyword here, you cannot use the arrow notation.
Configuration
The inherited pattern parts will use the configuration of your pattern. You must take care to make sure that your pattern has all the options the parent pattern requires.
For example, if you inherit from a pattern that has a chestEase option, you will
need to add that option to your own patter, because the inherited parts will depend on it.
Dependencies
When extending a pattern, you should add it as a peer dependency, rather than a regular dependency. Doing so will avoid that the parent pattern will get bundled with your own pattern.