my-shared-polymer-elements

This repo provides a simple template for keeping a collection of Polymer elements in one github repository, so that they can be shared between multiple private projects.

The existing toolware (e.g. yo polymer) can generate:

• a private project with its own elements that can live in one github repository
• a public element that lives in its own github repository

I needed somewhere to keep a library of my own elements that I could share between my own projects. I don't particularly want to publish it and I didn't want to keep each element in it's own private repository.

I also wanted to be able to:

• test all my elements with the polymer-test-tools
• use my elements in Polymer Designer

There's nothing fancy here, just a directory structure and a few files. It's crude, but if you need to do the same thing that I do, it may save you a couple of hours.

To get up and running with the tests:

1. clone the repo
2. run 'bower install'
3. start a server in the root directory
4. point your browser at tests/runner.html
5. there's no Karma, so you may want to use livereload to refresh the page

To add a new element and test of your own:

1. duplicate the my-element-template directory and edit according to your needs. Note: metadata.html is what adds your element to the designer palette.
2. add a test to the tests directory by duplicating my-element-template.test.html
3. duplicate the htmlsuite function in tests/tests.html and point it to your test from 2. above
4. duplicate the link in the root directory's metadata.html and point the link at the metadata.html file from 1. above

To add your collection of elements to the Polymer Designer Palette

1. publish your branch to github
2. follow the instructions under Adding your own components to designer on the Polymer/designer github page