Astro is a lightweight, composable, and themeable React component library. Astro was created to help developers and designers create consistent, user-friendly, and accessible UIs across all Ping products.
Design Philosophy
Build world-class interfaces that make the power of advanced products plain and accessible.
Concise
Explain complexity
Simplify without concealing
Observational
Respond to validated problems
Verify assumptions about user behavior
Useful
Core interactions should be direct and natural
Delight users by making their crucial tasks easier
Unified
Focus on common interactions that can be broadly applied
Avoid creating unique flows
Development Philosophy
The following principles charted the development process to create an interactive UI library.
Accessible
Adhere strictly to the accessibility guidelines standardized in WCAG2.1
Give additional guidance and recommendations for other teams to follow the same protocol
Presentational
Build components containing only logic and state as a requirement to function
Fetching/sending data is outside the scope of this application
Composable
Complex components should be composed of simpler components
Discourage passing data as props to reduce the scope of responsibilities
Flexible
Strive to provide means to customize components
Methods such as props spreading, theming, and content slots give the developer vast options
