Importing Partial Option Sets
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Learn moreImporting an Option Set is done with a specific with a fred-import
key in the JSON import object.
- Only partial Option Sets can be imported
- Import only works for Settings
- The entire import object will be replaced by the
Full import¶
The use case for a full import, versus defining a complete Option Set, is if you have a base set of options that are identical across many Elements, including one that only uses the base options. An example of this would be a site that has call to action buttons in many Elements, including one that is just a single CTA button.
Full Settings import for a CTA-button-only Element¶
{
"settings": {
"fred-import": "cta_settings"
}
}
cta_settings
partial Option Set¶
[
{
"name": "cta_class",
"label": "CTA Class",
"type": "select",
"options": {
"danger": "Red CTA",
"info": "Blue CTA",
"default": "Default CTA"
},
"value": "default"
},
{
"name": "show_cta",
"label": "Show CTA",
"type": "toggle",
"value": false
}
]
Partial import¶
You can import specfic frequently used partial option sub-sets into a Complete Option Set.
Complete Option Set¶
Note, the cta_settings
import is defined above.
{
"settings": [
{
"name": "panel_class",
"label": "Panel Class",
"type": "text",
"value": ""
},
{
"fred-import": "cta_settings"
},
{
"fred-import": "text_color"
}
]
}
text_color
partial Option Set¶
{
"name": "color",
"label": "Text Color",
"type": "colorswatch",
"value": "black",
"options": [
{ "value": "primary", "color": "blue", "label": "Primary" },
"lightcoral",
"black",
"rgba(0,255,0,.5)"
]
}
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