<code-block>

A web component that displays colorfully formatted code with Prism.js and LitElement.

Features

• Loads Prism.js language definitions on demand via dynamic imports from node_modules/prismjs/components/
• Loads Prism.js custom themes
• Built as a web component on LitElement

Install

This web component is built with ES modules in mind and is available on NPM:

Install code-block:

npm i @justinribeiro/code-block
# or
yarn add @justinribeiro/code-block

After install, import into your project:

import '@justinribeiro/code-block';

Finally, use as required:

<code-block language="javascript">
function helloWorld(say) {
  console.log(say);
}

helloWorld('Hi there!');
</code-block>

Attributes

The web component allows certain attributes to be give a little additional flexibility.

Name	Description	Default
language	Code language you wish to utilize from Prism	clike
theme	Path to Prism CSS theme file	/node_modules/prismjs/themes/prism.css

Building

If you want the ability to load the full spectrum of languages that Prism supports, you'll want to make sure your build script includes the /node_modules/prismjs/**, as there are many many language resources (and you don't want them all in your bundle, utilize the dynamic loading).

Develop

$ git clone git@github.com:justinribeiro/code-block.git
$ cd code-block
$ yarn install
$ polymer serve

Polyfills Required

code-block utilizes Custom Elements and Shadow DOM (Web Components). As you can see in the table below, you'll need some polyfills to make use of this across a wide range of browsers.

Platform Support	Chrome	Chrome for Android	Firefox	Safari	iOS Safari	Edge	IE 11
Supported	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Polyfill(s) Required	-	-	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Within your project, you can load them as such:

<script src="../node_modules/@webcomponents/webcomponentsjs/webcomponents-loader.js"></script>