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Smart answer

GitHub smart answer

A GitHub smart answer are more complex as it can contain varibles or calculations.

How it works

A GitHub smart answer presents the end-user a series of questions, which can contain complicated variables or calculation. Based on their responses, the GitHub smart answer will channel the end-user to a certain outcome.

Github smart answers are made up of:

  • logic in Ruby (.rb) files
  • data in YAML (.yml) files
  • content in Ruby (.erb) templates

Live examples

Complete list of examples available and page data on Content Data.

How it’s built

These are the underlying technologies that make-up the github smart answer front template.

Content schema

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What is a content schema?
A GOV.UK content schema is a JSON schema that defines the data structure of a piece of content. It determines what content and metadata attributes the page has.

Content type

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What is a content type?
Content type describes the types of pages that exist on GOV.UK. It’s stored in the content item (JSON) as document_type. It powers search filters in all finders and changes the content type label users see on GOV.UK pages.

Rendering app

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What is a rendering app?
Rendering apps render content to GOV.UK end-users.

Components

The components used within the github smart answer frontend template
Component Source Publishing app input field(s)
Layout super navigation header Autogenerated in frontend template
Contextual breadcrumbs Autogenerated in frontend template
Page title Hardcoded by developer
Govspeak content Hardcoded by developer
Button Hardcoded by developer
Heading Hardcoded by developer
Related navigation when displayed within contextual footer Hardcoded by developer
Related navigation when displayed within contextual sidebar Hardcoded by developer
Feedback Autogenerated in frontend template
Layout footer Autogenerated in frontend template
Select can be used in order for end-user to provide their respone Hardcoded by developer
Form radio button can be used in order for end-user to provide their respone Hardcoded by developer
Summary list can be used in order for end-user to provide their respone Autogenerated in frontend template
Error summary appears whenever a required field is not entered or the incorrect information is entered by the end-user Autogenerated in frontend template
Step by step navigation when displayed within contextual sidebar Customized by publisher

collections-publisher > Where to show this step by step > Sidebar settings > Sidebar content of page
Form date input can be used in order for end-user to provide their respone Hardcoded by developer

How to report an issue

If you happen to come across an issue:

  1. Report it on Github (opens in a new tab).
  2. Once the issue has been added, update this document by adding the title and Github Issue's link.
  3. Give yourself a high-five.

Help improve this frontend template

To help make sure that this page is useful, relevant and up to date, submit a GitHub issue (opens in a new tab) with your proposed updates.