Hi all!
My first time posting here, and I thought I’d share my experience and feedback on the new slots feature that was recently released.
I’m working on a pattern builder component concept for our design system. The component has a master base slot nested within a single-row, 12-column grid auto-layout. This layout has variants for different patterns and breakpoints. The grid is then nested within another slot in the main component, allowing rows to be duplicated to build a layout. The component also includes various other elements and tokens to control spacing. The hierarchy looks like this:
* Pattern Builder (main component)
* Row container (Slot)
* Row patterns (this can be duplicated to create more rows)
* Grid (1 row, 12 column auto-layout in Grid mode)
* Slot Base (contains master slot to insert atoms and organisms)
For my initial testing, I recreated several layouts for the desktop breakpoint. The component worked well in this scenario. However, when I tried to switch the layouts to another breakpoint using a variant set at the top level of the Pattern Builder component, the Row Pattern did not update as expected. Instead, I had to select the rows and change them manually. This is workable, but not ideal behaviour.
After further investigation, I found that if I reset the component to its default state, switching between breakpoints works as expected - the Row Pattern updates automatically. It appears that the component behaviour breaks only when a slot is modified.
I also noticed that nested variants applied to the main Pattern Builder component disappear once a slot has been modified.
I hope this explanation is clear, unfortunately I'm unable to share images due to company policy. Has anyone else experienced similar issues, or is there a known fix?
Thanks M