LT - Learnosity Toolkit
This is a utility library of helper modules and extensions that may be useful if you're developing with Learnosity APIs.
Modules and extensions are separated between Assessment (when using Items API) and Authoring (when using Author API).
See documentation here.
Important
This package is unofficial and wasn't created by Learnosity.
No modules contained within:
- ever have access to the consumer private key
- track any usage or personal information
Everything is open source under the MIT license. Feel free to use as you see fit.
Installation
npm install @caspingus/lt
Usage
You can import core
or index
into your project, from the src
folder.
core vs index
Recommendation - use core
in all production settings.
The core
module contains the LT toolkit only, no extensions. This is the smallest file size (around 3.5k gzipped) and may be all you need.
If you want 1 or 2 extensions, you can import them manually to keep the overall file size down.
import { LT } from '@caspingus/lt/src/assessment/core';
import * as columnResizer from '@caspingus/lt/src/assessment/extensions/accessibility/ux/columnResizer';
The index
module contains everything in core
along with all extensions except themes. This is the largest file size (~400k) This is useful in development if you want to browse the extensions, but also if you happen to use all the extensions in your project.
import { LT } from '@caspingus/lt/src/assessment/index';
^^ Importing index
puts all extensions in LT.extensions
.
src vs dist
Recommendation - use src
and have your local build process bundle LT along with your application.
As this library will be imported into existing projects, it's recommended to use the src
folder and include LT as a part of your build process.
In which case, import from the src
folder and you're good to go. Another option is to import from dist
which has been prod bundled by Webpack, but then you need to exclude this from your build process.
Initialize
Everything is written using ES6 modules. By default we use LT
as a variable for
the toolkit. If you want to change this, use named imports.
LT
expects to be given the application instance in the readyListener
, either Items API
or Author API. From there you can call any method you want off the LT
object.
Items API
// Declare and set your variable with the Items API LearnosityItems.init() method
const itemsApp = LearnosityItems.init(signedConfigObject);
// Pass that app instance to the Toolkit constructor
import { LT } from '@caspingus/lt/src/assessment/core';
import * as renderPDF from '@caspingus/lt/src/assessment/extensions/ui/renderPDF/index';
LT.init(itemsApp);
// Optionally call any extensions you might want
renderPDF.run();
// Put individual extensions in the LT object if that makes your life easier
LT.extensions = {
renderPDF,
};
LT.extensions.renderPDF.run();
// Optionally add to the global scope (handy for development)
window.LT = LT;
Usage examples
import { LT } from '@caspingus/lt/src/assessment/core';
// See if the item was _fully_ attempted
LT.isItemFullyAttempted();
// See if we're on the last item in a section
LT.isLastItemInSection();
// See the question response object
LT.questionResponse();
Author API
// Declare and set your variable with the Author API LearnosityItems.init() method
const authorApp = LearnosityAuthor.init(signedConfigObject);
// Pass that app instance to the Toolkit constructor
import { LT } from '@caspingus/lt/src/authoring/core';
LT.init(authorApp);
// Optionally add to the global scope (for development)
window.LT = LT;
Usage examples
import { LT } from '@caspingus/lt/src/authoring/core';
// Injects a route hash to the URI so SPAs can load to a deep view from a full page refresh.
LT.routingHash();
Building
You should import from @caspingus/lt/src/*
and let your build tool handle minifying and tree shaking etc.
Right now, the Authoring extension ssmlEditor requires that css be imported. Here is an example webpack.config:
{
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.((c|s[ac])ss)$/i,
use: ['style-loader', 'css-loader', 'sass-loader'],
},
],
},
};