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Documentation Templates

When to Use

Use these templates for consistent documentation across Bootstrap mapping projects, ensuring framework compliance and systematic analysis.

Template 1: Project Notes

Track overall project status and key decisions.

# [Project Name] Bootstrap Accommodation Project

## Project Context
- **Design System**: [Name]
- **Bootstrap Version**: [Version]
- **Theme Framework**: [Framework if applicable]
- **Project Location**: [Path]

## Analysis Progress
- [ ] Color system inventory
- [ ] Typography system analysis
- [ ] Spacing system mapping
- [ ] Border & radius analysis
- [ ] Shadow & elevation review
- [ ] Advanced features review (CREATE category)
- [ ] Bootstrap capability assessment
- [ ] Direct mapping identification
- [ ] Custom variable justification
- [ ] Component impact analysis
- [ ] Implementation planning

## Key Decisions
[Record major mapping decisions and rationale using framework criteria]

## Implementation Status
[Track implementation progress against framework guidelines]

Template 2: Design System Analysis

Analyze each design system aspect (colors, typography, spacing, etc.).

# [System Name] [Component] Analysis

**Analysis Date**: [Date]
**Framework Applied**: 6px Threshold Decision Guide
**Status**: [In Progress/Complete/Approved]

## Design System Specifications

### [Component] Inventory
[Complete list of design system values]

### Usage Contexts
[How and where these values are used]

### Semantic Meanings
[What each value represents functionally]

## Bootstrap Research Results
**Bootstrap Variables**: [List relevant Bootstrap variables]
**Bootstrap Mixins**: [List applicable Bootstrap mixins]
**Bootstrap Maps**: [List extensible Bootstrap maps]
**Bootstrap Utilities**: [List related Bootstrap utilities]

## Framework Decision Application

| Design Value | Bootstrap Value | Difference | Decision | Rationale |
|--------------|-----------------|-----------|----------|-----------|
| [value] | [bootstrap] | [diff] | [✅🔶🔴🆕] | [reasoning] |

## Implementation Strategy
[Specific SCSS implementation approach following framework guidelines]

Template 3: Bootstrap Mapping Plan

Document Bootstrap accommodation strategy.

# Bootstrap [System] Mapping Plan

## Bootstrap Capabilities Research
[What Bootstrap provides by default]

## Accommodation Strategy

✅ **ACCOMMODATE** (Direct Bootstrap Usage):
- [Design value] → [Bootstrap variable]

🔶 **EXTEND** (Add to Bootstrap Maps):
```scss
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
  'brand': #hex,
));

🔴 CUSTOMIZE (Override Bootstrap Values): 

$spacers: (
  "sm": 24px, // Justification for ≥6px difference
);

🆕 CREATE (Advanced Features): 

@mixin advanced-feature() {
  // Implementation for features outside Bootstrap scope
}

Implementation Impact

[How these changes affect Bootstrap components] 

## Template 4: Component Impact Analysis

Analyze how variable changes affect Bootstrap components.

```markdown
# [Component Type] Impact Analysis

## Affected Bootstrap Components
[List of Bootstrap components that will change]

## Accommodation Benefits
✅ **AUTOMATIC IMPROVEMENTS**:
- [Component] will automatically use personalized [aspect]

## Additional Customization Needs
❌ **REQUIRES ADDITIONAL WORK**:
- [Component] needs [customization beyond variables]

## Framework Category Application
- **ACCOMMODATE**: [Components that work with Bootstrap variables]
- **EXTEND**: [Components that benefit from map extensions]
- **CUSTOMIZE**: [Components requiring custom overrides]
- **CREATE**: [Components needing advanced features]

## Implementation Priority
[High/Medium/Low with rationale]

Template 5: Implementation Validation

Validate implementations against framework standards.

# [Feature] Implementation Validation

## Framework Compliance Checklist
- [ ] 6px threshold analysis completed and documented
- [ ] Bootstrap capabilities researched systematically
- [ ] Appropriate decision category selected with rationale
- [ ] SCSS best practices followed (no @extend anti-patterns)
- [ ] Progressive enhancement considered for advanced features

## Quality Assurance Validation
- [ ] Browser compatibility tested
- [ ] Performance impact assessed
- [ ] Bootstrap component integration verified
- [ ] Documentation complete
- [ ] Team review completed

## Success Metrics Verification
- [ ] Bootstrap accommodation rate maximized
- [ ] Custom implementation minimized
- [ ] CREATE category properly justified
- [ ] Design system compliance maintained
- [ ] Upgrade compatibility preserved

Template Selection

If you need to... Use template...
Track project status Template 1: Project Notes
Analyze design system Template 2: Design System Analysis
Plan Bootstrap mapping Template 3: Bootstrap Mapping Plan
Analyze component impact Template 4: Component Impact Analysis
Validate implementation Template 5: Implementation Validation

Common Mistakes

  • Wrong: Ad-hoc documentation without structure → Right: Use standardized templates
  • Wrong: Skipping framework compliance sections → Right: Always include decision category and rationale
  • Wrong: Not tracking analysis progress → Right: Use checkbox lists to track completion
  • Wrong: Documenting "what" without "why" → Right: Always include rationale

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