A guide for the development team at the CFPB.

Standards and styles

All code in any code-base should look like a single person typed it, no matter how many people contributed.

• idiomatic.js

• API standards
• CSS/Less standards
• JavaScript standards
• Markup standards

Capital Framework

Capital Framework is our modular front end framework. New projects should start with the Capital Framework and the file structure generated by generator-cf.

• Capital Framework docs
• generator-cf

Guides

• Accessibility
• Building your project's front-end
• Code review guide
• CommonJS Modules
• Publishing node modules
• Using node modules
• Testing
• Git and GitHub

Tools

• Open source project template
• Browser testing checklist
• ESLint file
• gitignore sample
• Pull request template

Our Core Values

• Service: We value that what we do is being of service to consumers, customers, and internal partners
• Mutual Respect: We respect and encourage diverse backgrounds, lifestyles, and personalities
• Communication: We strive to communicate our activities inside and outside of the team
• Openness: We and our work-products are open and available for anyone to see and improve
• Leadership: Everyone leads and everyone follows, setting an example for federal government
• Learning and Innovation: We seek to apply creative thinking to improve what we do all the time. We constantly seek ways to improve ourselves and our teams
• Willingness: We are willing to help each other with anything that is good for the team
• Excellence: We believe that excellence is defined by a commitment to and practice of constant learning and improvement

This guide is npm installable!

npm install cfpb-front-end

Open source licensing info

1. TERMS
2. LICENSE
3. CFPB Source Code Policy