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<img alt="npm" src="https://img.shields.io/npm/v/gatsby-theme-andy">
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This is inspired by the work of [Andy](https://notes.andymatuschak.org/About_these_notes) and is based on [gatsby-theme-brain](https://github.com/aengusmcmillin/gatsby-theme-brain). Also uses [react-stacked-pages-hook](https://github.com/mathieudutour/gatsby-n-roamresearch/tree/master/packages/react-stacked-pages-hook) for staking up the notes side by side. This has the functionality of stacking up and backlinking with out any style elements.
This is inspired by the work of [Andy](https://notes.andymatuschak.org/About_these_notes) and is based on [gatsby-theme-brain](https://github.com/aengusmcmillin/gatsby-theme-brain). Also uses [react-stacked-pages-hook](https://github.com/mathieudutour/gatsby-n-roamresearch/tree/master/packages/react-stacked-pages-hook) for staking up the notes side by side. And unleashes the power of [theme-ui](https://theme-ui.com/home) for easy themeable components.

Simple Demo - https://codesandbox.io/s/gatsby-theme-andy-demo-tnv6r

[https://notes.aravindballa.com](https://notes.aravindballa.com/) uses this with a few custom components and custom styles.

## Usage
## Getting started

- Create a new Gatsby project
- `yarn add gatsby-theme-andy`
- Add `gatsby-theme-andy` to plugins in `gatsby-config.js`. Add a `title` in `siteMetadata` in your config.
- Create directory `content` at root and add `md` files.
- `gatsby develop`
### From scratch

- Create a new directory and from that directory, run `npm init`.
- Add all the dependencies `yarn add gatsby react react-dom gatsby-theme-andy`.
- Create a file `gatsby-config.js`. Now we add `gatsby-theme-andy` to plugins and a `title` in `siteMetadata` in that config.

```js
module.exports = {
siteMetadata: {
title: 'My Notes',
},
plugins: [`gatsby-theme-andy`],
};
```

- Create directory `content` at root and add a few `md` files. We can use `[[]]` syntax to interlink the pages. Look at [this directory](./content) for an example.
- Now we add these scripts below to `package.json` and run `yarn develop`.

```json
"scripts": {
"build": "gatsby build",
"develop": "gatsby develop",
"clean": "gatsby clean"
},
```

### Adding to an exsisting project

> _Coming soon_
## Configuration

All the plugin options valid for [gatsby-theme-brain](https://github.com/aengusmcmillin/gatsby-theme-brain) can be given to this theme as well.
All the plugin options valid for [gatsby-theme-brain](https://github.com/aengusmcmillin/gatsby-theme-brain) can be given to this theme as well. Other than those, we have

| Option | Default Value | Description |
| ---------------------------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `themeUIOtherwiseConfigured` | `false` | Enable this if you have already setup theme-ui in your project |

### Configuring the theme

This project uses `theme-ui` which allows us to easily theme the site. You can customize the theme by adding a file at `./gatsby-theme-andy/theme.js`. The default values for the theme are at [src/theme.js](./src/theme.js). You can copy these to the new file you created and edit the values as you wish. 😎

<!-- TODO add example from notes.aravindballa.com after updating it -->

### Shadowing components

You can shadow/override few componenets in your project. In your directory, you would need to place them at `./gatsby-theme-andy/src/components`. Have a look at the default components to see what `props` they get. Components you can override -
You can shadow/override a few components for increased customizability. In your project, you would need to place them at `./gatsby-theme-andy/src/components`. ⚡️Have a look at the default components to see what `props` they get. Components you can override -

- [Popover.js](https://github.com/aravindballa/gatsby-theme-andy/blob/master/src/components/Popover.js) - This is the component which is shown when you hover over an internal link.
- [RefferedBlock.js](https://github.com/aravindballa/gatsby-theme-andy/blob/master/src/components/ReferredBlock.js) - The block which contains all the references (Referred in section) to the note. This is at the bottom of the page.
- [BrainNote.js](https://github.com/aravindballa/gatsby-theme-andy/blob/master/src/components/BrainNote.js) - This is the note page.
- [BrainNoteContainer.js](https://github.com/aravindballa/gatsby-theme-andy/blob/master/src/components/BrainNoteContainer.js) - This is the layout page that stacks up the notes.
- [Tippy.js](https://github.com/aravindballa/gatsby-theme-andy/blob/master/src/components/Tippy.js) - This has the TippyJS configs. You'll have to override this if you want to change the props to Tippy.
| Component | Description |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [BrainNote.js](./src/components/BrainNote.js) | This is the note page and it is responsible for collecting all the popups and passing them to the `MdxComponents.js`. It's really a cool way of doing it. |
| [BrainNoteContainer.js](./src/components/BrainNoteContainer.js) | This is the layout page that stacks up the notes side by side. |
| [Popover.js](./src/components/Popover.js) | The component that pops up when you hover over an internal link. |
| [Header.js](./src/components/Header.js) | The top bar of the website. If you just want to change the text, you can do it in `gatsby-config.js -> siteMetadata -> title`. |
| [Footer.js](./src/components/Footer.js) | Footer that contains the `ReferredBlock` as well as the message at the bottom of the note. |
| [RefererdBlock.js](./src/components/ReferredBlock.js) | The block which contains all the references (Referred in section) to the note. |
| [Tippy.js](./src/components/Tippy.js) | This has the TippyJS configs. You can configure things like the [hover animations](https://atomiks.github.io/tippyjs/v6/animations/) here. Remember to change the css import as well. |
| [MdxComponents.js](./src/components/MdxComponents.js) | This has a custom component `AnchorTag` which gets the popover as a prop and displays it when we hover over an internal link. If you wish to add extra MDX components, this is the place! |

## Contribution

This project is relatively new. Please report issues you face and make PRs by forking the project.
This project is relatively new. Please report issues you face and yes, I'd be happy to accept PRs. 😉
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/** @jsx jsx */
import React from 'react';
import Tippy from '@tippyjs/react';
import { LinkToStacked } from 'react-stacked-pages-hook';
import { Link } from 'gatsby';
import { jsx } from 'theme-ui';

import 'tippy.js/animations/shift-away.css';
import Tippy from './Tippy';

const AnchorTag = ({ href, popups = {}, noPopups = false, ...restProps }) => {
if (!href) href = restProps.to;
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