Token · stable · v1.0.0 · owner: Site system lead · contract 18 of 20 points (open: usage, no owned-class occurrences in built pages or metadata-token references in built CSS; application declarations and executed coverage are separate; figma)
Reference
Source reference; not an executed check.
primitives- 311
Do and don't
2 positive / 2 negative authored documentation examples (2 each required); 1 reference (1 required); 0 failed. References and failures do not count; this is not behavior acceptance.
Do: The heading consumes a semantic type role
Authored by tokens.tsRendered consumer example; not an executed correctness check. heading Isolated document follows the browser's colour and contrast preferences. The outer theme toolbar does not control this document.
Open example: Primitive tokens · Do: The heading consumes a semantic type role Use the full-page example to follow page links.
Do: Change source values at their authority
Authored by tokens.tsRule illustration; not an executed check. tokens-primitive / tokens.primitive-only-in-base
A primitive-value proposal targets packages/base/tokens/primitive.tokens.json.
Dependent semantic roles and component outputs must be regenerated and checked before use; the count specimen supplies no consumer acceptance.Don't: A component alias skips its semantic role
Authored by tokens.tsRule illustration; not an executed check. tokens-component / tokens.component-from-semantic
Proposed misuse, not applied: assign --button-background-ink directly from color.palette.dye-indigo.800 in packages/base/tokens/primitive.tokens.json.
The actual button binding in apps/showcase/site/brand/component-bindings.json assigns that alias from --ink. This illustration is a source-mapping proposal, not exported CSS syntax.Don't: A local raw value forks the primitive source
Authored by tokens.tsRule illustration; not an executed check. tokens-primitive / tokens.primitive-only-in-base
.local-heading { color: #1e2a78; }
The element copies the source colour instead of depending on its semantic role.Rules
| Rule | Why | Check |
|---|---|---|
| Hex and pixel values exist only in Base primitives. | One source of truth for values (D-SITE-014). | Automated: tests/unit/site-component-bindings.test.ts; tests/unit/site-identity.test.ts |
API
No props.
Contract details
The full contract: identity, anatomy, variants, states, tokens, layout, motion, accessibility, content, tests
Identity
| Aspect | Value |
|---|---|
| Id | tokens-primitive |
| Layer | Tokens |
| Category | tokens |
| Owner | Site system lead |
| Status | stable |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Source | apps/showcase/site/system/tokens/tokens.ts (private repository; the contract and the render function are this one module) |
| Version | Date | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | 2026-10-26 | Primitive tokens as one module: its markup moved out of the page builder (scripts/site) into the system. |
Use when
- Referenced by semantic tokens only. Why: Elements never read a primitive directly; meaning lives one level up.
Do not use when
- In element CSS. Why: A primitive in element CSS skips the meaning layer.
Anatomy
| Part | What it is |
|---|---|
| source | packages/base/tokens/primitive.tokens.json (MIT, Loom Base) |
Made of: nothing (a base element).
Used in: tokens-semantic.
Variants
| Variant | When | Why |
|---|---|---|
| light and dark | Every page, following the reader's setting. | The same roles resolve to light or dark values, so no element chooses its own. |
States
| State | Rendered or not applicable |
|---|---|
| default | The specimen. |
| hover | Not applicable: A foundation is not interactive. |
| focus-visible | Not applicable: Not focusable. |
| active | Not applicable: Not interactive. |
| disabled | Not applicable: Nothing to disable. |
| loading | Not applicable: Values are built into the stylesheet. |
| empty | Not applicable: The build fails if a value is missing. |
| error | Not applicable: Unresolved values fail the brand gate, not the reader. |
| current | Not applicable: No current item. |
| visited | Not applicable: Not a link. |
| expanded | Not applicable: Does not open. |
Tokens
| Part | Token |
|---|---|
| color.palette.dye-indigo.800 | #1e2a78 |
| color.palette.greige.900 | #17140f |
| color.palette.greige.25 | #f3eee3 |
Layout
| Aspect | Value |
|---|---|
| breakpoints | Required review at 390, 768, 1024 and 1440 px; execution is not implied by this declaration; columns stack under 768 px; the wrap keeps a 16 px gutter on phones. |
| wrapping | Text wraps; nothing scrolls sideways. |
| textExpansion | Japanese runs 20 to 40% longer; headings break between phrases (jaBreaks) and blocks grow downwards. |
Spacing and rhythm
| Aspect | Value |
|---|---|
| internal | Not applicable: a foundation has no box of its own. |
| external | Not applicable. |
| rhythm | Applies to every element that reads it. |
Motion
| Aspect | Value |
|---|---|
| None | A foundation does not move. |
Runtime and reuse
Render-only element; mount any registered child enhancements separately. Preserve required Site CSS, fonts, responsive and locale rules from nativeElement.
Accessibility passport
| Aspect | Value |
|---|---|
| role | Not rendered on the site; its specimen in the Library is a list |
| name | The foundation's name |
| keyboard | Not interactive. |
| focus | Not focusable. |
| screenReader | The specimen is a plain list of names and values. |
| contrast | Every text and ground pair in the palette is checked (check-brand). |
| target | Not a target. |
Content
| Slot | Length | Voice |
|---|---|---|
| specimen: primitive count (read-only) | One primitives/count row derived from primitive.tokens.json; individual names and values are source and contract references, not rows in this specimen. | Describe the count as source inventory, not semantic-use or consumer verification. |
Good: “Read the primitive count in the specimen; inspect packages/base/tokens/primitive.tokens.json and the contract's token references for individual names and values.”
Bad: “Treat the count-only specimen as a complete rendered list of primitive names and values.” · “Set an element's text to a primitive directly instead of using a semantic role.”
Japanese: The specimen's fixed primitives label and numeric count have no localized text input. Translate documentation explanations; preserve source paths and contract token identifiers unchanged.
Icons and illustrations
None: this element uses no icon or illustration of its own.
Decisions and exceptions
Usage
0 owned-class occurrences in built pages plus metadata-token references in built CSS (measured by npm run site:system).
Application and coverage
Indirect token chain (declared): Base primitives feed semantic.tokens.json and mode overlays. brand.ts maps --ink to color.text.default; brand-tokens.ts resolves its source chain in colourSources. component-bindings.json binds --button-background-ink to --ink, read by native button CSS. Elements consume semantic/component roles; the count-only specimen and zero direct primitive CSS occurrences do not establish unused primitives or complete chain coverage.
Current check result: not assessed by this report. Declarations and source-file presence do not establish executed enforcement or accepted coverage.
Source authority and implementation (paths in the private checkout):
packages/base/tokens/primitive.tokens.jsonpackages/base/tokens/semantic.tokens.jsonapps/showcase/site/brand/brand.tsscripts/site/brand-tokens.tsapps/showcase/site/brand/component-bindings.jsonapps/showcase/site/system/styles/core/button.cssscripts/site/system/component-bindings.tsscripts/site/check-brand.ts
Declared rules and checks (not execution results):
tokens.primitive-only-in-base: Hex and pixel values exist only in Base primitives. Automated check declared: tests/unit/site-component-bindings.test.ts; tests/unit/site-identity.test.ts
Coverage still needed (not assessed here):
- Retain current token freshness, selector/state binding and CSS-bypass results, including tests/unit/site-component-bindings.test.ts and tests/unit/site-identity.test.ts; trace exact source-to-semantic-to-component-to-CSS paths/modes using existing compiler provenance.
- Inventory count is not consumption proof: unused individual primitives and complete all-token/mode coverage need explicit disposition and attributable consumer results.
Tests
| Aspect | Value |
|---|---|
| unit | tests/unit/site-system.test.ts: renders every do and don't example through the registry and checks the classes it owns |
| visual | Not yet: there are no screenshot baselines; the Library page is checked for sideways scroll at 1440 px by tests/site/system.spec.ts |
| a11y | tests/site/system.spec.ts: axe (0 serious or critical) on the element's Library page in light and dark |
| parity | scripts/site/system/check.ts: Library examples are rendered by the same render function the site imports |
Figma
not-yet: The Loom Site Figma library is the last stage of the plan; this element is not mapped yet.