# allthingssmitty/css-protips architecture

> Architecture diagram of the GitHub repository allthingssmitty/css-protips, generated by GitDiagram from its file tree, README and a sample of source files (last updated 2026-08-03). It is an AI-made overview: check details against the source.

- Interactive diagram: https://gitdiagram.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips
- Repository: https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips

## Overview

#### Purpose and Entry Points
This is a documentation-only curated collection of CSS techniques, not an executable application or library. The canonical entry point and source of truth is `README.md`; repository presentation begins with the SVG asset at `assets/img/bulb.svg`.

#### Canonical Content Model
`README.md` contains an ordered table of contents followed by self-contained protip sections. Each section combines explanatory prose, CSS snippets, optional external demos or references, and a back-to-top link. The main maintenance boundary is keeping the contents list, anchor headings, and tip bodies synchronized.

Paths: `README.md`

#### Content Taxonomy
The principal content stages are:
1. Baseline CSS and box-model normalization.
2. Selector and specificity patterns.
3. Layout and sizing techniques (Flexbox, Grid, ratios, logical properties).
4. Typography and form usability.
5. Accessibility and browser-behavior cautions.
6. Responsive and media-oriented patterns.
7. Browser-support statement.

These are editorial categories embedded in the single canonical Markdown document rather than independently implemented modules.

Paths: `README.md`

#### Localization Boundary
Translations are maintained as separate localized README files, each independently mirroring some subset of canonical tips. The README explicitly notes translations can lag the English source; changes to a tip may therefore require translation coordination but are not automatically propagated.

Paths: `translations/de-DE/README.md`, `translations/es-ES/README.md`, `translations/zh-CN/README.md`

#### Contribution and Governance
Contribution rules are external to the content document and define the expected change process. Community conduct is separated from technical/content contribution guidance.

Paths: `CONTRIBUTING.md`, `CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md`, `LICENSE`

#### External Dependencies and Runtime
There is no application runtime, build system, deployment configuration, backend, or package manifest in the supplied tree. Rendering is delegated to GitHub/CommonMark-style Markdown and browser CSS syntax highlighting. Content links out to third-party references and runnable examples, notably CodePen, CSS-Tricks, MDN, web.dev, and A List Apart; these are informational/demo dependencies only and are not vendored or controlled by this repository.

#### Primary Flow
Authors update canonical guidance in `README.md`, including its navigation anchors and outbound references. Localized maintainers may port applicable updates into `translations/<locale>/README.md`. Consumers read the Markdown through GitHub or another Markdown renderer, use the linked external demos for live examples, and apply snippets in their own browser-based CSS environments.

Main entry points: [`README.md`](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md) (Contents & anchors), [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) (Contribution guide), [`CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md`](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md) (Code of conduct), [`LICENSE`](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/LICENSE) (License)

## Diagram (Mermaid)

```mermaid
flowchart TD

subgraph group_canonical["Canonical content"]
  node_readme["Canonical README<br/>Markdown source<br/>[README.md]"]
  node_toc["Contents &amp; anchors<br/>navigation<br/>[README.md]"]
  node_baseline["Baseline &amp; box model<br/>editorial category<br/>[README.md]"]
  node_selectors["Selectors &amp; specificity<br/>editorial category<br/>[README.md]"]
  node_layout["Layout &amp; sizing<br/>editorial category<br/>[README.md]"]
  node_typography["Typography &amp; forms<br/>editorial category<br/>[README.md]"]
  node_accessibility["Accessibility cautions<br/>editorial category<br/>[README.md]"]
  node_responsive["Responsive patterns<br/>editorial category<br/>[README.md]"]
  node_support["Browser support<br/>editorial category<br/>[README.md]"]
  node_bulb["Bulb artwork<br/>SVG asset"]
end

subgraph group_translations["Localization"]
  node_localized["Localized READMEs<br/>translation set"]
  node_de["German README<br/>localized Markdown<br/>[README.md]"]
  node_es["Spanish README<br/>localized Markdown<br/>[README.md]"]
  node_zh["Chinese README<br/>localized Markdown<br/>[README.md]"]
end

subgraph group_governance["Governance"]
  node_contributing["Contribution guide<br/>change process<br/>[CONTRIBUTING.md]"]
  node_conduct["Code of conduct<br/>community policy<br/>[CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md]"]
  node_license["License"]
end

subgraph group_external["Reading &amp; demos"]
  node_renderer{{"Markdown renderer<br/>external renderer"}}
  node_references{{"External references &amp; demos<br/>third-party links"}}
  node_consumer{{"Browser CSS environment<br/>consumer runtime"}}
end

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node_toc -->|"navigates to"| node_baseline
node_toc -->|"navigates to"| node_selectors
node_toc -->|"navigates to"| node_layout
node_toc -->|"navigates to"| node_typography
node_toc -->|"navigates to"| node_accessibility
node_toc -->|"navigates to"| node_responsive
node_toc -->|"navigates to"| node_support
node_readme -->|"presents with"| node_bulb
node_readme -.->|"source for ports"| node_localized
node_localized -->|"includes"| node_de
node_localized -->|"includes"| node_es
node_localized -->|"includes"| node_zh
node_contributing -.->|"governs changes to"| node_readme
node_conduct -.->|"separates community rules"| node_contributing
node_license -.->|"licenses content"| node_readme
node_readme -->|"rendered by"| node_renderer
node_readme -->|"links to"| node_references
node_renderer -->|"read by"| node_consumer
node_references -.->|"live examples for"| node_consumer
node_readme -->|"snippets applied in"| node_consumer

click node_readme "https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md"
click node_toc "https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md"
click node_baseline "https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md"
click node_selectors "https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md"
click node_layout "https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md"
click node_typography "https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md"
click node_accessibility "https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md"
click node_responsive "https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md"
click node_support "https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md"
click node_de "https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/translations/de-DE/README.md"
click node_es "https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/translations/es-ES/README.md"
click node_zh "https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/translations/zh-CN/README.md"
click node_contributing "https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md"
click node_conduct "https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md"
click node_license "https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/LICENSE"

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classDef toneIndigo fill:#e0e7ff,stroke:#4f46e5,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#312e81
classDef toneTeal fill:#ccfbf1,stroke:#0f766e,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#134e4a
class node_readme,node_toc,node_baseline,node_selectors,node_layout,node_typography,node_accessibility,node_responsive,node_support,node_bulb toneBlue
class node_localized,node_de,node_es,node_zh toneAmber
class node_contributing,node_conduct,node_license toneMint
class node_renderer,node_references,node_consumer toneRose
```

## Components

### Canonical content

- [Canonical README](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md): Markdown source · Ordered contents and self-contained CSS tips. · `README.md`
- [Contents & anchors](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md): navigation · Must stay synchronized with headings and tip bodies. · `README.md`
- [Baseline & box model](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md): editorial category · `README.md`
- [Selectors & specificity](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md): editorial category · `README.md`
- [Layout & sizing](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md): editorial category · Flexbox, Grid, ratios, and logical properties. · `README.md`
- [Typography & forms](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md): editorial category · `README.md`
- [Accessibility cautions](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md): editorial category · `README.md`
- [Responsive patterns](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md): editorial category · `README.md`
- [Browser support](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/README.md): editorial category · `README.md`
- **Bulb artwork**: SVG asset · Repository presentation asset.

### Localization

- **Localized READMEs**: translation set · Translations may lag the English source.
- [German README](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/translations/de-DE/README.md): localized Markdown · `translations/de-DE/README.md`
- [Spanish README](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/translations/es-ES/README.md): localized Markdown · `translations/es-ES/README.md`
- [Chinese README](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/translations/zh-CN/README.md): localized Markdown · `translations/zh-CN/README.md`

### Governance

- [Contribution guide](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md): change process · `CONTRIBUTING.md`
- [Code of conduct](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md): community policy · `CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md`
- [License](https://github.com/allthingssmitty/css-protips/blob/master/LICENSE): license terms · `LICENSE`

### Reading & demos

- **Markdown renderer**: external renderer · GitHub/CommonMark-style presentation.
- **External references & demos**: third-party links · Informational links such as MDN, CSS-Tricks, and CodePen.
- **Browser CSS environment**: consumer runtime · Readers apply snippets in their own projects.

## Connections

- Canonical README → Contents & anchors: defines
- Contents & anchors → Baseline & box model: navigates to
- Contents & anchors → Selectors & specificity: navigates to
- Contents & anchors → Layout & sizing: navigates to
- Contents & anchors → Typography & forms: navigates to
- Contents & anchors → Accessibility cautions: navigates to
- Contents & anchors → Responsive patterns: navigates to
- Contents & anchors → Browser support: navigates to
- Canonical README → Bulb artwork: presents with
- Canonical README → Localized READMEs: source for ports
- Localized READMEs → German README: includes
- Localized READMEs → Spanish README: includes
- Localized READMEs → Chinese README: includes
- Contribution guide → Canonical README: governs changes to
- Code of conduct → Contribution guide: separates community rules
- License → Canonical README: licenses content
- Canonical README → Markdown renderer: rendered by
- Canonical README → External references & demos: links to
- Markdown renderer → Browser CSS environment: read by
- External references & demos → Browser CSS environment: live examples for
- Canonical README → Browser CSS environment: snippets applied in