# Pattern Lab

The Node version of Pattern Lab

Repository: https://github.com/pattern-lab/patternlab-node
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pattern-lab
Homepage: http://patternlab.io
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: pattern-lab, javascript, nodejs, design-systems, atomic-design, hacktoberfest
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-05-13T05:35:30+00:00
Link (homepage): http://patternlab.io
Link (site_page): https://patternlab.io/docs/installing-pattern-lab
Link (site_page): https://patternlab.io/docs/running-pattern-lab
Link (site_page): https://patternlab.io/docs/editing-pattern-lab-source-files
Link (site_page): https://patternlab.io/docs/editing-the-configuration-options

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 82, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4696, "days_push": 112, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2083, forks 397 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:11.757742+00:00)

## What it is
Pattern Lab PHP is a PHP-based builder for Pattern Lab, a frontend workshop environment for creating atomic design systems and UI pattern libraries. It compiles Mustache-based patterns into a browsable styleguide with nested pattern includes, dynamic data, and viewport tools.

## Use cases
- build an atomic design system with nested UI components
- generate a living styleguide from Mustache templates
- prototype responsive UI components with dynamic data
- document and showcase UI patterns for a design team
- create a component library with pattern lineage and annotations

## When to choose
- you specifically want the PHP/Mustache edition of Pattern Lab for legacy projects
- your team builds design systems around atomic design principles
- you need a self-contained prototyping tool with a built-in web server

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - Pattern Lab is archived and the PHP edition's last release was 2016
- you want active maintenance or modern tooling - prefer the Node edition or other design system tools
- you need a production static site generator rather than a component workshop

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: static-site-generator, templating, cli, http-server
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design, developer-tools
- platform: php, cross-platform, cli
- tags: atomic-design, design-systems, pattern-library, style-guide, prototyping, mustache, archived, web-server

## Member repositories
- pattern-lab/patternlab-node (main) score 10
- pattern-lab/patternlab-php (mirror) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:11.757742+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:46:54.835223+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pattern-lab/patternlab-node (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:11.757742+00:00, sha 2cb989c2081c)
  - homepage: http://patternlab.io (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:50.918200+00:00, sha cd73f7169e5c)
  - site_page: https://patternlab.io/docs/installing-pattern-lab (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:50.921170+00:00, sha d6b1203216b4)
  - site_page: https://patternlab.io/docs/running-pattern-lab (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:50.923046+00:00, sha 031a81a0b304)
  - site_page: https://patternlab.io/docs/editing-pattern-lab-source-files (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:50.924822+00:00, sha a898e139f648)
  - site_page: https://patternlab.io/docs/editing-the-configuration-options (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:50.926667+00:00, sha a4a1b486124f)
  - site_page: https://patternlab.io/docs/overview-of-patterns (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:50.928755+00:00, sha e4ddbab40c2c)
  - site_page: https://patternlab.io/docs/adding-new-patterns (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:50.930578+00:00, sha 0cc48d5906ef)
  - site_page: https://patternlab.io/docs/reorganizing-patterns (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:50.932213+00:00, sha 02eeabfeffda)
  - site_page: https://patternlab.io/docs/including-patterns (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:50.934151+00:00, sha 494f74084ba4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.