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Go to Plugin PageA simple Sketch plugin to fill text and image layers with recipe-related content. Useful for designing food-related layouts without resorting to Lorem Ipsum.
Installation
Sketch plugin manager
In the ‘Catalog’ tab of Sketch Plugin Manager, search for ‘Foodreau’
Runner
In the Runner prompt, type install, then hit the Tab key, then type foodreau
Manual
- Download zip and extract
- In Sketch
Plugins > Manage Plugins... - Click the cog-wheel icon in lower right, and select
Reveal Plugins Folder - Move extracted zip to the Plugins directory
Usage
Can be used like other DataSupplier plugins. Right-click a layer to fill with recipe information, or use the toolbar Data dropdown.
To fill text layers with the appropriate information, the text layer must be named accordingly.
Below is a short list of the most commonly used fields:
| Layer name | Description |
|---|---|
title |
Title of the recipe |
instructions |
Full text of recipe preparation instructions |
extendedIngredients |
Collected list of recipe ingredients |
creditText |
Name of recipe source |
sourceUrl |
URL of recipe source |
Additional fields are listed in the docs. Image layer names can be anything.
API
This plugin comes bundled with a number of offline recipes that be used without restriction. They can be found here.
If the offline recipes are not enough, this plugin can also connect to Spoonacular’s recipe API. Register for a freemium API key through RapidAPI.
In the plugin menu within Sketch, navigate to the Foodreau options and click Set API key.... Your key will persist between sessions.
Advanced
Wanna store your API key on disk? Clone this repo, then create the file srv/.secret.js and store your key like so:
export const spoonacular = {
'apikey' : 'API_KEY_GOES_HERE'
};
Run npm install to rebuild the plugin, and you should be good to go.
