Expanse Specification Property

Name

http://lynx-json.org/expanse

Meaning

The expanse property describes the anticipated space necessary to display a value, relative to its siblings.

Format Rules

• The expanse property is OPTIONAL. If present, its value MUST be a positive integer. If an expanse value is present, all siblings SHOULD also provide an expanse value. If they do not, the default value is 1.

Example

{
  "small-value": "Small value",
  "large-value": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.",
  "spec":{
    "hints": [ "container" ],
    "children": [
      {
        "name": "small-value",
        "hints": [ "text" ],
        "expanse": 1
      },
      {
        "name": "large-value",
        "hints": [ "text" ],
        "expanse": 11
      }
    ]
  }
}

Authoring Rules

None

Authoring Considerations

None

User Agent Rules

None

User Agent Considerations

• The user agent should consider adjusting the space available for a value based on its expanse. For example, when displaying a container's children horizontally, a value with a relatively high expanse value should be given greater width than a value with a relatively low expanse value.