Investigate simplifying the update process - application.scss

What

There are 4 steps to update application.scss (steps 4 - 7): https://govuk-prototype-kit.herokuapp.com/docs/updating-the-kit

We could replace the relevant lines in application.scss with a single import for all of ‘our stuff’, so in future users don’t have to do this manually.

Why

This significantly simplifies the update process, making it quicker and more reliable

Who needs to work on this

• Developers
• Content Designer

Who needs to review this

• Developers
• Content Designer

Done when

• Investigate existing prototypes and how they have edited application.scss
• Investigate replacing the section in application.scss with a single import
• Implement if sensible

[joelanman]

agree, though this has been the ‘api’ for a long time, so I think it would be ok to break it and support users who put their own code above that line to fix it

[joelanman]

If there was an update guide, I don’t think this would be a breaking change. I think we’d need to consider adding something to the update script, otherwise we’d have to include these steps for anyone who hasn’t updated to the new method. And we’d probably have to complicate the steps even further (“If you’re on version X…”)