Configuring components in a display template based on a user interface type

A method for running a template customization application at a processing device, comprising:

• sending, for display in a user interface of a user device, a display template corresponding to a first user interface type of a plurality of user interface types supported by the display template, the display template comprising at least a first version of a component defined by a single metadata file for the first user interface type, wherein the single metadata file defines a plurality of versions of the component for the plurality of user interface types supported by the display template comprising at least a first display variant and a second display variant;
• receiving a user input indicating a selection of a second user interface type of the plurality of user interface types supported by the display template;
• switching, in the display template, from the first version of the component to a second version of the component in response to the user input, wherein the single metadata file additionally defines the second version of the component for the second user interface type, and wherein the switching comprises modifying the display template from being configured to display the first display variant of the component to being configured to display the second display variant of the component;
• and
• sending, for display in the user interface of the user device, the display template corresponding to the second user interface type based at least in part on the switching.

An apparatus for running a template customization application at a processing device, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• store one or more metadata files defining one or more respective components, wherein a metadata file of the one or more metadata files defines, for a plurality of user interface types, a display parameter, a functional parameter, or both for a component of the one or more respective components;
• store an additional metadata file corresponding to a display template for the template customization application, the additional metadata file comprising references to a set of components;
• receive a request to run the template customization application at a user device;
• send, for display at the user device and in response to the request, the display template defined by the additional metadata file, wherein the display template is configured to display at least a functional version of a first component based at least in part on the display template supporting the first component in a first user interface type and a placeholder version of a second component based at least in part on the display template failing to support the second component in the first user interface type according to the referenced set of components;
• modify a respective metadata file defining the second component to add rendering support for the second component in the first user interface type;
• and
• update the display template based at least in part on the modifying, the updated display template configured to display a functional version of the second component based at least in part on the rendering support added to the respective metadata file defining the second component.