Change the active sync provider

Once you have added one or more Sync Providers to Tokens Studio, you can switch between sync providers or temporarily store your Tokens locally in the Figma file.

Steps in the plugin for Figma#

Open the Tokens Studio plugin and navigate to the settings page.

1. Navigate to the sync provider of your choice in the list.
2. Select the apply button on the right side of the sync provider details.

Remote storage providers#

After selecting a different storage provider from your list of options, the plugin will compare your Tokens with what is in your remote storage.

You may see a modal asking you to push or pull to 'sync' the plugin data with your storage provider, depending on the type of provider, permissions, and the Tokens you have in the plugin.

These images show the push and pull modals for a new GitHub sync, but it will look similar for most providers.

Pull from provider#

If your sync provider already has Design Tokens, you'll see a dialogue asking if you want to pull your Tokens in.

• If you select yes
  • Tokens in your remote storage will be pulled into the plugin.
  • Any Tokens currently in the plugin will be replaced with the Tokens in your remote storage, and they can not be recovered.
  • Once the pull is complete, the modal will close and you'll be returned to the Settings page of the plugin.
• If you select cancel
  • Tokens currently in the plugin will remain, and you can choose to push them to your sync provider later.
  • The modal will close and you'll be returned to the Settings page of the plugin.
• If you close the modal without making a selection
  • Tokens currently in the plugin will remain, and you can choose to push them to your sync provider later.
  • Closing the modal returns you to the Settings page of the plugin.

→ Learn more about push and pull from sync providers.

Push from local#

If your sync provider does not have code files with Design Tokens, you'll see a modal asking if you want to push.

This would push or "send" the current Tokens in the plugin to your sync provider.

• If you select Push changes
  • The commit message is required.
    • You can think of it as a short note to your engineers about what you are pushing, such as "initial token load."
  • Tokens in the plugin will be pushed to your remote storage.
  • Once the pull is complete, the modal will close and you'll be returned to the Settings page of the plugin.
• If you select cancel
  • Tokens currently in the plugin will remain, and you can choose to push them to your sync provider later.
  • The modal will close and you'll be returned to the Settings page of the plugin.
• If you close the modal without making a selection
  • Tokens currently in the plugin will remain, and you can choose to push them to your sync provider later.
  • Closing the modal returns you to the Settings page of the plugin.

Resources#

Community resources:

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Known issues and bugs#

Tokens Studio Plugin GitHub - Open issues for Sync Providers Manage

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Requests, roadmap and changelog#

• None

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