macro options for dateInput values, fixes #2028

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@
 
 :new: **New features**
 - Add entries on Down's syndrome, fit note and period products to the A to Z of NHS health writing
+- Add guidance for heading classes
 
 :wrench: **Maintenance**
-- Add guidance for heading classes
 - Update page template examples to make the default example size `l` and inside the grid system
 - Make our guidance on age clearer
 - Update entries on fetus, microgram and NHS in the A to Z
 - Update links guidance to recommend avoiding "see"
 - Update content section on capitalisation to mention geographical names
 - Update service manual team page and email address
+- Update Nunjucks macro options for date input component, adding values for day, month and year
 
 ## 6.5.0 - 31 July 2024
 

app/views/design-system/components/date-input/macro-options.json

@@ -76,6 +76,30 @@
       "type": "object",
       "required": false,
       "description": "HTML attributes (for example data attributes) to add to the date-input container."
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "values",
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": false,
+      "description": "An optional object use to specify value attributes for the date parts without setting rows."
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "values.day",
+      "type": "string",
+      "required": false,
+      "description": "Value attribute for the day input."
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "values.month",
+      "type": "string",
+      "required": false,
+      "description": "Value attribute for the month input."
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "values.year",
+      "type": "string",
+      "required": false,
+      "description": "Value attribute for the year input."
     }
   ]
 }