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To CSS Variables

Overview

toCSSVariables is a utility function that converts a nested object into CSS variable declarations and a corresponding object structure with variable references. This allows for dynamic theming, namespacing, and fallback values in a structured manner.

Installation

npm install to-css-variables

Usage

Importing the Function

import { toCSSVariables } from 'to-css-variables';

Example Usage

const input = {
  text: { DEFAULT: '#111', muted: '#333' },
  border: '#999',
  spacing: { sm: '0.25rem', md: '0.5rem', lg: '1rem' }
};

const options = { prefix: 'my-prefix', includeFallback: true, rootKeys: ['DEFAULT'] };
const result = toCSSVariables(input, options);

Expected Output

{
  "declaration": {
    "--my-prefix-text": "#111",
    "--my-prefix-text-muted": "#333",
    "--my-prefix-border": "#999",
    "--my-prefix-spacing-sm": "0.25rem",
    "--my-prefix-spacing-md": "0.5rem",
    "--my-prefix-spacing-lg": "1rem"
  },
  "variables": {
    "text": {
      "DEFAULT": "var(--my-prefix-text, #111)",
      "muted": "var(--my-prefix-text-muted, #333)"
    },
    "border": "var(--my-prefix-border, #999)",
    "spacing": {
      "sm": "var(--my-prefix-spacing-sm, 0.25rem)",
      "md": "var(--my-prefix-spacing-md, 0.5rem)",
      "lg": "var(--my-prefix-spacing-lg, 1rem)"
    }
  },
  "raw": {
    "text": { "DEFAULT": "#111", "muted": "#333" },
    "border": "#999",
    "spacing": { "sm": "0.25rem", "md": "0.5rem", "lg": "1rem" }
  }
}

API

`toCSSVariables(obj: Record<string, any>, options?: ToCSSVariablesOptions): Result`

Parameters

obj: The input object, which can be nested. Each property value is treated as a string.
options (optional):
- prefix (string): A prefix to namespace CSS variables and avoid conflicts.
- includeFallback (boolean): Whether to include the original value as a fallback in the CSS variable reference.
- rootKeys (string[]): An optional array of strings representing keys treated as root-level variables.

Returns

An object with the following structure:

declaration: An object where each key is a CSS variable name and its value is the corresponding CSS value.
variables: An object mirroring the structure of the input object, where each value is replaced with a CSS variable reference. If includeFallback is true, each reference includes the original value as a fallback.
raw: The original input object.

Why Use `toCSSVariables`?

Scoped CSS variables: Avoids name collisions by allowing a customizable prefix.
Dynamic theming: Makes it easy to switch themes by updating CSS variables.
Fallbacks: Ensures that variables have default values in case they are missing.
Root key handling: Provides more flexibility in variable structuring.

License

MIT License.

Author

Created by Einar Løve (git@einarlove.com).

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