less-css-helper-library

The less-css-helper-library for css, less and frontend projects. Related (css) key value pairs often used together are stored in css classes for easy use, reuse and to help quickly structure your projects. Built-in css styles are made accessible in your projects just by adding a class to an html element.

Styles & classes

The library provides some reset styles and classes which you can apply on html elements.

display-related classes:

• .block
• .block-auto
• .b-container
• .grid
• .grid-auto-1-auto-row
• .flex
• .flex-auto
• .flex-space-btw
• .flex-space-btw-auto
• .flex-center
• .flex-j-center
• .flex-a-center
• .x-auto
• .img-wrapper
• .img-wrapper-rounded
• .img-default

Color-related classes:

Note: Color-related classes may not necessarily use built-in values. For now, only class names for text & buttons are included based on common trend.

• .error
• .error-bold
• .btn-default
• .btn-transparent
• .btn-danger

How to use

Install the npm package or use the cdn option.

Install npm package:

npm i @code-collabo/less-css-helper-library

Reference the library in your project with:

node_modules/@code-collabo/less-css-helper-library/css/styles.css - For css project.

node_modules/@code-collabo/less-css-helper-library/less/styles.less - For less project.

You can just reference both in case you need to switch from css to less & vice versa. Make sure to add the reference(s) before that of your own css and/or less files.

If you are using less in an angular project for example, reference the one for less or both in the styles array in your angular.json file. You also need to import it at the top of your main .less file like so:

@import 'node_modules/@code-collabo/less-css-helper-library/less/styles.less';

Using CDN:

For projects that don't use nodejs, add the css cdn as href value for your link tag in the .html file. Make sure to add this before the other link tags used to reference your own css styles.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://code-collabo.github.io/less-css-helper-library/css/styles.css">

Class names:

From the class names, it's easy to tell what they do. See effect when added to an html element below:

• .block only sets display to block.
• .grid only sets display to grid.
• .flex only sets display to flex.
• .flex center sets display to flex, justify-content & align-items are set to center.
• .flex-j-center only sets display to flex & justify-content to center.
• .flex-a-center only sets display to flex & justify-content to center.
• .flex-space-btw sets display to flex & justify-content to space-between.
• Class names with suffix -auto uses same styles as their look-alikes above, but make use of margin: 0 auto;. When applied on an element (with width changed to less than 100%), the element is horizontally centered.
• .b-container uses same style as block-auto, but with width set & is responsive already. To be used on the body element or html element(s) acting as outermost containers.
• Exception: x-auto sets overflow to auto.
• .grid-auto-1-auto-row sets display to grid, grid-template-rows to auto 1fr auto, grid-template-columns to 1fr & also sets the height of the element to 100%.
• .img-wrapper has same qualities of .flex-center, but with overflow set to hidden - to be used on the parent of an img element.
• .img-wrapper-rounded has same qualities of .img-wrapper but with border-radius set to 50% - to be used on the parent of an img element.
• .img-default is same as our reset style for images. It sets an img element's max-width to 100% and height to auto. Note: An img element inside a parent that uses .img-wrapper or .img-wrapper-rounded must be set to the reset style, therefore always add the .img-default class to such img element.
• .error and .error-bold are for text, while other color-related classes are for buttons.

You have total control over what the width of the element (and margin in the case of -auto) should be. More details & tutorial coming soon on this topic.

How to contribute

The library is maintained by just one person at the moment - @Ifycode. Meaning that more features will be added only when needed. If you like and have started using the library in your projects but doesn't contain what you need (yet), you can help speed up the process by raising it as an issue or send a pull request.

Please take note of the following:

• Group property-value pairs that are related or are often used together in one class so that it is reusable.
• The styles or classes (names) you propose must give good idea of the property-value pairs stored in it.
• Styles or classes proposed must be usable in any section inside the body of html documents.
• Do not make changes directly in the main or develop branches. See development environment & git workflow on how to make changes to the code base and submit pull request.

Technologies