Simple LightMode

This library provides a simple and flexible way to manage light and dark themes in web applications. It offers a LightMode class that can be easily integrated into your project to enable dynamic theme switching based on user preferences or custom settings.

Features

• Customizable: Define custom theme names, target elements, and storage attributes to suit your application's needs.
• Automatic Detection: Automatically detects the user's preferred color scheme based on their device settings.
• Persistent Storage: Persists the selected theme mode across page reloads using local storage.
• Easy Integration: Simply instantiate the LightMode class with optional configuration options to start managing themes effortlessly.

Instalation

npm i light-mode

Usage

Initialization: Create an instance of the LightMode class with optional configuration options.

// Initialize LightMode with default options
const lightMode = new LightMode();

// Initialize LightMode with custom options
const customOptions = {
    target: "#myElement",
    themeNames: { light: "day", dark: "night" },
    attribute: "data-custom-theme",
    startTheme: "light"
};
const lightModeWithCustomOptions = new LightMode(customOptions);

Theme Switching: Toggle or set the theme mode as needed.

// Toggle theme mode
lightMode.toggleTheme();

// Set theme mode
lightMode.theme = "dark";

Custom options : |Parameter|default|Description| |--|--|--| |target|"html"|Specifies the target element selector| |themeNames|{ light: "light" , dark: "dark"}|Names of the light and dark themes that are set in data attributes. | |attribute|"data-theme"|Specifies the attribute used to store the theme.| |startTheme|"default"|Specifies the initial theme mode.|

Example

import LightMode from 'light-mode'

const  lightMode  =  new  LightMode();
const  buttons  =  document.querySelectorAll("button");
//toggling button
buttons[0].addEventListener("click",()=>{
	lightMode.toggleTheme();
});
//setting specific theme
buttons[1].addEventListener("click",()=>{
	lightMode.theme=  "light";
});
buttons[2].addEventListener("click",()=>{
	lightMode.theme  =  "dark";
});
buttons[3].addEventListener("click",()=>{
	lightMode.theme  =  "default";
});

Documentation

ThemeMode Type

Defines the possible modes for the theme: "light", "dark", or "default".

ThemeOptions Type

• target?: string: Specifies the target element selector. Defaults to "html".
• themeNames?: { light: string, dark: string }:Names of the light and dark themes that are set in data attributes. Defaults to "light" and "dark" respectively.
• attribute?: string: Specifies the attribute used to store the theme. Defaults to "data-theme".
• startTheme?: ThemeMode: Specifies the initial theme mode. Defaults to "default".

LightMode Class

Represents a light mode theme manager.

Constructor

• constructor(options?: ThemeOptions): Initializes the LightMode instance with optional configuration options.

Methods

• toggleTheme(): Toggles between light and dark theme modes.
• set theme(newMode: ThemeMode): Sets the theme mode.
• get theme(): ThemeMode: Retrieves the current theme mode.