@shwilliam/react-css-var v0.1.0

React useCSSVar (--*)

A tiny hook to interface with CSS custom properties

Installation

npm i @shwilliam/react-use-css-var

Usage

import React, {useState} from 'react'
import {useCssVar} from './react-use-css-var'

const App = () => {
  const [get, set] = useCssVar('--color-bg')

  return (
    <main style={{backgroundColor: '--color-bg'}}>
      <p>Current bg: {get()}</p>

      <button onClick={() => set('blue')}>Blue</button>
      <button onClick={() => set('red')}>Red</button>
    </main>
  )
}

Development

To start local development, simply install npm dependencies (npm i) and run npm run dev to watch ts files in src/. Built files can be found in dist/.

Demo

To run the demo, ensure you have run the build script and have a dist dir in your project root. Then run npm run demo:setup to copy these to the demo. Navigate to the demo and install its dependencies (cd demo && npm i). You can now start the demo app locally by running npm start.

Contributing

This project is open to and encourages contributions! Feel free to discuss any bug fixes/features in the issues. If you wish to work on this project:

1. Fork this project
2. Create a branch (git checkout -b new-branch)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'add new feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin new-branch)
5. Submit a pull request!