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🏠Dark ModeVersion: 2.0.0-beta.15

Dark Mode

Quantum provides a built-in dark theme which can be loaded and dynamically enabled in the browser. The @qtm/tokens package contains the tokens-dark.css to use.

Usage

npm install -S @qtm/tokens@latest
index.css
@import '@qtm/tokens/dist/tokens-dark.css';

or into your js entry point

app.js
import '@qtm/tokens/dist/tokens-dark.css';

The dark mode can be enabled by adding the .dark class.

index.html
<!-- Dark mode not enabled -->
<html>
...
<body>
<div id="root"></div>
<script type="module" src="/src/main.jsx"></script>
</body>
</html>

<!-- Dark mode enabled -->
<html class="dark">
...
<body>
<div id="root"></div>
<script type="module" src="/src/main.jsx"></script>
</body>
</html>

You can also set the dark mode for a specific section or a component.

App.jsx
import { Button } from '@qtm/react2';

function App() {
return (
<Button variant="filled" color="primary" classes="dark">
Dark button
</Button>
);
}

export default App;

How to bind the dark mode with the system preferences?

On page load dark mode can be set with the user system preferences using the media characteristic (prefers-color-scheme: dark).

// On page load dark mode can be set with the user system preferences
if (window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches) {
document.documentElement.classList.add('dark');
} else {
document.documentElement.classList.remove('dark');
}

Using with React Context (Optional)

For a more React-friendly approach, you can create a theme context to manage dark mode:

ThemeContext.jsx
import React, { createContext, useContext, useState, useEffect } from 'react';

const ThemeContext = createContext();

export const ThemeProvider = ({ children }) => {
const [darkMode, setDarkMode] = useState(false);

useEffect(() => {
// Initialize based on system preference
if (window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches) {
setDarkMode(true);
}
}, []);

useEffect(() => {
if (darkMode) {
document.documentElement.classList.add('dark');
} else {
document.documentElement.classList.remove('dark');
}
}, [darkMode]);

const toggleDarkMode = () => {
setDarkMode(!darkMode);
};

return (
<ThemeContext.Provider value={{ darkMode, toggleDarkMode }}>
{children}
</ThemeContext.Provider>
);
};

export const useTheme = () => useContext(ThemeContext);

Usage example:

App.jsx
import { Button } from '@qtm/react2';
import { ThemeProvider, useTheme } from './ThemeContext';

function ThemeToggle() {
const { darkMode, toggleDarkMode } = useTheme();

return (
<Button onClickEvent={toggleDarkMode} classes={darkMode ? 'dark' : ''}>
{darkMode ? 'Switch to Light Mode' : 'Switch to Dark Mode'}
</Button>
);
}

function App() {
return (
<ThemeProvider>
<div className="app">
<ThemeToggle />
{/* Your app content */}
</div>
</ThemeProvider>
);
}

export default App;