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Eightshift Frontend Libs contains a collection of useful SCSS mixins, functions and helpers you can use in projects.

For years, we have collected a list of them. At one point, we felt it was ineffective to copy-paste code across multiple projects, so we created Eightshift Frontend Libs. This allows you to use whatever we offer without all that unnecessary clutter.

Check out our documentation and import what you need from Eightshift Frontend Libs.

How to use it

SCSS mixins, functions, and helpers are located in Eightshift Frontend Libs. Therefore, if you are using our Webpack build, you are all set. You can use it by importing it into your project like this:

@import '@eightshift/frontend-libs/styles/index.scss';

However, if you used our wp boilerplate init theme command, you are all set. Eightshift Frontend Libs are injected in the _shared.scss file in your project.

Functions

global-config

Function returns global config variable from Eightshift-frontend-libs setup. It expects $global-config key to be available. If the key is not available there is no warning nor error, just null returned.

NameDescriptionType
$keyKey from global manifest config.String

Throws ERROR: $global-config variable doesnt exist!

Example

.test {
@if (global-config(useRemBaseSize)) {
width: 2rem;
...
}
}

Output

.test {
width: 2rem;
}

global-settings

Function returns the $global_settings variable from Eightshift Frontend libs setup. It expects $global-variables key to be available.

NameDescriptionType
$keysMap keys from global settings.String

Throws ERROR: $global-config variable doesnt exist!

Example

.test {
width: global-settings(containers, default);
}

Output

.test {
width: 1330px;
}

Mixins

font-face

Creates @font-face definitions. Ideally, should be included in a separate SCSS partial and relatively 'early' in SCSS structure.

NameDescriptionTypeDefault value
$nameFont family nameString
$pathPath to the font variation file (relative to the public/ folder)String
$weightFont variation weightNumber400
$styleFont variation styleStringnormal
$extsFile extensions of font filesStringwoff2 woff

Example

@include font-face('FontName', 'FontName-Regular');
@include font-face('FontName', 'FontName-Bold', 700);
@include font-face('FontName2', 'FontName2', 500, normal, woff);

Output

@font-face {
font-family: "FontName";
font-weight: 400;
font-style: normal;
src: url("FontName-Regular.woff2") format("woff2"), url("FontName-Regular.woff") format("woff");
font-display: swap;
}

@font-face {
font-family: "FontName";
font-weight: 700;
font-style: normal;
src: url("FontName-Bold.woff2") format("woff2"), url("FontName-Bold.woff") format("woff");
font-display: swap;
}

@font-face {
font-family: "FontName2";
font-weight: 500;
font-style: normal;
src: url("FontName2.woff") format("woff");
font-display: swap;
}

underline-text

This mixin can work in two ways:

  1. Include the mixin in the class you want to hover over. Text you want to underline needs to have attached class .underline-text (alternatively, provide a custom class name through the $element parameter). $wrapper should be set to true.
  2. Include the mixin in any element. $wrapper shouldn't be set (= should be set to false)

Other parameters are optional and they allow you customize the transition.

NameDescriptionTypeDefault value
$thicknessThickness of the line (percentage relative to the current font size)String10%
$durationDuration of the animationSeconds0.5s
$timing-functionAnimation timing functionTiming-functioncubic-bezier(0.79, 0.01, 0.22, 0.99)
$colorColor of the underlineColorcurrentColor
$wrapperIf wrapper is used as the hover referenceBooleanfalse
$elementElement which you want to add the underline toString.underline-text
$stateWhen to apply the underline (pseudoselector)Stringhover

Example

.test {
@include underline-text();
}

.test2 {
@include underline-text(5%, .7s, ease-in, #132031, true, ".link", hover);
}

.test3 {
@include underline-text($timing-function: ease, $color: #000000, $wrapper: true, $element: ".target-text");
}

Output

.test {
display: inline;
transition: background-size 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.79, 0.01, 0.22, 0.99) 0s, background-position 0s step-end 0.5s;
text-decoration: none;
background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 90%, currentColor 90%, currentColor 100%);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position-y: bottom;
background-size: 0% 100%;

&:hover {
background-position-x: right;
background-position-y: bottom;
background-size: 100% 100%;
}
}

.test2 {
text-decoration: none;

.link {
display: inline;
transition: background-size 0.7s ease-in 0s, background-position 0s step-end 0.7s;
text-decoration: none;
background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 95%, #132031 95%, #132031 100%);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position-y: bottom;
background-size: 0% 100%;
}

&:hover .link {
background-position-x: right;
background-position-y: bottom;
background-size: 100% 100%;
}
}

.test3 {
text-decoration: none;

.target-text {
display: inline;
transition: background-size 0.5s ease 0s, background-position 0s step-end 0.5s;
text-decoration: none;
background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 90%, #000000 90%, #000000 100%);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position-y: bottom;
background-size: 0% 100%;
}

&:hover .target-text {
background-position-x: right;
background-position-y: bottom;
background-size: 100% 100%;
}
}

Placeholders

button-reset

Resets the browser default button styles.

Example

.test {
@extend %button-reset;
}

Output

.test {
padding: 0;
border: 0;
appearance: none;
font-family: inherit;
}

Resets the browser default link styles.

Example

.test {
@extend %link-reset;
}

Output

.test {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
color: unset;
text-decoration: none;

&:hover {
color: unset;
}
}

visually-hidden

Hide information visually but keep it available to screen reader and other assistive technology. More info

Example

.test {
@extend %visually-hidden;
}

Output

.test {
border: 0;
clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
height: 1px;
margin: -1px;
overflow: hidden;
padding: 0;
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
}