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Bootstrap provides contextual classes, let's see how we can add more classes in the same manner.
This is the series about customizing Bootstrap with it's scss variables, mixins and functions. In previous article, we learned how to create responsive size classes.
Background
Bootstrap already provides contextual color classes , like bg-primary, text-danger, etc.
Let's see how we can add classes directly related with color name, like bg-blue, text-yellow, etc.
This is going to be very simple in short.
Start quickly with my github repo: bootstrap-theme-kit. Just follow the initial guide and continue below.
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🚀 Getting Started
☑️ Minimum Requirements
node -v
// v10.17.0
git --version
// git version 2.x
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⬇️ Steps to Follow
First, fork this repo.
Open terminal and:
git clone < forked-repo-url>
cd bootstrap-theme-kit
npm i
npm run init
npm start
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Browser will open at 3000 port.
Start editing your scss/html files and browser will reload.
🏆 Features
We already have file called _colors.scss in utilities folder. Let's use that.
Add below code in it:
// src\styles\utilities\_colors.scss
$colors : () ! default ;
@each $color in map-keys ( $colors ) {
.text- #{ $color } {
color : $color ! important ;
}
.bg- #{ $color } {
background-color : $color ! important ;
}
}
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Now, we need to make some change in src\styles\main.scss , so that we can use Bootstrap's $colors list in utilities_colors.scss .
As we are using @usesrc\styles\main.scss :
// src\styles\main.scss
...
// 5 . Utilities
@ use " utilities " with (
$ colors : vendors . $colors
);
...
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A quick description of what's happening over here:
We created _colors.scss a configurable module
Then, we loaded member , in this case $colors, of Bootstrap using vendors.$colors
And we configured _colors.scss using with ( <variable>: <value>, <variable>: <value> ) pattern
That's it!!! Now you can use all the color classes for items defined in $colors list. Let me know your thoughts and feedback in the comment section.
Credits
Let's get started image: Photo by David Iskander on Unsplash Ian Stauffer on Unsplash
