Theming

Introduction to Theming in GridCraft

GridCraft provides a powerful theming system that allows you to customize the appearance of your data grid tables to suit your application’s design and branding. Each theme in GridCraft is represented by an object containing a defined structure of Svelte components.

GridCraft doesn’t render any HTML code or text. The entire structure is provided by themes.

This means, you have full access to the structure of the rendered grid and you can modify existing themes or create your own to achieve the desired look and feel and html structure.

Using Themes

Switching Themes at Runtime

You can dynamically switch themes during runtime to provide users with different visual experiences. Here’s an example of how to switch between PlainTableTheme and PrelineTheme:

<script>
    import { Grid, ThemeStore, GridFooter, PrelineTheme, PlainTableCssTheme } from "@mediakular/gridcraft";
    ...
    ThemeStore.set(PrelineTheme);
</script>

<button on:click={() => ThemeStore.set(PlainTableCssTheme)}>Plain Css Theme</button>
<button on:click={() => ThemeStore.set(PrelineTheme)}>Preline Theme</button>

<Grid ... />
<GridFooter />

Using Predefined Themes

PlainTableCss Theme

The PlainTableCSS is the default theme of GridCraft and offers a seamless solution for integrating customizable grid layouts into your projects. With support for both light and dark modes, this theme provides versatility and adaptability to suit your design preferences. By leveraging CSS classes and variables, you can effortlessly modify the appearance of your grid, ensuring it seamlessly integrates with your project’s aesthetic.

Main Variables for Customization

In most cases it might be already sufficient to adjust the following main variables:

To override these variables while accommodating dark mode, use the following approach:

html { /* or :global(html) when in component context*/
    /* Light Mode */
    --gc-main-color: #e2e8f0;
    --gc-secondary-color: #f1f5f9;
    --gc-tertiary-color:white;
    --gc-text-color: #2a2a2a;
    --gc-color-selected: #bae6fd88;
}

html.dark { /* or :global(html.dark) when in component context*/
    /* Dark Mode */
    --gc-main-color: #1e293b;
    --gc-secondary-color: #334155;
    --gc-tertiary-color: #293647;
    --gc-text-color: #e8e7e7;
    --gc-color-selected: #155e75cc;
}

Additional Customization Variables

--gc-transitions: all 0.2s ease-in-out;

--gc-table-bg-color: var(--gc-main-color);
--gc-table-color: var(--gc-text-color);
--gc-table-header-bg-color: var(--gc-main-color);
--gc-table-radius: 5px;

--gc-th-padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
--gc-th-gap: 0.25rem;
--gc-th-color: var(--gc-text-color);
--gc-th-text-transform: uppercase;
--gc-th-text-align: left;
--gc-th-font-size: small;
--gc-th-tr-border: 1px solid var(--gc-secondary-color);

--gc-td-padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
--gc-td-text-align: left;
--gc-td-text-align-checkbox: center;

--gc-td-content-font-size: small;
--gc-td-content-color: var(--gc-text-color);
--gc-td-content-color-odd: var(--gc-text-color);

--gc-tr-border: 1px solid var(--gc-main-color);
--gc-tr-bg-color: var(--gc-secondary-color);
--gc-tr-bg-color-odd: var(--gc-secondary-color);
--gc-tr-bg-color-selected: var(--gc-color-selected);

--gc-tr-groupby-border: 1px solid var(--gc-secondary-color);

--gc-tr-groupby-bg-color: var(--gc-main-color);
--gc-td-groupby-content-color: var(--gc-text-color);
--gc-td-groupby-padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
--gc-td-groupby-gap: 0.25rem;
--gc-tr-groupby-selected-bg: var(--gc-color-selected);

--gc-footer-gap: 1rem;
--gc-footer-justify: flex-end;
--gc-footer-margin: 0.5rem 0;
--gc-footer-padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
--gc-footer-border-radius: 0.25rem;
--gc-footer-font-size: 0.875rem;

--gc-footer-button-gap: 0.5rem;
--gc-footer-button-border-radius: 0.25rem;
--gc-footer-button-padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
--gc-footer-bg-color: var(--gc-secondary-color);
--gc-footer-border: 1px solid var(--gc-main-color);
--gc-footer-color: var(--gc-text-color);
--gc-footer-button-bg-color: var(--gc-secondary-color);
--gc-footer-button-border: 1px solid var(--gc-secondary-color);
--gc-footer-button-hover-bg-color: var(--gc-secondary-color);

PlainTable Theme

The PlainTable theme is not your typical theme for GridCraft. Instead, it serves as a robust foundation for developers looking to create their own custom themes. Designed with simplicity and flexibility in mind, PlainTable provides a clean slate for theme development, offering a starting point for crafting unique and tailored grid designs. While not intended for direct usage, PlainTable empowers developers to dive into theme customization, unleashing their creativity to build themes that perfectly align with their project requirements.

Here you can find the code of the PlainTable theme here on github.

Preline Theme

The PrelineTheme is based on the design of Preline. To use the PrelineTheme, you need to install Tailwind CSS and include the necessary Svelte components in your Tailwind configuration file, so all classes get indexed:

export default {
  content: [
    ...
    './node_modules/@mediakular/gridcraft/dist/themes/preline/**/*.svelte'
    //or: './node_modules/@mediakular/gridcraft/dist/themes/**/*.svelte' in order to support all themes
  ],
  theme: {
    extend: {},
  },
  plugins: [
    ...
  ],
}

CardsPlus Theme

The CardsPlus theme follows the new approach of rendering rows as cards. The theme also uses Tailwind CSS, so you also need to include the necessary Svelte components in your Tailwind configuration file, so all classes get indexed:

export default {
  content: [
    ...
    './node_modules/@mediakular/gridcraft/dist/themes/cards-plus/**/*.svelte' 
     //or: './node_modules/@mediakular/gridcraft/dist/themes/**/*.svelte' in order to support all themes
  ],
  theme: {
    extend: {},
  },
  plugins: [
    ...
  ],
}

Overwriting Existing Themes

You can also overwrite existing themes to make specific changes without creating a completely new theme. Here’s an example of how to modify a theme by replacing the grid container component:

import { Grid, PlainTableTheme } from "@mediakular/gridcraft";
import MyTableContainer from "$lib/components/grid/theme/MyTableContainer.svelte";

let theme = PlainTableTheme;
theme.grid.container = MyTableContainer;

ThemeStore.set(theme);

In this way, you can tailor the themes in GridCraft to meet the unique requirements of your application’s design. Experiment with different themes and configurations to find the perfect fit for your project.

See more about the theming object on the Data Stores API page.

Creating a Custom Theme

If you want create your custom theme the best way to get started is to copy the PlainTableTheme theme. This theme is the most basic table theme, without any styles or classes and serves perfectly as a template for your own theme.

You can copy PlainTableTheme into your own project and transform it to fit your needs.

Here you can find the code on GitHub.

After you adapted the .svelte files of your template, you can change the name of your new theme in the index.ts file in the root of the theme:

const MyFirstTableTheme : GridTheme = {
    footer: Footer,
    paging: Paging,
    grid: {
        ...
    }
}

export default MyFirstTableTheme;

… and use it on your grid:

import MyFirstTableTheme from "$lib/components/grid/theme/my-first-table-theme"

ThemeStore.set(MyFirstTableTheme);