vue-css-modifiers

vue-css-modifiers provides a tiny, zero-dependencies directive to simplify the manipulation of CSS modifier classes.

The following code:

<template>
	<div :class="{ 'is-hidden': isHidden, 'is-flipped': isFlipped, 'is-height-fixed': isHeightFixed }">
	</div>
</template>

<script>
	export default {
		data() {
			return {
				isHidden:      true,
				isFlipped:     false,
				isHeightFixed: true,
			}
		},
	}
</script>

becomes:

<template>
	<div v-mods="{ isHidden, isFlipped, isHeightFixed }"></div>
</template>

<script>
	export default {
		data() {
			return {
				isHidden:      true,
				isFlipped:     false,
				isHeightFixed: true,
			}
		},
	}
</script>

The modifier classes merge seamlessly with other static and dynamic classes. You can also easily enforce the style of your choosing ('is-' or BEM) with a simple directive modifier.

Using a different directive to declare CSS modifiers also brings the indirect benefit of a clear separation between the main classes and their modifiers.

Installation

npm i vue-css-modifiers

Usage

Import and register the directive in the entry point of your app:

// main.js

import Vue             from 'vue'
import VueCSSModifiers from 'vue-css-modifiers'

Vue.directive('mods', VueCSSModifiers);
// […]

Call the directive using one of the following expressions:

• a string denoting a class name
• an array of strings denoting some class names
• an object whose keys are properties and values booleans

Examples:

<template>
	<!-- With the string expression, the class name will be
	     added/removed if the property with the corresponding
	     camel case name is true/false -->
	<div v-mods="'is-hidden'"></div>
	<!-- Output: <div class="is-hidden"></div> -->

	<!-- Same thing but with several classes -->
	<div v-mods="['is-hidden', 'is-flipped', 'is-height-fixed']"></div>
	<!-- Output: <div class="is-hidden is-height-fixed"></div> -->

	<!-- With an object expression, the names of the properties will be
	     converted to kebab case -->
	<div v-mods="{ isHeightFixed, isSpinning: name === 'spinner' }"></div>
	<!-- Output: <div class="is-height-fixed is-spinning"></div> -->

	<!-- Works with both props and data -->
	<div v-mods="{ isOpened, isHeightFixed }"></div>
	<!-- Output: <div class="is-opened is-height-fixed"></div> -->
</template>

<script>
	export default {
		props: {
			name: {
				type: String,
				required: true,
			},
			isOpened: {
				type: Boolean,
				default: true,
			},
		}

		data() {
			return {
				isHidden:      true,
				isFlipped:     false,
				isHeightFixed: true,
			}
		},
	}
</script>

Syntax modifiers

Use the is modifier to automatically prefix all modifier classes with is-:

<div v-mods.is="{ hidden, isHeightFixed }"></div>
<!-- Output: <div class="is-hidden, is-height-fixed"></div> -->

Use the bem modifier to add the modifier class as a suffix to another class. This base class can either be defined explicitly through a directive argument, or left implicit (in that case, the directive will use the first class it founds that is not a BEM modifier). Either way, if the base class is not present on the element, the modifier will not be added.

<!-- Implicit base class -->
<div class="navbar" v-mods.bem="{ hidden }"></div>
<!-- Output: <div class="navbar navbar––hidden"></div> -->

<!-- Explicit base class -->
<div class="left sidebar" v-mods:sidebar.bem="{ hidden }"></div>
<!-- Output: <div class="left sidebar sidebar––hidden"></div> -->

<!-- Dynamic base class -->
<div :class="`menu-${menuPos}`" v-mods:menu-top.bem="{ hidden }"></div>
<!-- Output:
       <div class="menu-bottom"></div>               (menuPos == 'bottom')
       <div class="menu-top menu-top––hidden"></div> (menuPos == 'top')
-->

<!-- Dynamic base class with dynamic argument -->
<div :class="`navbar-${navbarPos}`" v-mods:[`navbar-${navbarPos}`].bem="{ hidden }">
</div>
<!-- Output: <div class="navbar-left navbar-left––hidden"></div> -->

Using 'is-' or BEM syntax by default

If you register the directive with the name is or bem, it will discard modifiers and always enforce the respective syntax.

// main.js

import Vue             from 'vue'
import VueCSSModifiers from 'vue-css-modifiers'

Vue.directive('is',  VueCSSModifiers);
Vue.directive('bem', VueCSSModifiers);
// […]

<div class="navbar" v-is="{ hidden }"></div>
<!-- Output: <div class="navbar is-hidden"></div> -->

<div class="navbar" v-bem="{ hidden }"></div>
<!-- Output: <div class="navbar navbar––hidden"></div> -->

Changelog

See the full changelog here.

License

This software is distributed under the ISC license.