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API

Providers#

DirectionProvider#

Provides a direction to all children using context. Accepts the following optional props.

  • direction (ltr | rtl) - Explicit direction to use. Should not be used with value.
  • inline (boolean) - Render an inline element instead of block.
  • value (string) - Locale aware string to deduce the direction from. Should not be used with direction.
import { DirectionProvider } from '@aesthetic/react-native';
<DirectionProvider direction="rtl">
<Component />
</DirectionProvider>;

ThemeProvider#

Provides the current theme to the entire application and must be rendered at the root. Accepts the following optional props.

  • name (string) - Explicit name of a theme to provide. If undefined, will automatically determine the best theme.
import { ThemeProvider } from '@aesthetic/react-native';
<ThemeProvider>
<App />
</ThemeProvider>;

ContextualThemeProvider#

Provides a theme to a target component tree and will override the root theme. Requires the following prop.

  • name (string) - Explicit name of a theme to provide.
import { ThemeProvider, ContextualThemeProvider } from '@aesthetic/react-native';
<ThemeProvider>
<Component />
<ContextualThemeProvider name="night">
<Component />
</ContextualThemeProvider>
</ThemeProvider>;

Renders a wrapping View under the hood.

Hooks#

useDirection#

useDirection(): Direction

Returns the current direction, either ltr or rtl.

import { View } from 'react-native';
import { useDirection } from '@aesthetic/react-native';
export default function Component() {
const direction = useDirection();
return <View />;
}

useStyles#

useStyles(styleSheet: LocalSheet): StyleResultGenerator

Requires a local style sheet and returns a function to use for style sheet generation.

import { View } from 'react-native';
import { useStyles } from '@aesthetic/react-native';
import styleSheet from './styles';
export default function Component() {
const sx = useStyles(styleSheet);
return <View style={sx('element')} />;
}

useTheme#

useTheme(): Theme<NativeStyles>

Returns the current theme or throws an error.

import { View } from 'react-native';
import { useTheme } from '@aesthetic/react-native';
export default function Component() {
const theme = useTheme();
return <View />;
}

HOCs#

withDirection#

withDirection()(component: React.ComponentType): React.FunctionComponent

Wraps a component to pass the current direction as a direction prop.

import { withDirection, WithDirectionWrappedProps } from '@aesthetic/react-native';
function Component({ direction }: WithDirectionWrappedProps) {
return <div />;
}
export default withDirection()(Component);

withStyles#

withStyles(styleSheet: LocalSheet)(component: React.ComponentType): React.FunctionComponent

Wraps a component with a local style sheet to pass a compose prop (renamed to sx) to use for style sheet composition.

import { View, StyleProp } from 'react-native';
import { withStyles, WithStylesWrappedProps } from '@aesthetic/react-native';
import styleSheet from './styles';
function Component({ compose: sx }: WithStylesWrappedProps<'element'>) {
return <View style={sx('element')} />;
}
export default withStyles(styleSheet)(Component);

withTheme#

withTheme()(component: React.ComponentType): React.FunctionComponent

Wraps a component to pass the current theme as a theme prop.

import { View } from 'react-native';
import { withTheme, WithThemeWrappedProps } from '@aesthetic/react-native';
function Component({ theme }: WithThemeWrappedProps) {
return <View />;
}
export default withTheme()(Component);

Other#

createStyled#

createStyled(type: React.ComponentType, styleSheet: NativeStyles | LocalSheetFactory): StyledComponent

Creates and returns a styled component using the provided style sheet.

import { View } from 'react-native';
import { createStyled } from '@aesthetic/react-native';
const Button = createStyled(View, (css) => ({
flex: 1,
textAlign: 'center',
padding: css.tokens.spacing.md,
}));
const BlockButton = createStyled(Button, {
width: '100%',
});

style#

An alias for createElementStyles.

styles#

An alias for createComponentStyles.

styled#

An alias for createStyled.

themeStyle#

An alias for createThemeStyles.