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npx salty-css init

Create components

Styled function

Styled function is the main way to use Salty CSS within React. Styled function creates a React component that then can be used anywhere in your app. All styled functions must be created in .css.ts or .css.tsx files.

→ Read more about styled function

// /components/my-component.css.ts
import { styled } from "@salty-css/react/styled";

export const Component = styled("div", {
  base: {
    // Base styles that are always applied
    display: "flex",
    padding: "1rem",
    backgroundColor: "#f5f5f5",
  },
  variants: {
    // Conditional styles based on props
    size: {
      small: { padding: "0.5rem" },
      large: { padding: "2rem" },
    },
    color: {
      primary: { backgroundColor: "blue", color: "white" },
      secondary: { backgroundColor: "gray", color: "black" },
    },
  },
  compoundVariants: [
    // Styles applied when multiple variant conditions are met
    {
      size: "small",
      color: "primary",
      css: { borderRadius: "4px" },
    },
  ],
});

Using Components

import { Component } from "./my-component.css";

const MyPage = () => {
  return (
    <Component size="small" color="primary">
      This is a Salty CSS component
    </Component>
  );
};

export default MyPage;

Use the CLI

• Create component: npx salty-css generate [filePath]
• Build: npx salty-css build [directory]
• Update Salty CSS packages: npx salty-css up

Good to know

1. All Salty CSS functions (styled, classNames, keyframes, etc.) must be created in *.css.ts or *.css.tsx files. This is to ensure best build performance.
2. Salty CSS components created with styled function can extend non Salty CSS components (export const CustomLink = styled(NextJSLink, { ... });) but those components must take in className prop for styles to apply.
3. Among common types like string and number, CSS-in-JS properties in Salty CSS do support functions and promises as values (styled('span', { base: { color: async () => 'red' } });) but running asynchronous tasks or importing heavy 3rd party libraries into *.css.ts or *.css.tsx files can cause longer build times.

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