From 5d98f27b6b47c7fcfdb677c2e946ecd73d793579 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jakob Scheid <jakob.scheid@icloud.com>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 17:33:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Make color theme switch more flexible

---
 src/App.vue                                   | 10 +++-
 .../components/ColorThemeButton.vue           | 56 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../components/DarkModeToggleButton.vue       | 32 -----------
 .../colorTheme/composables/useColorTheme.js   | 44 +++++++++++++++
 src/features/nav/components/Navbar.vue        | 22 +-------
 5 files changed, 109 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/features/colorTheme/components/ColorThemeButton.vue
 delete mode 100644 src/features/colorTheme/components/DarkModeToggleButton.vue
 create mode 100644 src/features/colorTheme/composables/useColorTheme.js

diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index ee20294..ce32ddc 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -17,14 +17,18 @@ limitations under the License.
 <script setup>
 import Navbar from './features/nav/components/Navbar.vue';
 import Footer from './features/footer/components/Footer.vue';
+
+import { useColorTheme } from './features/colorTheme/composables/useColorTheme';
 import { ref, provide, watch } from 'vue';
 
-const isDark = ref(localStorage.getItem('theme') === 'dark');
-provide('isDark', isDark);
+const { getColorTheme, updateColorTheme, appHasDarkClass } = useColorTheme();
+const colorTheme = ref(getColorTheme());
+provide('colorTheme', colorTheme);
+watch(colorTheme, val => updateColorTheme(val))
 </script>
 
 <template>
-    <div :class="{ dark: isDark }" class="app-wrapper">
+    <div :class="{ dark: appHasDarkClass(colorTheme) }" class="app-wrapper">
         <Navbar />
 
         <div class="main-content">
diff --git a/src/features/colorTheme/components/ColorThemeButton.vue b/src/features/colorTheme/components/ColorThemeButton.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..887c060
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/colorTheme/components/ColorThemeButton.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<!--
+Copyright 2026 Seekra
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<script setup>
+import { inject } from 'vue';
+
+const colorTheme = inject('colorTheme');
+
+const colorThemeNextMapper = {
+    'light': 'dark',
+    'dark': 'light'
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <button class="color-theme-button"
+        @click="colorTheme = colorThemeNextMapper[colorTheme]"
+        :aria-label="`Switch to ${colorThemeNextMapper[colorTheme]} mode`"
+        :title="`Switch to ${colorThemeNextMapper[colorTheme]} mode`"
+    >
+        <span v-if="colorTheme === 'dark'">☀</span>
+        <span v-else-if="colorTheme === 'light'">⏾</span>
+    </button>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.color-theme-button {
+    background: none;
+    border: 1.5px solid var(--light-d-3);
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    width: 36px;
+    height: 36px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: 1rem;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.color-theme-button:hover {
+    background: var(--light-d-2);
+}
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/features/colorTheme/components/DarkModeToggleButton.vue b/src/features/colorTheme/components/DarkModeToggleButton.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index e94b60a..0000000
--- a/src/features/colorTheme/components/DarkModeToggleButton.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-Copyright 2026 Seekra
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
--->
-
-<script setup>
-import { inject, watch } from 'vue';
-
-const isDark = inject('isDark');
-watch(isDark, val => localStorage.setItem('theme', val ? 'dark' : 'light'));
-</script>
-
-<template>
-    <button class="dark-mode-toggle"
-        @click="isDark = !isDark"
-        :aria-label="isDark ? 'Light mode' : 'Dark mode'"
-    >
-        <span v-if="isDark">☀</span>
-        <span v-else>⏾</span>
-    </button>
-</template>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/features/colorTheme/composables/useColorTheme.js b/src/features/colorTheme/composables/useColorTheme.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eef2519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/colorTheme/composables/useColorTheme.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Seekra
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+export const useColorTheme = function () {
+    const getColorTheme = function () {
+        let colorTheme = localStorage.getItem('theme') || 'light';
+        if (!(colorTheme === 'dark' || colorTheme === 'light')) {
+            colorTheme = 'light';
+        };
+        return colorTheme;
+    };
+
+    const updateColorTheme = function (newTheme) {
+        let actualNewTheme = newTheme;
+        if (!(actualNewTheme === 'light' || actualNewTheme === 'dark')) {
+            actualNewTheme = 'light';
+        };
+
+        localStorage.setItem('theme', actualNewTheme);
+    };
+
+    const appHasDarkClass = function (colorTheme) {
+        return colorTheme === 'dark';
+    };
+
+    return {
+        getColorTheme,
+        updateColorTheme,
+        appHasDarkClass
+    };
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/features/nav/components/Navbar.vue b/src/features/nav/components/Navbar.vue
index eb87691..def24de 100644
--- a/src/features/nav/components/Navbar.vue
+++ b/src/features/nav/components/Navbar.vue
@@ -15,12 +15,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 -->
 
 <script setup>
-import DarkModeToggleButton from '@/features/colorTheme/components/DarkModeToggleButton.vue';
+import ColorThemeButton from '@/features/colorTheme/components/ColorThemeButton.vue';
 
-import { inject } from 'vue';
 import logo from '@/assets/logo.svg';
-
-const isDark = inject('isDark');
 </script>
 <template>
     <nav class="global-nav">
@@ -29,7 +26,7 @@ const isDark = inject('isDark');
         </RouterLink>
     <ul class="right-links">
         <li>
-            <DarkModeToggleButton />
+            <ColorThemeButton />
         </li>
     </ul>
     </nav>
@@ -59,22 +56,7 @@ const isDark = inject('isDark');
 .global-nav .right-links a:hover{
     text-decoration: underline;
 }
-.dark-mode-toggle {
-    background: none;
-    border: 1.5px solid var(--light-d-3);
-    border-radius: 50%;
-    width: 36px;
-    height: 36px;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    font-size: 1rem;
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    justify-content: center;
-}
 
-.dark-mode-toggle:hover {
-    background: var(--light-d-2);
-}
 .nav-logo {
     height: 24px;
     width: auto;