Add toggle to use browser's preferred theme (#224)

* Add Auto theme that uses browser's preferred color scheme

This will use dark mode automatically if the browser requests it.

* fixup! Add Auto theme that uses browser's preferred color scheme

* Use a toggle to use system theme

src/app/organisms/settings/Settings.jsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import './Settings.scss';
 import initMatrix from '../../../client/initMatrix';
 import cons from '../../../client/state/cons';
 import settings from '../../../client/state/settings';
-import { toggleMarkdown, toggleMembershipEvents, toggleNickAvatarEvents } from '../../../client/action/settings';
+import { toggleSystemTheme, toggleMarkdown, toggleMembershipEvents, toggleNickAvatarEvents } from '../../../client/action/settings';
 import logout from '../../../client/action/logout';
 
 import Text from '../../atoms/text/Text';
@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@ function AppearanceSection() {
   return (
     <div className="settings-content">
       <SettingTile
+        title="Follow system theme"
+        options={(
+          <Toggle
+            isActive={settings.useSystemTheme}
+            onToggle={() => { toggleSystemTheme(); updateState({}); }}
+          />
+        )}
+        content={<Text variant="b3">Use light or dark mode based on the system's settings.</Text>}
+      />
+      {(() => {
+        if (!settings.useSystemTheme) {
+          return <SettingTile
             title="Theme"
             content={(
               <SegmentedControls
@@ -63,6 +75,8 @@ function AppearanceSection() {
               />
             )}
           />
+        }
+      })()}
       <SettingTile
         title="Markdown formatting"
         options={(

src/client/action/settings.js

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import appDispatcher from '../dispatcher';
 import cons from '../state/cons';
 
+export function toggleSystemTheme() {
+  appDispatcher.dispatch({
+    type: cons.actions.settings.TOGGLE_SYSTEM_THEME,
+  });
+}
+
 export function toggleMarkdown() {
   appDispatcher.dispatch({
     type: cons.actions.settings.TOGGLE_MARKDOWN,

src/client/state/cons.js

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ const cons = {
       },
     },
     settings: {
+      TOGGLE_SYSTEM_THEME: 'TOGGLE_SYSTEM_THEME',
       TOGGLE_MARKDOWN: 'TOGGLE_MARKDOWN',
       TOGGLE_PEOPLE_DRAWER: 'TOGGLE_PEOPLE_DRAWER',
       TOGGLE_MEMBERSHIP_EVENT: 'TOGGLE_MEMBERSHIP_EVENT',
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ const cons = {
       ATTACHMENT_CANCELED: 'ATTACHMENT_CANCELED',
     },
     settings: {
+      SYSTEM_THEME_TOGGLED: 'SYSTEM_THEME_TOGGLED',
       MARKDOWN_TOGGLED: 'MARKDOWN_TOGGLED',
       PEOPLE_DRAWER_TOGGLED: 'PEOPLE_DRAWER_TOGGLED',
       MEMBERSHIP_EVENTS_TOGGLED: 'MEMBERSHIP_EVENTS_TOGGLED',

src/client/state/settings.js

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Settings extends EventEmitter {
     this.themes = ['', 'silver-theme', 'dark-theme', 'butter-theme'];
     this.themeIndex = this.getThemeIndex();
 
+    this.useSystemTheme = this.getUseSystemTheme();
     this.isMarkdown = this.getIsMarkdown();
     this.isPeopleDrawer = this.getIsPeopleDrawer();
     this.hideMembershipEvents = this.getHideMembershipEvents();
@@ -56,6 +57,15 @@ class Settings extends EventEmitter {
     this.themeIndex = themeIndex;
   }
 
+  getUseSystemTheme() {
+    if (typeof this.useSystemTheme === 'boolean') return this.useSystemTheme;
+
+    const settings = getSettings();
+    if (settings === null) return false;
+    if (typeof settings.useSystemTheme === 'undefined') return false;
+    return settings.useSystemTheme;
+  }
+
   getIsMarkdown() {
     if (typeof this.isMarkdown === 'boolean') return this.isMarkdown;
 
@@ -94,6 +104,24 @@ class Settings extends EventEmitter {
 
   setter(action) {
     const actions = {
+      [cons.actions.settings.TOGGLE_SYSTEM_THEME]: () => {
+        this.useSystemTheme = !this.useSystemTheme;
+        setSettings('useSystemTheme', this.useSystemTheme);
+        const appBody = document.getElementById('appBody');
+
+        if (this.useSystemTheme) {
+          appBody.classList.add('system-theme');
+          this.themes.forEach((themeName) => {
+            if (themeName === '') return;
+            appBody.classList.remove(themeName);
+          });
+        } else {
+          appBody.classList.remove('system-theme');
+          this.setTheme(this.themeIndex);
+        }
+
+        this.emit(cons.events.settings.SYSTEM_THEME_TOGGLED, this.useSystemTheme);
+      },
       [cons.actions.settings.TOGGLE_MARKDOWN]: () => {
         this.isMarkdown = !this.isMarkdown;
         setSettings('isMarkdown', this.isMarkdown);

src/index.scss

@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@
   --bg-surface-extra-low-transparent: hsla(0, 0%, 91%, 0);
 }
 
-.dark-theme,
+@mixin dark-mode() {
-.butter-theme {
   /* background color | --bg-[background type]: value */
   --bg-surface: hsl(208, 8%, 20%);
   --bg-surface-transparent: hsla(208, 8%, 20%, 0);
@@ -290,6 +289,17 @@
   --font-secondary: 'Inter', 'Roboto', sans-serif;
 }
 
+.dark-theme,
+.butter-theme {
+  @include dark-mode();
+}
+
+@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
+  .system-theme {
+    @include dark-mode();
+  }
+}
+
 .butter-theme {
   /* background color | --bg-[background type]: value */
   --bg-surface: hsl(64, 6%, 14%);