createThemeFn() — tailwindcss Function Reference
Architecture documentation for the createThemeFn() function in plugin-functions.ts from the tailwindcss codebase.
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graph TD dabb13bc_6018_934b_19c4_595b7bea686d["createThemeFn()"] 3d2f062b_d3ec_6b3a_dc32_9d2e4732e20e["plugin-functions.ts"] dabb13bc_6018_934b_19c4_595b7bea686d -->|defined in| 3d2f062b_d3ec_6b3a_dc32_9d2e4732e20e e544c002_a540_ba66_527d_bb3fc84f4e10["mergeTheme()"] e544c002_a540_ba66_527d_bb3fc84f4e10 -->|calls| dabb13bc_6018_934b_19c4_595b7bea686d 31653e23_464a_3652_4a48_0c82332a92c4["buildPluginApi()"] 31653e23_464a_3652_4a48_0c82332a92c4 -->|calls| dabb13bc_6018_934b_19c4_595b7bea686d 05d44181_6631_c1fa_4a63_96653e28f99c["toKeyPath()"] dabb13bc_6018_934b_19c4_595b7bea686d -->|calls| 05d44181_6631_c1fa_4a63_96653e28f99c bdec5541_c088_b3c7_4457_73a4592c6631["readFromCss()"] dabb13bc_6018_934b_19c4_595b7bea686d -->|calls| bdec5541_c088_b3c7_4457_73a4592c6631 d238f217_f342_fe65_082c_b17252edf6de["resolveValue()"] dabb13bc_6018_934b_19c4_595b7bea686d -->|calls| d238f217_f342_fe65_082c_b17252edf6de 1b59ba6b_4432_276c_dd0d_7664aec4893a["get()"] dabb13bc_6018_934b_19c4_595b7bea686d -->|calls| 1b59ba6b_4432_276c_dd0d_7664aec4893a e135ce03_2957_5c11_2b7b_695da98ab45f["deepMerge()"] dabb13bc_6018_934b_19c4_595b7bea686d -->|calls| e135ce03_2957_5c11_2b7b_695da98ab45f 87a17ea2_6c8d_3d38_bd46_25d9267eeac0["unescape()"] dabb13bc_6018_934b_19c4_595b7bea686d -->|calls| 87a17ea2_6c8d_3d38_bd46_25d9267eeac0 24bbf7d9_ff21_752d_5669_1a8f911d9ad1["keys()"] dabb13bc_6018_934b_19c4_595b7bea686d -->|calls| 24bbf7d9_ff21_752d_5669_1a8f911d9ad1 2e8f6051_b6e8_4985_14e1_e11717a8d2ab["withAlpha()"] dabb13bc_6018_934b_19c4_595b7bea686d -->|calls| 2e8f6051_b6e8_4985_14e1_e11717a8d2ab style dabb13bc_6018_934b_19c4_595b7bea686d fill:#6366f1,stroke:#818cf8,color:#fff
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Source Code
packages/tailwindcss/src/compat/plugin-functions.ts lines 11–114
export function createThemeFn(
designSystem: DesignSystem,
configTheme: () => UserConfig['theme'],
resolveValue: (value: any) => any,
) {
return function theme(path: string, defaultValue?: unknown) {
// Extract an eventual modifier from the path. e.g.:
// - "colors.red.500 / 50%" -> "50%"
// - "foo/bar/baz/50%" -> "50%"
let lastSlash = path.lastIndexOf('/')
let modifier: string | null = null
if (lastSlash !== -1) {
modifier = path.slice(lastSlash + 1).trim()
path = path.slice(0, lastSlash).trim()
}
let resolvedValue = (() => {
let keypath = toKeyPath(path)
let [cssValue, options] = readFromCss(designSystem.theme, keypath)
let configValue = resolveValue(get(configTheme() ?? {}, keypath) ?? null)
if (typeof configValue === 'string') {
configValue = configValue.replace('<alpha-value>', '1')
}
// Resolved to a primitive value.
if (typeof cssValue !== 'object') {
if (typeof options !== 'object' && options & ThemeOptions.DEFAULT) {
return configValue ?? cssValue
}
return cssValue
}
if (configValue !== null && typeof configValue === 'object' && !Array.isArray(configValue)) {
let configValueCopy: Record<string, unknown> & { __CSS_VALUES__?: Record<string, number> } =
// We want to make sure that we don't mutate the original config
// value. Ideally we use `structuredClone` here, but it's not possible
// because it can contain functions.
deepMerge({}, [configValue], (_, b) => b)
// There is no `cssValue`, which means we can back-fill it with values
// from the `configValue`.
if (cssValue === null && Object.hasOwn(configValue, '__CSS_VALUES__')) {
let localCssValue: Record<string, unknown> = {}
for (let key in configValue.__CSS_VALUES__) {
localCssValue[key] = configValue[key]
delete configValueCopy[key]
}
cssValue = localCssValue
}
for (let key in cssValue) {
if (key === '__CSS_VALUES__') continue
// If the value is coming from a default source (`@theme default`),
// then we keep the value from the JS config (which is also a
// default source, but wins over the built-in defaults).
if (
configValue?.__CSS_VALUES__?.[key] & ThemeOptions.DEFAULT &&
get(configValueCopy, key.split('-')) !== undefined
) {
continue
}
// CSS values from `@theme` win over values from the config
configValueCopy[unescape(key)] = cssValue[key]
}
return configValueCopy
}
// Handle the tuple case
if (Array.isArray(cssValue) && Array.isArray(options) && Array.isArray(configValue)) {
let base = cssValue[0]
let extra = cssValue[1]
// Values from the config overwrite any default values from the CSS theme
if (options[0] & ThemeOptions.DEFAULT) {
base = configValue[0] ?? base
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does createThemeFn() do?
createThemeFn() is a function in the tailwindcss codebase, defined in packages/tailwindcss/src/compat/plugin-functions.ts.
Where is createThemeFn() defined?
createThemeFn() is defined in packages/tailwindcss/src/compat/plugin-functions.ts at line 11.
What does createThemeFn() call?
createThemeFn() calls 8 function(s): deepMerge, get, keys, readFromCss, resolveValue, toKeyPath, unescape, withAlpha.
What calls createThemeFn()?
createThemeFn() is called by 2 function(s): buildPluginApi, mergeTheme.
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