reablocks

name	reablocks
description	Use when building UI in React with the reablocks component library (Button, Dialog, Drawer, Select, Calendar, CommandPalette, Tabs, Tree, Tooltip, etc.). Covers ThemeProvider setup, extendTheme, custom variants, mergeThemeClasses, useComponentTheme/useTheme hooks, and the 50+ component index.

Reablocks

Reablocks is a React UI component library with 50+ components built on Tailwind CSS and Framer Motion. It provides a comprehensive theming system, accessible components, and consistent design patterns.

Installation

npm install reablocks

ThemeProvider Setup

Every app using reablocks must be wrapped in a ThemeProvider:

import { ThemeProvider, theme } from 'reablocks';

function App() {
  return (
    <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
      <YourApp />
    </ThemeProvider>
  );
}

ThemeProvider Props

Prop	Type	Required	Description
theme	ReablocksTheme	Yes	The theme to apply

Built-in Themes

Reablocks ships two theme options:

• theme — standard theme using Tailwind utility classes. The default. Use this unless the user asks for Unify.
• Unify Theme — design-system theme built on a three-level token architecture (primitives → semantic → Tailwind), synced with the Unify Figma library. Available in two flavors:
  • Quick-start: themeUnify export + reablocks/unify.css import (one-line setup, fixed tokens).
  • Production / Figma-synced: the single-file themeUnify.ts download (every component theme + composed ReablocksTheme) plus CSS layers (root.css / dark.css / light.css / tw.css) generated by the Reablocks Figma Plugin. This is what powers per-component detail tokens like --buttons-details-height-core-icon-lg.

// Default theme
import { ThemeProvider, theme } from 'reablocks';
<ThemeProvider theme={theme}>...</ThemeProvider>

// Unify theme — quick-start
import { ThemeProvider, themeUnify } from 'reablocks';
import 'reablocks/unify.css';
<ThemeProvider theme={themeUnify}>...</ThemeProvider>

When to use Unify instead of the default theme

Switch to Unify when any of these apply:

• The user mentions Figma, the Unify Figma library, or the Reablocks Figma Plugin.
• The user wants tokens synced end-to-end from Figma to production.
• The user wants to re-skin components at fine granularity (per-component dimensions, radii, padding) without writing Tailwind overrides or per-component TypeScript.
• The user references themeUnify.ts, root.css / dark.css / light.css / tw.css, or per-component detail tokens like --buttons-details-*, --inputs-details-*, --tabs-details-*.

For the quick-start path (single import, no Figma): use themeUnify as shown above. No further setup required.

For the production / Figma-synced path (single-file themeUnify.ts + Figma-generated CSS layers, customization via CSS, designer ↔ engineer sync): see the dedicated skill at unify-theme/SKILL.md. It covers:

• Prerequisites (Tailwind v4+, postcss plugins)
• File layout (root.css / dark.css / light.css / tw.css / common.css)
• Three-tier token architecture and how it cascades
• Re-branding via the primitive color scale
• Per-component tuning without TypeScript changes
• Adding new semantic roles
• Troubleshooting (purge issues, token override order, palette leaks)

Do not offer Unify when the user only wants minor color/variant tweaks — extendTheme(theme, …) against the default theme is simpler. Do not offer Unify when the user is not on Tailwind v4+ or reablocks v10+.

Theme Customization

extendTheme

Use extendTheme() to deep-merge partial overrides into a base theme. Only specify the properties you want to change:

import { ThemeProvider, theme, extendTheme, PartialReablocksTheme } from 'reablocks';

const customTheme: PartialReablocksTheme = {
  components: {
    button: {
      colors: {
        primary: {
          filled: 'bg-blue-500 hover:bg-blue-600 text-white'
        }
      }
    }
  }
};

<ThemeProvider theme={extendTheme(theme, customTheme)}>
  <App />
</ThemeProvider>

Adding a Custom Variant

You can extend any component with new variants and colors. Only provide the keys you want to add — existing values remain intact:

import { ThemeProvider, theme, extendTheme, PartialReablocksTheme } from 'reablocks';

const customTheme: PartialReablocksTheme = {
  components: {
    button: {
      // Add a new variant with its base styles
      variants: {
        gradient: 'border rounded-lg'
      },
      // Add color mappings for the new variant
      colors: {
        primary: {
          gradient: 'bg-linear-to-r from-blue-500 to-purple-500 border-blue-500 text-white'
        },
        secondary: {
          gradient: 'bg-linear-to-r from-pink-500 to-purple-500 border-pink-500 text-white'
        }
      }
    }
  }
};

<ThemeProvider theme={extendTheme(theme, customTheme)}>
  {/* Use the new variant just like built-in ones */}
  <Button variant="gradient" color="primary">Gradient Primary</Button>
  <Button variant="gradient" color="secondary">Gradient Secondary</Button>
</ThemeProvider>

The same pattern works for adding custom colors, sizes, or entirely new theme keys to any component.

mergeThemeClasses

By default, extendTheme replaces theme string values. To merge Tailwind classes (append instead of replace), pass mergeThemeClasses as the third argument:

import { extendTheme, mergeThemeClasses, theme } from 'reablocks';

const merged = extendTheme(theme, customTheme, mergeThemeClasses);

extendComponentTheme

Extend a single component's theme:

import { extendComponentTheme, defaultButtonTheme } from 'reablocks';

const myButtonTheme = extendComponentTheme(defaultButtonTheme, {
  sizes: { xlarge: 'text-xl px-6 py-3' }
});

Theme Types

Reablocks exports several utility types for typing partial themes:

• PartialReablocksTheme — DeepPartial<ReablocksTheme>, ideal for extendTheme(theme, ...) overrides
• DeepPartial<T> — recursive Partial<T>, useful for typing custom component theme fragments

import type { DeepPartial, PartialReablocksTheme } from 'reablocks';
import type { ButtonTheme } from 'reablocks';

const myButton: DeepPartial<ButtonTheme> = {
  sizes: { xlarge: 'text-xl px-6 py-3' }
};

Theme Hooks

useComponentTheme

Get a specific component's theme from context. Pass an optional custom theme to override:

import { useComponentTheme } from 'reablocks';

function MyComponent({ theme: customTheme }) {
  const theme = useComponentTheme('button', customTheme);
  return <button className={theme.base}>...</button>;
}

useTheme

Access the full theme context including CSS tokens and runtime updates:

import { useTheme } from 'reablocks';

function MyComponent() {
  const { theme, tokens, updateTheme, updateTokens } = useTheme();
  // tokens = Record<string, string> of CSS custom properties
  // updateTheme() for runtime theme switching
}

Common Component Patterns

When working with reablocks components, follow these conventions:

• Import from barrel: Always import { Component } from 'reablocks'
• forwardRef: All components use forwardRef and accept a ref prop
• className: Components accept className which is merged last (highest priority) via cn() (tailwind-merge)
• theme prop: Components accept a theme prop for per-instance theme override
• cn() utility: Use cn() for Tailwind class merging — combines classnames + tailwind-merge to deduplicate/resolve conflicts
• Animations: Framer Motion powers animations; use animated prop (boolean) to toggle
• Controlled/Uncontrolled: Form components support both patterns

ReablocksTheme Component Keys

The theme.components object contains theme configs for every component:

avatar, avatarGroup, badge, button, chip, checkbox, contextMenu,
dateFormat, dialog, divider, dotsLoader, drawer, ellipsis, field,
select, list, menu, sort, card, kbd, notification, input, dateInput,
calendar, calendarRange, commandPalette, collapse, textarea, radio,
range, redact, toggle, tooltip, tree, jsonTree, popover, pager,
tabs, breadcrumbs, stepper, callout, backdrop, navigation, skeleton,
typography

Component Index

Elements

Avatar, AvatarGroup, Badge, Button, Chip, CommandPalette, IconButton, Kbd, Loader, Navigation, Skeleton

Form

Calendar, Checkbox, DateInput, Input (DebouncedInput, InlineInput), Radio, Range, Select (SingleSelect, MultiSelect), Textarea, Toggle

Layout

Breadcrumbs, Card, Collapse, Divider, Field, List, Motion, Stepper, Tabs, Tree

Layers

Backdrop, Callout, ConfirmDialog, ContextMenu, Dialog, Drawer, Menu, Notification, Popover, Tooltip

Typography

H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, P, BlockQuote, Lead, Large, Small, Muted

Data

DataSize, DateFormat, Duration, Ellipsis, InfinityList, Pager, Pluralize, Redact, Sort