Basalt2/docs/references/plugins/theme.md

BaseElement

This is the theme plugin. It provides a theming system that allows for consistent styling across elements with support for inheritance, named styles, and dynamic theme switching.

Functions

Method	Returns	Description
BaseElement.____getElementPath	-
BaseElement:applyTheme	BaseElement	Applies theme styles to the element
BaseElement:getTheme	table	Gets theme properties for the element

BaseElement.____getElementPath()

BaseElement:applyTheme(self, applyToChildren)

Applies the current theme to this element

Parameters

• self BaseElement The element to apply theme to
• applyToChildren boolean ? Whether to apply theme to child elements (default: true)

Returns

• BaseElement self The element instance

BaseElement:getTheme(self)

Gets the theme properties for this element

Parameters

• self BaseElement The element to get theme for

Returns

• table styles The theme properties

ThemeAPI

The Theme API provides methods for managing themes globally

Functions

Method	Returns	Description
ThemeAPI.setTheme	-	Sets a new theme
ThemeAPI.getTheme	table	Gets the current theme
ThemeAPI.loadTheme	-	Loads theme from JSON file

ThemeAPI.setTheme(newTheme)

Sets the current theme

Parameters

• newTheme table The theme configuration to set

ThemeAPI.getTheme()

Gets the current theme configuration

Returns

• table theme The current theme configuration

ThemeAPI.loadTheme(path)

Loads a theme from a JSON file

Parameters

• path string Path to the theme JSON file