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LESS CSS Theme Example

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//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CONSTANTS

@lightColour: #fff;
@darkColour: #000;
@lightBg: #fff;
@darkBg: #000;
@numberOfThemes: 3; //controls theme loop

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// MIXINS

//Theme Definitions by parametric mixin numbers (1), (2), etc.
.themeDefs(1) {
  @lightColour: #f00;
  @darkColour: #fff;
  @lightBg: #f00;
  @darkBg: #fff;
}

.themeDefs(2) {
  //inverse of 1
  @lightColour: #fff;
  @darkColour: #f00;
  @lightBg: #fff;
  @darkBg: #f00;
}

.themeDefs(3) {
  @lightColour: #cfc;
  @darkColour: #363;
  @lightBg: #cfc;
  @darkBg: #363;
}


.curvy {
  -moz-border-radius: 5px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
  border-radius: 5px;
}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// GENERAL STYLING

* {padding: 0;margin: 0;}
html {text-align: center;}
h2 {padding: 20px 0;}

.box {
  .curvy;
  color: @lightColour;
  background: @darkBg;
  display:inline-block; width:10%; padding:20px 5%; margin:0 1% 20px 1%;
}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// THEME BUILDING

.buildThemes(@index) when (@index < @numberOfThemes + 1) {

  .theme-@{index} {
      .themeDefs(@index); 
      color: @lightColour;
      background: @darkBg; 

      .box {
        color: @darkColour;
        background: @lightBg;
      }
    }
    .buildThemes(@index + 1);
}
//stop loop
.buildThemes(@index) {}
//start theme building loop
.buildThemes(1);