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Javascript class that helps you to play with Custom Properties to turn them into JS Code and to execute the code
export class HelperJsInCss{
constructor(element, customProperty, loop, args){
this.element = element
this.customProperty = customProperty
this.lastValue = undefined
this.loop = loop
this.args = args
if (loop){
window.requestAnimationFrame(this.checkElements.bind(this))
}else{
this.checkElements()
}
}
checkElements(){
const value = window.getComputedStyle(this.element).getPropertyValue(this.customProperty)
const computeArguments = []
if (this.args && this.args.length > 0){
this.args.forEach(argumentProperty => {
const argValue = window.getComputedStyle(this.element).getPropertyValue(argumentProperty)
computeArguments.push(argValue)
})
}
try{
const evaluateValue = eval(value)(...computeArguments)
if (this.lastValue === evaluateValue){
if (this.loop){
window.requestAnimationFrame(this.checkElements.bind(this))
}
return;
}
this.lastValue = evaluateValue
const computeName = `--compute${this.customProperty[2].toUpperCase()}${this.customProperty.substring(3)}`
this.element.style.setProperty(computeName, evaluateValue)
}catch(err){}
if (this.loop){
window.requestAnimationFrame(this.checkElements.bind(this))
}
}
}
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