Remix Client Hints
An intuitive Remix + Client Hints example, that provides Theme Switching & Server Dates in your application.
Overview
This article provides an example of implementing theme switching and server dates using Epic Stack - Client Hints and Jacob Paris' article as a reference. The example demonstrates how the server retrieves theme and time-zone hints on the first visit, stores them in cookies, and reloads the page for client-side usage. The approach aims to improve user experience by avoiding the flash of unstyled content on every page load.
Features
- Theme Switching: Implements theme switching based on the prefers-color-scheme media feature. It updates the theme cookie through a POST request to the /resources/theme route and either reloads the page or returns a JSON response.
- Time-Zone: Allows the server to understand the client's time zone on initial page load. The server-side implementation uses the getHints(request).timeZone method to retrieve time zone information. For client-side usage, the useHints().timeZone method can be employed.
- UI Display: The App Demo displays the time zone in the user interface using the Intl.DateTimeFormat object created in the user's time zone and preferred language.
Summary
This article provides a practical example of implementing theme switching and server dates using Epic Stack - Client Hints. It explains how the server retrieves theme and time-zone hints, stores them in cookies, and reloads the page for client-side usage. The article also provides resources for further understanding of Client Hints and the implementation discussed. Contributions are welcome, and the example is licensed under the MIT license.
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