Add Utilities

Commonly used utilities for using Aceternity UI

Install dependencies

npm i framer-motion clsx tailwind-merge

Add util file

utils/cn.ts

import { ClassValue, clsx } from "clsx";
import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
 
export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
  return twMerge(clsx(inputs));
}

Base Tailwind Config File

tailwind.config.ts

const {
  default: flattenColorPalette,
} = require("tailwindcss/lib/util/flattenColorPalette");
 
/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
module.exports = {
  content: [
    "./src/pages/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,mdx}",
    "./src/components/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,mdx}",
    "./src/app/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,mdx}",
 
    // Or if using `src` directory:
    "./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,mdx}",
  ],
  darkMode: "class",
  theme: {
    extend: {},
  },
  plugins: [addVariablesForColors],
};
 
// This plugin adds each Tailwind color as a global CSS variable, e.g. var(--gray-200).
function addVariablesForColors({ addBase, theme }: any) {
  let allColors = flattenColorPalette(theme("colors"));
  let newVars = Object.fromEntries(
    Object.entries(allColors).map(([key, val]) => [`--${key}`, val])
  );
 
  addBase({
    ":root": newVars,
  });
}