SCSS Styling System - Implementation Complete

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SCSS Styling System - Implementation Complete ✅

Status: Production Ready
Date: May 1, 2024
Implementation Phase: Styling Foundation & Integration

Overview

Successfully implemented a modular, scalable SCSS styling system for Anki flashcards with:

80+ CSS variables for consistent design tokens across all courses
Reusable base components shared by all courses
Course-specific styling for Psychology and DevOps (foundation for 50+ courses)
Compiled CSS automatically injected into APKG files
Zero breaking changes to existing infrastructure

Architecture

File Structure

scripts/anki/styles/
├── _variables.scss # Global design tokens (colors, spacing, typography)
├── _base-components.scss # Reusable CSS classes for all card types
├── courses/
│ ├── psychology.scss # Psychology-specific color overrides
│ └── devops.scss # DevOps-specific styling
├── psychology.css # Compiled output (16 KB)
└── devops.css # Compiled output (17 KB)

Design Flow

User Card Data (JSON)
 ↓
metadata['course'] = 'psychology'
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APKGGenerator creates models
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_get_css('psychology')
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Load: scripts/anki/styles/psychology.css
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Inject CSS into Anki models
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Generate APKG with styled cards

Component Breakdown

1. Global Variables (`_variables.scss`)

Color Palette:

Styling on Ghafoor's Personal Blog