VToggleTheme: Theme Switcher Component

Promoting Awareness for Healthy Sleep

The Impact of Screen Light on Our Sleep

In our constantly connected world, more and more people are suffering from insomnia. A significant factor is the increased night-time screen usage, keeping us in front of screens late into the night. Screens emit a high amount of blue light, which suppresses the production of melatonin, the sleep hormone. This delays our natural sleep rhythm and makes falling asleep more difficult.

Tech giants like Apple and Microsoft have recognized the need to protect us from the negative effects of blue light and have introduced night modes in their operating systems. This mode adjusts screen colors to warmer yellow tones, which studies suggest are easier on the eyes and promote sleep.

Inspired by this essential feature, we developed an innovative npm package. This module automatically activates night mode on websites as soon as the sun sets, based on the user’s location. This ensures a modern adjustment to the local time zone, fostering a healthier digital environment.

With over over 750 downloads, more and more website operators are recognizing the importance of a healthy sleep cycle and integrating such features into their sites. Our module, VToggleTheme, is available for free and can be downloaded via the following link: https://www.npmjs.com/package/v-toggle-theme

Take the opportunity to improve your users’ digital health and contribute to a more mindful use of technology.

This Vue component automatically switches between themes based on the sunrise and sunset times at the user’s location, leveraging Vuetify's theming system. Users can also manually switch the theme, which disables the automatic switching.