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Description 📝

Currently, there's no identifer for third-party tools like Pendo to detect whether the app is in light or dark mode. This PR adds a theme identifier so Pendo can apply appropriate styling. Third-party tools (like Pendo) should be able to use this as selector: body[data-theme="dark"] or body[data-theme="light"]

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We're using a custom data-theme attribute instead of a CSS class because it's the proper way to store application state according to HTML5 standards. CSS classes are meant for styling, and this approach avoids conflicts with our existing CSS while giving Pendo a reliable selector to detect the current theme.

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  • Set custom data attribute on document body for third-party tools (like Pendo) to detect application theme

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  • All customers

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Verification steps

  • Check attribute is set correctly:
    • Open DevTools -> Elements tab
    • Inspect <body> element
    • Verify data-theme="light" or data-theme="dark" is present (based on the current theme)
  • Test the selector:
    • Open DevTools -> Console and run:
      document.querySelector('body[data-theme="dark"]') (when in dark mode, should return element Otherwise null)
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Great job, team! I have just one concern: in Pendo, it states that a CSS selector is required, and there’s no guidance on using data-theme as an alternative. I’ve shared the PR link with Susana so she can confirm whether it can be used for the Pendo use case.
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Great job, team! I have just one concern: in Pendo, it states that a CSS selector is required, and there’s no guidance on using data-theme as an alternative. I’ve shared the PR link with Susana so she can confirm whether it can be used for the Pendo use case.

Thanks @davyd-akamai! We may/should be able to use these custom attributes, which are generally more reliable in cases like this. Since HTML attribute selectors are valid CSS selectors, Pendo should support targeting them using selectors such as body[data-theme="dark"] or [data-theme="dark"] (potentially with some configuration in the Pendo dashboard if needed).

Pendo also has related docs that seems to support this approach:

Thanks for sharing the PR with Susana for confirmation on the Pendo use case.

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