feat(skin): align @_screen-size-* LESS variables with SASS breakpoint values

[Copilot]

The @_screen-size-* LESS variables in variables.less had names and values that didn't match the SASS $screen-size-* breakpoints. This updates them to use the same hardcoded px values as the SASS variables, ensuring consistency and correct behavior in @media queries (CSS var() references cannot be used in media queries).

Changes

• Updated @_screen-size-* LESS variables in both src/sass/variables/variables.less and dist/variables/variables.less to use the same hardcoded px values as the SASS $screen-size-* variables

LESS variable	Value
@_screen-size-XS	320px
@_screen-size-SM	512px
@_screen-size-MD	768px
@_screen-size-LG	1024px
@_screen-size-XL	1280px
@_screen-size-XL2	1440px
@_screen-size-XL3	1680px
@_screen-size-XL4	1920px

Usage

@import "@ebay/skin/less";

@media (min-width: @_screen-size-LG) {
    .my-component {
        display: grid;
    }
}

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<issue_title>: breakpoint variables are different than CSS variables.</issue_title>
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Current behavior

I have an issue where we'd love to use the native CSS variable breakpoints in our project (like --breakpoint-extra-large). However, CSS does not allow CSS vars to be used in media queries.

Anyway, I found we have LESS variables that are similar in https://github.com/eBay/evo-web/blob/main/packages/skin/dist/variables/variables.less

But the values are different than the CSS breakpoint vars (the names/values do not align with Playbook).

For reference, here's the Evo Web Playbook:

https://playbook.ebay.com/design-system/tokens/breakpoint

Note: it seems that LESS variables do not "convert" CSS variables to their assigned values, so just setting them like @breakpoint-large: var(--breakpoint-large) will work.

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Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes <LESS Variables>: breakpoint variables are different than CSS variables. #558

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[LuLaValva]

@copilot use CSS variables like Patrick pointed out in the issue. Also the @_screen_size ones should be updated instead of making new ones

[Copilot]

@copilot use CSS variables like Patrick pointed out in the issue. Also the @_screen_size ones should be updated instead of making new ones

Updated in 4f733e4 — the @breakpoint-* variables now use var(--breakpoint-*) CSS variable references. I kept the @_screen-size-* variables in place for backward compatibility and added the new Playbook-aligned @breakpoint-* block after them.

[LuLaValva]

You only did half of what I said @copilot, maybe I wasn't clear. We should not have @breakpoint, just update values of the old ones

[Copilot]

You only did half of what I said @copilot, maybe I wasn't clear. We should not have @breakpoint, just update values of the old ones

Done in 5c8b68f — removed the @breakpoint-* block and updated the existing @_screen-size-* variables to use var(--breakpoint-*) references. Also dropped @_screen-size-XL4 since there's no corresponding Playbook CSS variable.

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Updates the Skin package’s LESS breakpoint constants (@_screen-size-*) to align with the Playbook breakpoint token naming, by changing them to reference --breakpoint-* CSS custom properties and removing @_screen-size-XL4.

Changes:

• Replaced hard-coded px values for @_screen-size-* with var(--breakpoint-*) references in source and dist LESS variables.
• Removed @_screen-size-XL4 from the LESS variables files.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 1 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

File	Description
packages/skin/src/sass/variables/variables.less	Updates LESS breakpoint constants to reference Playbook CSS breakpoint tokens; removes XL4.
packages/skin/dist/variables/variables.less	Regenerates distributed LESS variables with the same breakpoint-token alignment; removes XL4.

[Copilot]

These LESS breakpoint variables are now set to var(--breakpoint-...), but var() cannot be used in @media queries. This change will cause consumer code like @media (min-width: @_screen-size-LG) to compile to min-width: var(--breakpoint-large) and the media query will never match. To keep LESS breakpoints usable in media queries while aligning with Playbook, set these to the corresponding resolved lengths (e.g., 320px/512px/600px/800px/1100px/1400px/1920px) or generate the LESS values from the token source at build time (but avoid emitting var() here).

Suggested change

	@_screen-size-XS: var(--breakpoint-extra-small);
	@_screen-size-SM: var(--breakpoint-small);
	@_screen-size-MD: var(--breakpoint-medium);
	@_screen-size-LG: var(--breakpoint-large);
	@_screen-size-XL: var(--breakpoint-extra-large);
	@_screen-size-XL2: var(--breakpoint-extra-large-2);
	@_screen-size-XL3: var(--breakpoint-extra-large-3);
	@_screen-size-XS: 320px;
	@_screen-size-SM: 512px;
	@_screen-size-MD: 600px;
	@_screen-size-LG: 800px;
	@_screen-size-XL: 1100px;
	@_screen-size-XL2: 1400px;
	@_screen-size-XL3: 1920px;

[Copilot]

@_screen-size-XL4 was removed, which is a breaking change for any LESS consumers using that variable. Since Playbook has --breakpoint-extra-large-3 (1920px), consider keeping @_screen-size-XL4 as a deprecated alias (pointing to the same value as XL3 after alignment) until the next major release.

Suggested change

	@_screen-size-XL3: var(--breakpoint-extra-large-3);
	@_screen-size-XL3: var(--breakpoint-extra-large-3);
	// Deprecated: alias for @_screen-size-XL3; keep until next major version to avoid breaking LESS consumers.
	@_screen-size-XL4: @_screen-size-XL3;

[LuLaValva]

Ooh good point, @copilot can you add that one back as a hardcoded value?

[Copilot]

Added back in 057fb82 as @_screen-size-XL4: 1920px.

[ArtBlue]

These don't look correct. Here is what the SASS breakpoints look like:

$screen-size-XS: 320px;
$screen-size-SM: 512px;
$screen-size-MD: 768px;
$screen-size-LG: 1024px;
$screen-size-XL: 1280px;
$screen-size-XL2: 1440px;
$screen-size-XL3: 1680px;
$screen-size-XL4: 1920px;
$page-grid-max-width: 1584px;

[ArtBlue]

@copilot , the correct breakpoints can be found in this comment: https://github.com/eBay/evo-web/pull/559/changes/5c8b68f04d7133b8025904cd47f8821004f22321..057fb825a63e2d8dec47e8cfe49c31d778fb88ad#r2914611658

Please ensure the less files also use those. If the css props have those values, just use the props. If not, use those values directly.

[Copilot]

Updated in e81042c — the --breakpoint-* CSS custom properties have different values than the SASS breakpoints, so the LESS variables now use the same hardcoded px values as the SASS $screen-size-* variables (320/512/768/1024/1280/1440/1680/1920px).