dark mode switch v2

assets/scss/colors.scss

@@ -8,19 +8,14 @@ $dark-fg: white;
 $dark-ln: blue;
 $dark-active: green;
 
-
-
 body {
     &.light{
         background-color: $light-bg;
         color: $light-fg;
     }
-    &.dark{
         background-color: $dark-bg;
-        color: $dark-fg;
-    }
-}
-
+        color: $dark-bg;
+    } 
 a {
 }
 

static/js/darkmode.js

@@ -1,57 +1,29 @@
-let DARKMODE = window.sessionStorage.getItem("darkmode");
-const BUTTON = document.getElementById('darkmode-toggle');
-const BODY = document.querySelector("body");
+const checkbox = document.getElementById('darkmode-toggle');
+const body = document.querySelector("body");
 
-if (DARKMODE === null) {
-    askForPreferredTheme();
+if (localStorage.getItem('dark')) {
+    switchToDark()
+} else {
+    switchToLight()
 }
+checkbox.checked = localStorage.getItem('dark')
 
-function askForPreferredTheme() {
-    if (window.matchMedia("(prefers-color-scheme: dark)").matches) {
-        DARKMODE = true;
-        console.log("dark mode detected!")
+checkbox.addEventListener("click", function () {
+    localStorage.setItem("dark", this.checked)
+    if (this.checked) {
+        switchToDark()
+    } else {
+        switchToLight()
     }
-    else {
-        DARKMODE = false;
-        console.log("light mode detected!")
-    }
-    save_preferences();
-}
-
-function switchMode() {
-    DARKMODE = !DARKMODE;
-    save_preferences();
-    changeDisplay();
-};
-
-function changeDisplay() {
-    console.log(DARKMODE);
-    if (DARKMODE == true) {
-        switchToDark();
-        BUTTON.checked = true
-    }
-    else {
-        switchToLight();
-        BUTTON.checked = false
-    }
-};
+})
 
 function switchToLight() {
-    console.log("switched to light");
-    BODY.classList.remove("dark");
-    BODY.classList.add("light");
+    // for some reason this needs to be set to null 
+    // i am losing my mind
+    localStorage.removeItem("dark")
+    body.classList.add('light')
 }
 
 function switchToDark() {
-    console.log("switched to dark");
-    BODY.classList.remove("light");
-    BODY.classList.add("dark");
+    body.classList.remove('light')
 }
-
-function save_preferences() {
-    sessionStorage.setItem("darkmode", DARKMODE)
-    console.log("darkmode preferences saved: ", DARKMODE)
-}
-
-changeDisplay();
-BUTTON.addEventListener("click", switchMode);