Useful LESS helpers.

helpers.less

@margin: 10px;
@margin-thin : @margin/2;
@margin-thiner : @margin/3;
@margin-thinest : @margin/4;
@margin-thick : @margin*2;
@margin-thicker : @margin*3;
@margin-thickest : @margin*4;

.helper(@value:@margin);
.helper(@name:-thin,@value:@margin-thin);
.helper(@name:-thiner,@value:@margin-thiner);
.helper(@name:-thinest,@value:@margin-thinest);
.helper(@name:-thick,@value:@margin-thick);
.helper(@name:-thicker,@value:@margin-thicker);
.helper(@name:-thickest,@value:@margin-thickest);

.helper(@name:~"",@value) {
	.helper-padding(@name,@value);
	.helper-margin(@name,@value);
}
.property(@property,@name:~"",@suffix:~"",@value,@property-suffix:@suffix) {
	@classname: ~"@{property}@{suffix}@{name}";
	.@{classname} {
		@{property}@{property-suffix}: @value;
	}
	// Uncomment if you want the !important mirrors
	//.@{classname}-always {
	//	@{property}@{property-suffix}: @value !important;
	//}
}
.helper-property(@property,@name,@value) {
	.property(@property, @name, @value:@value);
	.property(@property, @name, @suffix:-none,			@value: 0,			  @property-suffix:~"");
	.property(@property, @name, @suffix:-top, 			@value: @value);
	.property(@property, @name, @suffix:-right, 		@value: @value);
	.property(@property, @name, @suffix:-bottom, 		@value: @value);
	.property(@property, @name, @suffix:-left, 			@value: @value);
	.property(@property, @name, @suffix:-top-bottom, 	@value: @value 0,	  @property-suffix:~"");
	.property(@property, @name, @suffix:-left-right, 	@value: 0 @value,	  @property-suffix:~"");
	.property(@property, @name, @suffix:-top-only, 		@value: @value 0 0 0, @property-suffix:~"");
	.property(@property, @name, @suffix:-right-only, 	@value: 0 @value 0 0, @property-suffix:~"");
	.property(@property, @name, @suffix:-bottom-only, 	@value: 0 0 @value 0, @property-suffix:~"");
	.property(@property, @name, @suffix:-left-only, 	@value: 0 0 0 @value, @property-suffix:~"");
}
.helper-padding(@name:~"",@value) {
	.helper-property(@property:padding,@name,@value);
}
.helper-margin(@name:~"",@value) {
	.helper-property(@property:margin,@name,@value);
}