svewap / ws_less
LESS compiler for TYPO3. Compiles LESS files to CSS files.
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Type:typo3-cms-extension
Requires
- typo3/cms-core: ^12.4
- wikimedia/less.php: ^3.1.0
This package is auto-updated.
Last update: 2023-10-25 13:54:35 UTC
README
License: GNU GPL, Version 2
Repository: https://github.com/svewap/ws_less
Please report bugs here: https://github.com/svewap/ws_less/issues
TYPO3 version: >8.7
About
ws_less
is a TYPO3 LESS compiler for compiling LESS files into CSS files. This extensions uses the LessPHP
compiler.
The extension comes with a cache function. That means the LESS files will be compiled only if necessary.
You can pass values via TypoScript to the LESS files.
Usage
To include your LESS file, you can use the page.includeCSS
TypoScript command as usual.
page.includeCSS {
bootstrap = fileadmin/bootstrap/less/bootstrap.less
bootstrap.outputdir = fileadmin/bootstrap/css/
responsive = fileadmin/bootstrap/less/responsive.less
responsive.outputdir = fileadmin/bootstrap/css/
rte = fileadmin/bootstrap/less/rte.less
rte.outputdir = fileadmin/rte/css/
rte.doNotHash = 1 # Disable file name hashing when using LESS variables via TypoScript
}
You can also leave off the outputdir
parameter. The extension will be writing the CSS files into the typo3temp/ws_less
directory.
Variables
You can set LESS variables in TypoScript in template setup part of your template:
plugin.tx_wsless.variables {
var1 = #000
var2 = #666
}
Disable file name hashing
For including the generated CSS files in your ckeditor
YAML config file it is recommended to use the doNotHash = 1
parameter. When using LESS variables the generated file will be fileadmin/rte/css/rte.css
instead of fileadmin/rte/css/rte_468e20047a2589981edd540b083f26c4.css
so you can easily include it in your RTE YAML config using "contentsCss: "fileadmin/rte/css/rte.css"
Development Notice
For developing it is suggested to force-render the template (switching off the TYPO3 template cache) using admPanel.override.tsdebug.forceTemplateParsing = 1
in your backend user's UserTS config.
The LESS files will be compiled on each page load while being logged in as a backend user so you can see the result of your changes without repeatedly clearing the TYPO3 FE cache.
Credits
- Sven Wappler (TYPO3 Agentur Aachen)
- Jozef Spisiak (www.pixelant.net) for optimizing the extension