Tailpile

Transpile tailwindcss into purecss files on save.

Tailwindcss comes with the concept of node, package managers, configs files which may be unnecessary for some developers and css designers. Tailpile gives easy to use tailwindcss experience by transpiling tailwindcss into purecss just on file save.

📦 Installation

Install via VSCode Marketplace ➜

⚠️ Note:

• In order for the extension to activate you must have *.tailwind.css file in your workspace.
• Tailpile transpile only files extension with .tailwind.css .

✨ Features

Nesting

Support nested css styles using tailwindcss/nesting.

Autoprefix

Tailpile use autoprefixer to add vendor prefixes.

Optimize

Tailpile use clean-css to optimize css and save file size.

🎛️ Commands

Tailpile: Install Tailwind CSS

By default, tailpile has [email protected] built-in. This command will install the latest(or)next version of tailwindcss.

🛠️ Setting

tailpile.output

The output directory for the transpiled css files. (Note: Set the path relative from workspace root.)

"tailpile.output": "dist/css"

tailpile.compact

If true, the transpiled css will be minified. Defaults to true.

"tailpile.compact": false

tailpile.browsers

The browsers you target for transpiled css. This can either be a browserslist query or package.json to use browserslist key in package.json file. Defaults to ["defaults"].

"tailpile.browsers": "package.json"

tailpile.packageManager

The package manager to use for installing tailwindcss. Possible values are npm or yarn. Defaults to npm.

"tailpile.packageManager": "npm"

tailpile.tailwindcss.version

TailwindCSS version tag to install with Install Tailwind CSS command. Either latest or next. Defaults to latest.

"tailpile.tailwindcss.config": "latest"

tailpile.tailwindcss.config

The path for the tailwindcss configuration file, defaults to ''. (Note: Set the path relative from workspace root.)

"tailpile.tailwindcss.config": "config/tailwind.js"

⚠️ The purge content path must be absolute path.

module.exports = {
  mode: 'jit',
  darkMode: 'class',
  // 🔴 This purge won't work.
  purge:['./src/**/*.js']
};

const path = require('path');

module.exports = {
  mode: 'jit',
  darkMode: 'class',
  // 🟢 This purge will work.
  purge:[path.join(__dirname, 'src/**/*.js')]
};