web-dev-server-plugin-lit-css

[Web Dev Server][wds] plugin to import css files as JavaScript tagged-template literal objects.

> _The "Lit" stands for "Literal"_

You can use it to import CSS for various libraries like lit-element,
@microsoft/fast-element, or others.

Do I Need This?

No. This is an optional package who's sole purpose is to make it easier to write
CSS-in-CSS while working on lit-element projects. You can just as easily write
your CSS in some 'styles.css.js' modules a la:

``js
import { css } from 'lit-element';
export default css:host { display: block; };
`

And this may actually be preferred.

Hopefully this package will become quickly obsolete when the [CSS Modules
Proposal][modulesprop] (or something like it) is accepted and implemented.

In the mean time, enjoy importing your CSS into your component files.

Options

| Name | Accepts | Default |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- |
| include | Array of glob of files to include. | ['*/.css'] |
| exclude | Array of glob of files to exclude. | undefined |
| cssnano | Boolean or Object of [cssnano][nanoopts] options. | false |
| specifier | Package to import css from | lit |
| tag | Name of the template-tag function | css |
| transform | Optional function (sync or async) which transforms css sources (e.g. postcss) | x => x |

Usage

`js
import litcss from 'web-dev-server-plugin-lit-css';

export default {
...config,
plugins: [
litcss({
include: ['/elements//*.css'],
exclude: ['/docs//*.css'],
cssnano: true,
})
]
}
`

Then import your CSS:

`css
:host {
display: block;
}

h1 {
color: hotpink;
}
`

`ts
import { LitElement, html } from 'lit';
import { customElement } from 'lit/decorators.js';

import style from './css-in-css.css';

@customElement('css-in-css')
class CSSInCSS extends LitElement {
static readonly styles = [style];

render() {
return html

It's Lit!

;
}
}
`

$3

`js
plugins: [
litcss({ specifier: '@microsoft/fast-element' })
]
`

`ts
import { FASTElement, customElement, html } from '@microsoft/fast-element';

import styles from './css-in-css.css';

const template = html

It's Lit!

;

@customElement({ name: 'css-in-css', template, styles })
class CSSinCSS extends FASTElement {}
`

$3

To load scss files:

1. Specify an include option which includes scss files (i.e. a glob or regexp)
1. Define a transform function in the plugin options.

`js
import litcss from 'web-dev-server-plugin-lit-css';
import Sass from 'sass';

export default {
plugins: [
litcss({
include: '/*/.scss',
transform: (data, { filePath }) =>
Sass.renderSync({ data, file: filePath })
.css.toString(),
}),
]
}
`

Similarly, to transform sources using PostCSS, specify a transform function:

`js
import litcss from 'web-dev-server-plugin-lit-css';
import postcss from 'postcss';
import postcssNesting from 'postcss-nesting';

const processor = postcss(postcssNesting());

export default {
plugins: [
litcss({
include: '*/.css',
transform: (css, { filePath }) =>
processor.process(css, { from: filePath })
.css,
}),
]
}
``

Looking for rollup? rollup-plugin-lit-css
Looking for esbuild? esbuild-plugin-lit-css
Looking for webpack? lit-css-loader

[wds]: https://modern-web.dev/docs/dev-server/
[modulesprop]: https://github.com/w3c/webcomponents/issues/759
[nanoopts]: https://cssnano.co/docs/config-file/#configuration-options