diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 9b0500db..3a61813b 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
PATH
remote: .
specs:
- tailwindcss-rails (4.2.2)
+ tailwindcss-rails (4.2.3)
railties (>= 7.0.0)
tailwindcss-ruby (~> 4.0)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 158b1750..274fae80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
* [Using Tailwind plugins](#using-tailwind-plugins)
* [Using with PostCSS](#using-with-postcss)
* [Custom inputs or outputs](#custom-inputs-or-outputs)
+ * [Rails Engines support (Experimental)](#rails-engines-support-experimental)
- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
+ * [The `watch` command is hanging](#the-watch-command-is-hanging)
* [Lost keystrokes or hanging when using terminal-based debugging tools (e.g. IRB, Pry, `ruby/debug`...etc.) with the Puma plugin](#lost-keystrokes-or-hanging-when-using-terminal-based-debugging-tools-eg-irb-pry-rubydebugetc-with-the-puma-plugin)
* [Running in a docker container exits prematurely](#running-in-a-docker-container-exits-prematurely)
* [Conflict with sassc-rails](#conflict-with-sassc-rails)
@@ -43,12 +45,11 @@ With Rails 7 you can generate a new application preconfigured with Tailwind CSS
This gem depends on the `tailwindcss-ruby` gem to install a working Tailwind CLI executable.
-
### Choosing a specific version of `tailwindcss`
The `tailwindcss-ruby` gem is declared as a floating dependency of this gem, so by default you will get the most recent stable version. However, you can select a specific version of Tailwind CSS by pinning that gem to the analogous version in your application's `Gemfile`. For example,
-``` ruby
+```ruby
gem "tailwindcss-rails"
# pin to tailwindcss version 3.4.13
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@ gem "tailwindcss-ruby", "3.4.13"
You can also use a local (npm-based) installation if you prefer, please go to https://github.com/flavorjones/tailwindcss-ruby for more information.
-
## Upgrading your application from Tailwind v3 to v4
v4.x of this gem has been updated to work with Tailwind v4, including providing some help with upgrading your application.
@@ -72,27 +72,25 @@ This gem will help with some of the mechanics of the upgrade:
- update some local project files to meet some Tailwind CSS v4 conventions,
- attempt to run the [upstream v4 upgrade tool](https://tailwindcss.com/docs/upgrade-guide#using-the-upgrade-tool).
-
### You don't _have_ to upgrade
Keep in mind that you don't _need_ to upgrade. You can stay on Tailwind CSS v3 for the foreseeable future if you prefer not to migrate now, or if your migration runs into problems.
If you don't want to upgrade, then pin your application to v3.3.1 of this gem:
-``` ruby
+```ruby
# Gemfile
gem "tailwindcss-rails", "~> 3.3.1" # which transitively pins tailwindcss-ruby to v3
```
If you're on an earlier version of this gem, `<= 3.3.0`, then make sure you're pinning the version of **both** `tailwindcss-rails` and `tailwindcss-ruby`:
-``` ruby
+```ruby
# Gemfile
gem "tailwindcss-rails", "~> 3.3"
gem "tailwindcss-ruby", "~> 3.4" # only necessary with tailwindcss-rails <= 3.3.0
```
-
### Upgrade steps
> [!WARNING]
@@ -100,8 +98,8 @@ gem "tailwindcss-ruby", "~> 3.4" # only necessary with tailwindcss-rails <= 3.3.
First, update to `tailwindcss-rails` v4.0.0 or higher. This will also ensure you're transitively depending on `tailwindcss-ruby` v4.
-```html
-# Gemfile
+```ruby
+# Gemfile
gem "tailwindcss-rails", "~> 4.0" # which transitively pins tailwindcss-ruby to v4
```
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ gem "tailwindcss-rails", "~> 4.0" # which transitively pins tailwindcss-ruby to
If you want to migrate CSS class names for v4 (this is an optional step!), jump to [Updating CSS class names for v4](#updating-css-class-names-for-v4) before continuing.
-Then, run `bin/rails tailwindcss:upgrade`. Among other things, this will try to run the official Tailwind upgrade utility. It requires `npx` in order to run, but it's a one-time operation and is *highly recommended* for a successful upgrade.
+Then, run `bin/rails tailwindcss:upgrade`. Among other things, this will try to run the official Tailwind upgrade utility. It requires `npx` in order to run, but it's a one-time operation and is _highly recommended_ for a successful upgrade.
Here's a detailed list of what the upgrade task does.
@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ Then, run `bin/rails tailwindcss:upgrade`. Among other things, this will try to
Here's what that upgrade looks like on a vanilla Rails app.
-``` sh
+```sh
$ bin/rails tailwindcss:upgrade
apply /path/to/tailwindcss-rails/lib/install/upgrade_tailwindcss.rb
Removing references to 'defaultTheme' from /home/user/myapp/config/tailwind.config.js
@@ -166,12 +164,11 @@ $ bin/rails tailwindcss:upgrade
Done in 56ms
run bundle install --quiet
```
-
+
If this doesn't succeed, it's likely that you've customized your Tailwind configuration and you'll need to do some work to make sure your application upgrades. Please read the [official upgrade guide](https://tailwindcss.com/docs/upgrade-guide) and try following the additional steps in [Updating CSS class names for v4](#updating-css-class-names-for-v4).
-
### Troubleshooting a v4 upgrade
You may want to check out [TailwindCSS v4 - upgrade experience report · rails/tailwindcss-rails · Discussion #450](https://github.com/rails/tailwindcss-rails/discussions/450) if you're having trouble upgrading.
@@ -182,7 +179,6 @@ We know there are some cases we haven't addressed with the upgrade task:
We'll try to improve the upgrade process over time, but for now you may need to do some manual work to upgrade.
-
### Updating CSS class names for v4
> [!NOTE]
@@ -208,9 +204,9 @@ With some additional manual work the upstream upgrade tool will update your appl
"@tailwindcss/aspect-ratio": "^0.4.2",
"@tailwindcss/container-queries": "^0.1.1",
"@tailwindcss/forms": "^0.5.10",
- "@tailwindcss/typography": "^0.5.16"
+ "@tailwindcss/typography": "^0.5.16",
// And so on...
- }
+ },
}
```
@@ -280,12 +276,10 @@ This gem also generates a `Procfile.dev` file which will run both the rails serv
The `tailwindcss:build` is automatically attached to `assets:precompile`, so before the asset pipeline digests the files, the Tailwind output will be generated.
-
### Building for testing
The `tailwindcss:build` task is automatically attached to the `test:prepare` Rake task. This task runs before test commands. If you run `bin/rails test` in your CI environment, your Tailwind output will be generated before tests run.
-
### Building unminified assets
If you want unminified assets, you can:
@@ -303,7 +297,6 @@ While you're developing your application, you want to run Tailwind in "watch" mo
- or run `rails tailwindcss:watch` as a separate process,
- or run `bin/dev` which uses [Foreman](https://github.com/ddollar/foreman)
-
#### Puma plugin
This gem ships with a Puma plugin. To use it, add this line to your `puma.rb` configuration:
@@ -314,7 +307,6 @@ plugin :tailwindcss if ENV.fetch("RAILS_ENV", "development") == "development"
and then running `rails server` (or just `puma`) will run the Tailwind watch process in the background.
-
#### Run `rails tailwindcss:watch`
This is a flexible command, which can be run with a few different options.
@@ -331,38 +323,35 @@ If you are running `rails tailwindcss:watch` as a process in a Docker container,
If you are running `rails tailwindcss:watch` in a docker container without a tty, pass the `always` argument to the task to instruct tailwindcss to keep the watcher alive even when `stdin` is closed: `rails tailwindcss:watch[always]`. If you use `bin/dev` then you should modify your `Procfile.dev`.
-
#### Foreman
Running `bin/dev` invokes Foreman to start both the Tailwind watch process and the rails server in development mode based on your `Procfile.dev` file.
-
### Using Tailwind plugins
If you want to use Tailwind plugins, they can be installed using `package.json`.
Using Yarn:
-``` sh
+```sh
[ ! -f package.json ] && yarn init
yarn add daisyui # example
```
Using npm:
-``` sh
+```sh
npm init
npm add daisyui # example
```
Than use `@plugin` annotation in `app/assets/tailwind/application.css`:
-``` css
+```css
@import "tailwindcss";
@plugin "daisyui";
```
-
### Using with PostCSS
If you want to use PostCSS as a preprocessor, create a custom `postcss.config.js` in your project root directory, and that file will be loaded by Tailwind automatically.
@@ -374,8 +363,8 @@ For example, to enable nesting:
export default {
plugins: {
"@tailwindcss/postcss": {},
- }
-}
+ },
+};
```
⚠ Note that PostCSS is a JavaScript tool with its own prerequisites! By default `tailwindcss-rails` does not require any JavaScript tooling, so in order to use PostCSS, a `package.json` with dependencies for your plugins and a package manager like `yarn` or `npm` is required, for example:
@@ -395,11 +384,18 @@ export default {
Then you can use yarn or npm to install the dependencies.
-
### Custom inputs or outputs
If you need to use a custom input or output file, you can run `bundle exec tailwindcss` to access the platform-specific executable, and give it your own build options.
+### Rails Engines support (Experimental)
+
+_This feature is experimental and may change in the future. If you have feedback, please join the [discussion](https://github.com/rails/tailwindcss-rails/discussions/355)._
+
+If you have Rails Engines in your application that use Tailwind CSS and provide an `app/assets/tailwind//engine.css` file, entry point files will be created for each of them in `app/assets/builds/tailwind/.css` so they can be included in your host application's Tailwind CSS by adding `@import "../builds/tailwind/"` to your `app/assets/tailwind/application.css` file.
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> You must `@import` the engine CSS files in your `app/assets/tailwind/application.css` for the engine to be included in the build. By default, no engine CSS files are imported, and you must opt-in to using the file in your build.
## Troubleshooting
@@ -410,7 +406,7 @@ When having trouble with `tailwindcss:build` or `tailwindcss:watch`, the first t
Here's what that looks like:
-``` sh
+```sh
$ bin/rails tailwindcss:build[verbose]
Running: /path/to/tailwindcss-ruby-4.0.17-x86_64-linux-gnu/exe/x86_64-linux-gnu/tailwindcss -i /home/flavorjones/code/oss/tailwindcss-rails/My Workspace/test-install/app/assets/tailwind/application.css -o /home/flavorjones/code/oss/tailwindcss-rails/My Workspace/test-install/app/assets/builds/tailwind.css --minify
@@ -432,34 +428,28 @@ There is a [known issue](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/issues/1724
Please try uninstalling `watchman` and try running the watch task again.
-
### Lost keystrokes or hanging when using terminal-based debugging tools (e.g. IRB, Pry, `ruby/debug`...etc.) with the Puma plugin
We've addressed the issue and you can avoid the problem by upgrading `tailwindcss-rails` to [v2.4.1](https://github.com/rails/tailwindcss-rails/releases/tag/v2.4.1) or later versions.
-
### Running in a docker container exits prematurely
If you are running `rails tailwindcss:watch` as a process in a Docker container, set `tty: true` in `docker-compose.yml` for the appropriate container to keep the watch process running.
If you are running `rails tailwindcss:watch` in a docker container without a tty, pass the `always` argument to the task to instruct tailwindcss to keep the watcher alive even when `stdin` is closed: `rails tailwindcss:watch[always]`. If you use `bin/dev` then you should modify your `Procfile.dev`.
-
### Conflict with sassc-rails
Tailwind uses modern CSS features that are not recognized by the `sassc-rails` extension that was included by default in the Gemfile for Rails 6. In order to avoid any errors like `SassC::SyntaxError`, you must remove that gem from your Gemfile.
-
### Class names must be spelled out
For Tailwind to work, your class names need to be spelled out. If you need to make sure Tailwind generates class names that don't exist in your content files or that are programmatically composed, use the [safelist option](https://tailwindcss.com/docs/content-configuration#safelisting-classes).
-
### `ERROR: Cannot find the tailwindcss executable` for supported platform
See https://github.com/flavorjones/tailwindcss-ruby for help.
-
### Using asset-pipeline assets
In Rails, you want to use [assets from the asset pipeline to get fingerprinting](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/asset_pipeline.html#fingerprinting-versioning-with-digest-based-urls). However, Tailwind isn't aware of those assets.
@@ -468,20 +458,22 @@ To use assets from the pipeline, use `url(image.svg)`. [Since Sprockets v3.3.0](
```js
module.exports = {
- theme: {
- extend: {
- backgroundImage: {
- 'image': "url('image.svg')"
- }
- }
- }
-}
+ theme: {
+ extend: {
+ backgroundImage: {
+ image: "url('image.svg')",
+ },
+ },
+ },
+};
```
The inline version also works:
```html
-Has the image as it's background
+
+ Has the image as it's background
+
```
## License
diff --git a/lib/tailwindcss-rails.rb b/lib/tailwindcss-rails.rb
index 2b86ff1c..bdfb592d 100644
--- a/lib/tailwindcss-rails.rb
+++ b/lib/tailwindcss-rails.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ module Tailwindcss
end
require_relative "tailwindcss/version"
+require_relative "tailwindcss/engines"
require_relative "tailwindcss/engine"
require_relative "tailwindcss/commands"
diff --git a/lib/tailwindcss/engine.rb b/lib/tailwindcss/engine.rb
index 7b88c5f1..001004f8 100644
--- a/lib/tailwindcss/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/tailwindcss/engine.rb
@@ -15,5 +15,9 @@ class Engine < ::Rails::Engine
config.app_generators do |g|
g.template_engine :tailwindcss
end
+
+ config.after_initialize do
+ Tailwindcss::Engines.bundle
+ end
end
end
diff --git a/lib/tailwindcss/engines.rb b/lib/tailwindcss/engines.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1d6bf63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tailwindcss/engines.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+module Tailwindcss
+ module Engines
+ class << self
+ def bundle
+ FileUtils.mkdir_p(Rails.root.join("app/assets/builds/tailwind"))
+ Rails::Engine.subclasses.select do |engine|
+ engine.root.join("app/assets/tailwind/#{engine.engine_name}/engine.css").exist?
+ end.each do |engine|
+ file_path = Rails.root.join("app/assets/builds/tailwind/#{engine.engine_name}.css")
+ FileUtils.rm(file_path) if File.exist?(file_path)
+ template = <<~TEMPLATE
+ /* DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE, it was auto-generated by tailwindcss-rails */
+
+ @import "#{engine.root.join("app/assets/tailwind/#{engine.engine_name}/engine.css")}";
+ TEMPLATE
+ File.open(file_path, 'w') do |file|
+ file.puts template
+ end
+ end
+ end
+ end
+ end
+end
diff --git a/test/lib/tailwindcss/engines_test.rb b/test/lib/tailwindcss/engines_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4c1b0d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/tailwindcss/engines_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+require "test_helper"
+require "minitest/mock"
+
+class Tailwindcss::EnginesTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+ def setup
+ super
+ @tmpdir_path = Pathname.new(TAILWINDCSS_TEST_APP_ROOT)
+ @builds_dir = @tmpdir_path.join("app/assets/builds/tailwind")
+ end
+
+ test "bundle creates the builds directory" do
+ Rails.stub(:root, @tmpdir_path) do
+ Tailwindcss::Engines.bundle
+ assert Dir.exist?(@builds_dir), "Expected directory #{@builds_dir} to be created"
+ end
+ end
+
+ test "bundle generates CSS files for engine's tailwind assets" do
+ Rails.stub(:root, @tmpdir_path) do
+ setup_mock_engine("mock_engine", @tmpdir_path)
+
+ Tailwindcss::Engines.bundle
+
+ css_file_path = @builds_dir.join("mock_engine.css")
+ assert File.exist?(css_file_path), "Expected file #{css_file_path} to be created"
+
+ content = File.read(css_file_path)
+ assert_match(/DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE/, content)
+ assert_match(/@import ".*\/app\/assets\/tailwind\/mock_engine\/engine.css"/, content)
+ end
+ end
+
+ test "bundle removes existing files before generating new ones" do
+ Rails.stub(:root, @tmpdir_path) do
+ setup_mock_engine("mock_engine", @tmpdir_path)
+
+ FileUtils.mkdir_p(@builds_dir)
+ css_file_path = @builds_dir.join("mock_engine.css")
+ File.write(css_file_path, "OLD CONTENT")
+
+ Tailwindcss::Engines.bundle
+
+ content = File.read(css_file_path)
+ assert_no_match(/OLD CONTENT/, content)
+ assert_match(/DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE/, content)
+ end
+ end
+
+ test "bundle only processes engines with tailwind assets" do
+ Rails.stub(:root, @tmpdir_path) do
+ setup_mock_engine("engine_with_assets", @tmpdir_path)
+
+ Class.new(Rails::Engine) do
+ define_singleton_method(:engine_name) { "engine_without_assets" }
+ define_singleton_method(:root) { Pathname.new(Dir.mktmpdir) }
+ end
+
+ Tailwindcss::Engines.bundle
+
+ assert File.exist?(@builds_dir.join("engine_with_assets.css")), "Expected CSS file for engine with assets"
+ refute File.exist?(@builds_dir.join("engine_without_assets.css")), "Expected no CSS file for engine without assets"
+ end
+ end
+
+ test "bundle handles multiple engines" do
+ Rails.stub(:root, @tmpdir_path) do
+ setup_mock_engine("engine1", @tmpdir_path)
+ setup_mock_engine("engine2", @tmpdir_path)
+
+ Tailwindcss::Engines.bundle
+
+ assert File.exist?(@builds_dir.join("engine1.css")), "Expected CSS file for engine1"
+ assert File.exist?(@builds_dir.join("engine2.css")), "Expected CSS file for engine2"
+ end
+ end
+
+ private
+
+ def setup_mock_engine(name, root_path)
+ tailwind_dir = root_path.join("app/assets/tailwind/#{name}")
+ FileUtils.mkdir_p(tailwind_dir)
+ File.write(tailwind_dir.join("engine.css"), "/* Test CSS */")
+
+ Class.new(Rails::Engine) do
+ define_singleton_method(:engine_name) { name }
+ define_singleton_method(:root) { root_path }
+ end
+ end
+end