LessCSS Maven Plugin

Compiles Less sources to CSS files using extended version of the LessCSS Compiler.

License	The BSD 3-Clause License
Categories	Maven Build Tools
GroupId	biz.gabrys.maven.plugins
ArtifactId	lesscss-maven-plugin
Last Version	1.2.1
Release Date	Nov 13, 2016
Type	maven-plugin
Description	LessCSS Maven Plugin Compiles Less sources to CSS files using extended version of the LessCSS Compiler.
Project URL	http://lesscss-maven-plugin.projects.gabrys.biz/1.2.1/
Project Organization	gabrys.biz
Source Code Management	https://github.com/gabrysbiz/lesscss-maven-plugin

Download lesscss-maven-plugin

Filename	Size
lesscss-maven-plugin-1.2.1.pom
lesscss-maven-plugin-1.2.1.jar	26 KB
lesscss-maven-plugin-1.2.1-sources.jar	13 KB

How to add to project

Apache Maven

<plugin>
    <groupId>biz.gabrys.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>lesscss-maven-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>1.2.1</version>
</plugin>

Dependencies

compile (3)

Group / Artifact	Type	Version
biz.gabrys.lesscss : compiler	jar	1.2.2
biz.gabrys.lesscss : extended-compiler	jar	2.1.0
biz.gabrys.maven : plugin-utils	jar	1.4.0

provided (3)

Group / Artifact	Type	Version
org.apache.maven : maven-plugin-api	jar	2.0.11
org.apache.maven : maven-project	jar	2.0.11
org.apache.maven.plugin-tools : maven-plugin-annotations	jar	3.5

Project Modules

There are no modules declared in this project.

About

This plugin compiles Less files to CSS stylesheets using extended version of the LessCSS Compiler.

The plugin was developed as an alternative version of the org.lesscss:lesscss-maven-plugin (by Marcel Overdijk) which is compatible with Less 1.7.5. It resolves all problems with imports options and adds extra features:

• two compiler types for lower disk usage
• inserts sources paths to CSS stylesheets (assists work on large files)

Read a migration page for information how to switch from the org.lesscss:lesscss-maven-plugin to this plugin.

Goals Overview

• lesscss:compile - compiles Less files to CSS stylesheets

Requirements

The plugin to run requires:

• Java 5.0 or higher
• Maven 2.0.11 or higher

Usage

General instructions on how to use the LessCSS Maven Plugin can be found on the usage page. Some more specific use cases are described in the examples given below. Last but not least, users occasionally contribute additional examples, tips or errata to the plugin's wiki page.

In case you still have questions regarding the plugin's usage, please have a look at the FAQ.

If you feel like the plugin is missing a feature or has a defect, you can fill a feature request or bug report in the issue tracker. When creating a new issue, please provide a comprehensive description of your concern. Especially for fixing bugs it is crucial that the developers can reproduce your problem. For this reason, entire debug logs, POMs or most preferably little demo projects attached to the issue are very much appreciated. Of course, patches are welcome, too. Contributors can check out the project from the source repository and will find supplementary information in the guide to helping with Maven.

Examples

To provide you with better understanding of some usages of the LessCSS Maven Plugin, you can take a look into the following examples:

• Using include/exclude patterns
• Multiple source/output directories
• Sources located only on local hard drive

You can also fetch example projects from GitHub.

gabrys.biz [archived]

Versions

Version
1.2.1 Nov 13, 2016
1.2.0 Nov 4, 2016
1.1 Sep 30, 2015
1.0 Jul 19, 2015