MadLittleMods / MadLittleMods/postcss-css-variables

Parenthesis problem

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Description

When using rgba fallbacks for CSS variables, output is wrong:

```css
:root{
--color: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}
p{
color: var(--color, rgba(0,0,0,0.5));
}
```

is transformed into (notice two parentheses on the right):

```css
p{
color: rgba(0,0,0,0.5));
}
```

Any way around that?

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the provided CSS custom-property fallback example in the PostCSS plugin and inspect the transformation that produces the extra closing parenthesis. Done means the fallback output contains balanced parentheses and preserves the intended rgba value.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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