codesandbox / codesandbox/codesandbox-client

Styles aren't correctly attached to elements when using Create React App + CSS modules

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Description

🐛 bug report

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Description of the problem

If a CSS module className is added to an element before that className exists in the relevant CSS module file, CodeSandbox does not pick it up.

How has this issue affected you? What are you trying to accomplish?

This makes using CSS modules very difficult. It is possible to get CodeSandbox to pick up the styles again by changing the className on the element, saving, and then changing it back to the one you want

To Reproduce
  1. Fork the sandbox at https://codesandbox.io/s/happy-hypatia-0fgip
  2. After it has been forked, uncomment the code in App.module.scss
  3. Expect that "Hello CodeSandbox" turns green.
Link to sandbox: link (optional)
Your Environment
Software Name/Version
Сodesandbox codesandbox.io
Browser Chrome
Operating System MacOS

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Fork the linked sandbox and reproduce the issue by uncommenting the code in App.module.scss after the fork. Trace how the CSS module className is attached to the element; done means the “Hello CodeSandbox” text turns green without changing the className to trigger an update.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, react, scss
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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