parcel-bundler / parcel-bundler/lightningcss
CLI glob pattern does not preserve files location
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Description
Not necessarily a bug, as #90 does not mention any particular outcome or use case scenarios. It would be helpful to extend this functionality to preserve directory structure when used with glob pattern and without --bundle, single file output.
With nested dir structure:
+ /resources/css
+-+ /components
+-- /button.css
+-- /input.css
+-+ /sections
+-- /newsletter.css
+-- /cta.css
+-- /layout.css
+-- /reset.css
CLI command with glob pattern #90:
lightningcss resources/css/**/*.css --output-dir public/css
Will produce flat output (missing subfolders) and root lvl files (layout.css and reset.css) are lost:
+ /public/css
+-- /button.css
+-- /input.css
+-- /newsletter.css
+-- /cta.css
Expected output would be to preserve the structure and root lvl files:
+ /public/css
+-+ /components
+-- /button.css
+-- /input.css
+-+ /sections
+-- /newsletter.css
+-- /cta.css
+-- /layout.css
+-- /reset.css
Current behavior creates few problems:
- file names has to be unique in different folders
- some files are lost from glob pattern
- complicates build scripts with multiple calls *
- build scripts are not dynamic as each subdir has to be added manually
*It is possible to workaround this by calling CLI multiple times (but that's not glob support mentioned in #90):
lightningcss resources/css/components/*.css --output-dir public/css/components
lightningcss resources/css/sections/*.css --output-dir public/css/sections
lightningcss resources/css/*.css --output-dir public/css
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the CLI glob expansion and --output-dir handling, then run the documented lightningcss resources/css/**/*.css --output-dir public/css command against the nested example. Done means matching subdirectories are preserved, root-level files are included, and the resulting public/css tree matches the expected structure.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100