parcel-bundler / parcel-bundler/lightningcss

Minify CSS variable fallbacks

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Description

Input:

#foo {
  color: white;
}
#bar {
  color: var(--c, white);
}

Current output:

#foo{color:#fff}#bar{color:var(--c,white)}

Expected output:

#foo{color:#fff}#bar{color:var(--c,#fff)}

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by reproducing the two CSS inputs with the Lightning CSS minifier, then trace how custom-property fallbacks are handled. Done means the fallback value is minified consistently with the same declaration outside var(), producing the expected output shown in the issue.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
frontend, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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