Nested Style Rule Parse Error
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Description
The CSS Validator is treating a nested style rule as a parse error. Below is the link to the W3C CSS Nesting Module:
https://www.w3.org/TR/css-nesting-1/
Here is the style rule from the CSS Nesting Module that the CSS Validator rejected:
.foo {
color: red;
.bar {
color: blue;
}
}
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 reproducing the rejection with the nested CSS example in the issue and compare the behavior with the linked W3C CSS Nesting Module. Locate the validator's parsing and validation entry points, then add coverage for this example; done means the nested rule is accepted without a parse error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- css
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100