css.js

A lightweight, battle tested, fast, css parser in JavaScript

Why?

Please read the story behind it [here] [here]: https://medium.com/jotform-form-builder/writing-a-css-parser-in-javascript-3ecaa1719a43

Demo

Check it out plunker demo

Development

Following commands will prepare development enviroment by installing dependencies:

	npm install
	bower install

And to execute unit tests and produce css.min.js, execute

	grunt

How To Use

On the browser

Simply parse css string, and log the output

	<script type="text/javascript" src="css.min.js"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript">
		var cssString = ' .someSelector { margin:40px 10px; padding:5px}';
		//initialize parser object
		var parser = new cssjs();
		//parse css string
		var parsed = parser.parseCSS(cssString);

		console.log(parsed);
	</script>

On the server

	var cssString = ' .someSelector { margin:40px 10px; padding:5px}';
	//require parser constructor
	var cssjs = require("./css.js");
	//initialize parser object
	var parser = new cssjs.cssjs();
	//parse css string
	var parsed = parser.parseCSS(cssString);

	console.log(parsed);