arbitraryUtilities() — tailwindcss Function Reference
Architecture documentation for the arbitraryUtilities() function in canonicalize-candidates.ts from the tailwindcss codebase.
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Source Code
packages/tailwindcss/src/canonicalize-candidates.ts lines 967–1143
function arbitraryUtilities(candidate: Candidate, options: InternalCanonicalizeOptions): Candidate {
// We are only interested in arbitrary properties and arbitrary values
if (
// Arbitrary property
candidate.kind !== 'arbitrary' &&
// Arbitrary value
!(candidate.kind === 'functional' && candidate.value?.kind === 'arbitrary')
) {
return candidate
}
let designSystem = options.designSystem
let utilities = designSystem.storage[PRE_COMPUTED_UTILITIES_KEY].get(options.signatureOptions)
let signatures = designSystem.storage[UTILITY_SIGNATURE_KEY].get(options.signatureOptions)
let targetCandidateString = designSystem.printCandidate(candidate)
// Compute the signature for the target candidate
let targetSignature = signatures.get(targetCandidateString)
if (typeof targetSignature !== 'string') return candidate
// Try a few options to find a suitable replacement utility
for (let replacementCandidate of tryReplacements(targetSignature, candidate)) {
let replacementString = designSystem.printCandidate(replacementCandidate)
let replacementSignature = signatures.get(replacementString)
if (replacementSignature !== targetSignature) {
continue
}
// Ensure that if CSS variables were used, that they are still used
if (!allVariablesAreUsed(designSystem, candidate, replacementCandidate)) {
continue
}
return replacementCandidate
}
return candidate
function* tryReplacements(
targetSignature: string,
candidate: Extract<Candidate, { kind: 'functional' | 'arbitrary' }>,
): Generator<Candidate> {
// Find a corresponding utility for the same signature
let replacements = utilities.get(targetSignature)
// Multiple utilities can map to the same signature. Not sure how to migrate
// this one so let's just skip it for now.
//
// TODO: Do we just migrate to the first one?
if (replacements.length > 1) return
// If we didn't find any replacement utilities, let's try to strip the
// modifier and find a replacement then. If we do, we can try to re-add the
// modifier later and verify if we have a valid migration.
//
// This is necessary because `text-red-500/50` will not be pre-computed,
// only `text-red-500` will.
if (replacements.length === 0 && candidate.modifier) {
let candidateWithoutModifier = { ...candidate, modifier: null }
let targetSignatureWithoutModifier = signatures.get(
designSystem.printCandidate(candidateWithoutModifier),
)
if (typeof targetSignatureWithoutModifier === 'string') {
for (let replacementCandidate of tryReplacements(
targetSignatureWithoutModifier,
candidateWithoutModifier,
)) {
yield Object.assign({}, replacementCandidate, { modifier: candidate.modifier })
}
}
}
// If only a single utility maps to the signature, we can use that as the
// replacement.
if (replacements.length === 1) {
for (let replacementCandidate of parseCandidate(designSystem, replacements[0])) {
yield replacementCandidate
}
}
// Find a corresponding functional utility for the same signature
else if (replacements.length === 0) {
// An arbitrary property will only set a single property, we can use that
// to find functional utilities that also set this property.
let value =
candidate.kind === 'arbitrary' ? candidate.value : (candidate.value?.value ?? null)
if (value === null) return
// Try to canonicalize any incoming arbitrary value. Canonicalization of
// `rem` and `px` values will be converted to `px`, so we have to
// canonicalize the spacing multiplier as well.
if (
options.signatureOptions.rem !== null &&
candidate.kind === 'functional' &&
candidate.value?.kind === 'arbitrary'
) {
let bareValue = designSystem.storage[SPACING_KEY]?.get(value) ?? null
if (bareValue !== null) {
if (isValidSpacingMultiplier(bareValue)) {
yield Object.assign({}, candidate, {
value: { kind: 'named', value: bareValue, fraction: null },
})
}
}
}
let spacingMultiplier = designSystem.storage[SPACING_KEY]?.get(value) ?? null
let rootPrefix = ''
if (spacingMultiplier !== null && spacingMultiplier < 0) {
rootPrefix = '-'
spacingMultiplier = Math.abs(spacingMultiplier)
}
for (let root of Array.from(designSystem.utilities.keys('functional')).sort(
// Sort negative roots after positive roots so that we can try
// `mt-*` before `-mt-*`. This is especially useful in situations where
// `-mt-[0px]` can be translated to `mt-[0px]`.
(a, z) => Number(a[0] === '-') - Number(z[0] === '-'),
)) {
if (rootPrefix) root = `${rootPrefix}${root}`
// Try as bare value
for (let replacementCandidate of parseCandidate(designSystem, `${root}-${value}`)) {
yield replacementCandidate
}
// Try as bare value with modifier
if (candidate.modifier) {
for (let replacementCandidate of parseCandidate(
designSystem,
`${root}-${value}${candidate.modifier}`,
)) {
yield replacementCandidate
}
}
// Try bare value based on the `--spacing` value. E.g.:
//
// - `w-[64rem]` → `w-256`
if (spacingMultiplier !== null) {
for (let replacementCandidate of parseCandidate(
designSystem,
`${root}-${spacingMultiplier}`,
)) {
yield replacementCandidate
}
// Try bare value based on the `--spacing` value, but with a modifier
if (candidate.modifier) {
for (let replacementCandidate of parseCandidate(
designSystem,
`${root}-${spacingMultiplier}${printModifier(candidate.modifier)}`,
)) {
yield replacementCandidate
}
}
}
// Try as arbitrary value
for (let replacementCandidate of parseCandidate(designSystem, `${root}-[${value}]`)) {
yield replacementCandidate
}
// Try as arbitrary value with modifier
if (candidate.modifier) {
for (let replacementCandidate of parseCandidate(
designSystem,
`${root}-[${value}]${printModifier(candidate.modifier)}`,
)) {
yield replacementCandidate
}
}
}
}
}
}
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does arbitraryUtilities() do?
arbitraryUtilities() is a function in the tailwindcss codebase.
What does arbitraryUtilities() call?
arbitraryUtilities() calls 6 function(s): allVariablesAreUsed, get, isValidSpacingMultiplier, parseCandidate, printCandidate, printModifier.
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