createUtilitySignatureCache() — tailwindcss Function Reference
Architecture documentation for the createUtilitySignatureCache() function in canonicalize-candidates.ts from the tailwindcss codebase.
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graph TD 3f0c9850_42a7_e7cb_36cc_12b1cb9274dd["createUtilitySignatureCache()"] 7d350d81_5de1_f9f3_5b2c_19ec8fd3c37e["canonicalize-candidates.ts"] 3f0c9850_42a7_e7cb_36cc_12b1cb9274dd -->|defined in| 7d350d81_5de1_f9f3_5b2c_19ec8fd3c37e 81ec8f98_1fb2_d7c3_dd65_3a9e51b3be39["prepareDesignSystemStorage()"] 81ec8f98_1fb2_d7c3_dd65_3a9e51b3be39 -->|calls| 3f0c9850_42a7_e7cb_36cc_12b1cb9274dd 36be1773_d660_31ac_0b0b_88dbd7f6f7a8["styleRule()"] 3f0c9850_42a7_e7cb_36cc_12b1cb9274dd -->|calls| 36be1773_d660_31ac_0b0b_88dbd7f6f7a8 f9b19679_c1f0_28d6_4d1a_31a10c52e42d["atRule()"] 3f0c9850_42a7_e7cb_36cc_12b1cb9274dd -->|calls| f9b19679_c1f0_28d6_4d1a_31a10c52e42d 39ea4a1e_d717_23df_d73b_dd349e716a3b["temporarilyDisableThemeInline()"] 3f0c9850_42a7_e7cb_36cc_12b1cb9274dd -->|calls| 39ea4a1e_d717_23df_d73b_dd349e716a3b ef9ad758_33f4_0d23_fff8_8eeaf71d00d8["parseCandidate()"] 3f0c9850_42a7_e7cb_36cc_12b1cb9274dd -->|calls| ef9ad758_33f4_0d23_fff8_8eeaf71d00d8 96876152_5423_5f9b_9f88_1db666070351["substituteAtApply()"] 3f0c9850_42a7_e7cb_36cc_12b1cb9274dd -->|calls| 96876152_5423_5f9b_9f88_1db666070351 b634c4e7_2242_e72b_2b52_bbbae37fc41b["canonicalizeAst()"] 3f0c9850_42a7_e7cb_36cc_12b1cb9274dd -->|calls| b634c4e7_2242_e72b_2b52_bbbae37fc41b 2da63033_d079_7b37_5cfb_3877674a70b9["toCss()"] 3f0c9850_42a7_e7cb_36cc_12b1cb9274dd -->|calls| 2da63033_d079_7b37_5cfb_3877674a70b9 style 3f0c9850_42a7_e7cb_36cc_12b1cb9274dd fill:#6366f1,stroke:#818cf8,color:#fff
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packages/tailwindcss/src/canonicalize-candidates.ts lines 2026–2066
function createUtilitySignatureCache(
designSystem: DesignSystem,
): DesignSystem['storage'][typeof UTILITY_SIGNATURE_KEY] {
return new DefaultMap((options: SignatureOptions) => {
return new DefaultMap<string, string | Symbol>((utility) => {
try {
// Ensure the prefix is added to the utility if it is not already present.
utility =
designSystem.theme.prefix && !utility.startsWith(designSystem.theme.prefix)
? `${designSystem.theme.prefix}:${utility}`
: utility
// Use `@apply` to normalize the selector to `.x`
let ast: AstNode[] = [styleRule('.x', [atRule('@apply', utility)])]
temporarilyDisableThemeInline(designSystem, () => {
// There's separate utility caches for respect important vs not
// so we want to compile them both with `@theme inline` disabled
for (let candidate of designSystem.parseCandidate(utility)) {
designSystem.compileAstNodes(candidate, CompileAstFlags.RespectImportant)
}
substituteAtApply(ast, designSystem)
})
// Optimize the AST. This is needed such that any internal intermediate
// nodes are gone. This will also cleanup declaration nodes with undefined
// values or `--tw-sort` declarations.
canonicalizeAst(designSystem, ast, options)
// Compute the final signature, by generating the CSS for the utility
let signature = toCss(ast)
return signature
} catch {
// A unique symbol is returned to ensure that 2 signatures resulting in
// `null` are not considered equal.
return Symbol()
}
})
})
}
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does createUtilitySignatureCache() do?
createUtilitySignatureCache() is a function in the tailwindcss codebase, defined in packages/tailwindcss/src/canonicalize-candidates.ts.
Where is createUtilitySignatureCache() defined?
createUtilitySignatureCache() is defined in packages/tailwindcss/src/canonicalize-candidates.ts at line 2026.
What does createUtilitySignatureCache() call?
createUtilitySignatureCache() calls 7 function(s): atRule, canonicalizeAst, parseCandidate, styleRule, substituteAtApply, temporarilyDisableThemeInline, toCss.
What calls createUtilitySignatureCache()?
createUtilitySignatureCache() is called by 1 function(s): prepareDesignSystemStorage.
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