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compileAst() — tailwindcss Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the compileAst() function in index.ts from the tailwindcss codebase.

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graph TD
  ae5a4f96_ffbe_5d6f_324b_4caa358fe1fb["compileAst()"]
  5af9cd3c_2cf4_9dee_376e_fc39122d865a["index.ts"]
  ae5a4f96_ffbe_5d6f_324b_4caa358fe1fb -->|defined in| 5af9cd3c_2cf4_9dee_376e_fc39122d865a
  9c33d37f_aea4_85fa_1eb9_f13429950630["compile()"]
  9c33d37f_aea4_85fa_1eb9_f13429950630 -->|calls| ae5a4f96_ffbe_5d6f_324b_4caa358fe1fb
  3970218d_3d6c_e455_87cc_45b4a094f0e9["parseCss()"]
  ae5a4f96_ffbe_5d6f_324b_4caa358fe1fb -->|calls| 3970218d_3d6c_e455_87cc_45b4a094f0e9
  96bdb9bb_93af_2fac_25bd_5a2e67895fa7["comment()"]
  ae5a4f96_ffbe_5d6f_324b_4caa358fe1fb -->|calls| 96bdb9bb_93af_2fac_25bd_5a2e67895fa7
  06ed9408_12cf_7ddd_a435_8cdd942de1d4["add()"]
  ae5a4f96_ffbe_5d6f_324b_4caa358fe1fb -->|calls| 06ed9408_12cf_7ddd_a435_8cdd942de1d4
  47b4c875_7e44_6ff9_fb06_16ecf9254223["optimizeAst()"]
  ae5a4f96_ffbe_5d6f_324b_4caa358fe1fb -->|calls| 47b4c875_7e44_6ff9_fb06_16ecf9254223
  31c8f8e4_0e98_63f8_a45c_113e0f57308b["markUsedVariable()"]
  ae5a4f96_ffbe_5d6f_324b_4caa358fe1fb -->|calls| 31c8f8e4_0e98_63f8_a45c_113e0f57308b
  f611bd99_74d3_1161_f7f5_4c1d73c377e5["compileCandidates()"]
  ae5a4f96_ffbe_5d6f_324b_4caa358fe1fb -->|calls| f611bd99_74d3_1161_f7f5_4c1d73c377e5
  ed78da58_8727_ad98_120c_61f35cea357a["walk()"]
  ae5a4f96_ffbe_5d6f_324b_4caa358fe1fb -->|calls| ed78da58_8727_ad98_120c_61f35cea357a
  df728a67_bdd0_0789_98a1_af70e5020cd5["has()"]
  ae5a4f96_ffbe_5d6f_324b_4caa358fe1fb -->|calls| df728a67_bdd0_0789_98a1_af70e5020cd5
  style ae5a4f96_ffbe_5d6f_324b_4caa358fe1fb fill:#6366f1,stroke:#818cf8,color:#fff

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Source Code

packages/tailwindcss/src/index.ts lines 709–815

export async function compileAst(
  input: AstNode[],
  opts: CompileOptions = {},
): Promise<{
  sources: { base: string; pattern: string; negated: boolean }[]
  root: Root
  features: Features
  build(candidates: string[]): AstNode[]
}> {
  let { designSystem, ast, sources, root, utilitiesNode, features, inlineCandidates } =
    await parseCss(input, opts)

  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
    ast.unshift(comment(`! tailwindcss v${version} | MIT License | https://tailwindcss.com `))
  }

  // Track all invalid candidates
  function onInvalidCandidate(candidate: string) {
    designSystem.invalidCandidates.add(candidate)
  }

  // Track all valid candidates, these are the incoming `rawCandidate` that
  // resulted in a generated AST Node. All the other `rawCandidates` are invalid
  // and should be ignored.
  let allValidCandidates = new Set<string>()
  let compiled = null as AstNode[] | null
  let previousAstNodeCount = 0
  let defaultDidChange = false

  for (let candidate of inlineCandidates) {
    if (!designSystem.invalidCandidates.has(candidate)) {
      allValidCandidates.add(candidate)
      defaultDidChange = true
    }
  }

  return {
    sources,
    root,
    features,
    build(newRawCandidates: string[]) {
      if (features === Features.None) {
        return input
      }

      if (!utilitiesNode) {
        compiled ??= optimizeAst(ast, designSystem, opts.polyfills)
        return compiled
      }

      let didChange = defaultDidChange
      let didAddExternalVariable = false
      defaultDidChange = false

      // Add all new candidates unless we know that they are invalid.
      let prevSize = allValidCandidates.size
      for (let candidate of newRawCandidates) {
        if (!designSystem.invalidCandidates.has(candidate)) {
          if (candidate[0] === '-' && candidate[1] === '-') {
            let didMarkVariableAsUsed = designSystem.theme.markUsedVariable(candidate)
            didChange ||= didMarkVariableAsUsed
            didAddExternalVariable ||= didMarkVariableAsUsed
          } else {
            allValidCandidates.add(candidate)
            didChange ||= allValidCandidates.size !== prevSize
          }
        }
      }

      // If no new candidates were added, we can return the original CSS. This
      // currently assumes that we only add new candidates and never remove any.
      if (!didChange) {
        compiled ??= optimizeAst(ast, designSystem, opts.polyfills)
        return compiled
      }

      let newNodes = compileCandidates(allValidCandidates, designSystem, {
        onInvalidCandidate,
      }).astNodes

      if (opts.from) {

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does compileAst() do?
compileAst() is a function in the tailwindcss codebase, defined in packages/tailwindcss/src/index.ts.
Where is compileAst() defined?
compileAst() is defined in packages/tailwindcss/src/index.ts at line 709.
What does compileAst() call?
compileAst() calls 8 function(s): add, comment, compileCandidates, has, markUsedVariable, optimizeAst, parseCss, walk.
What calls compileAst()?
compileAst() is called by 1 function(s): compile.

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