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createConverter() — tailwindcss Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the createConverter() function in migrate-theme-to-var.ts from the tailwindcss codebase.

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graph TD
  da84d4b5_fc28_e826_1855_2340e6df074e["createConverter()"]
  b5d4b5a0_3713_0a6e_7e28_5aabce2dc697["migrateThemeToVar()"]
  b5d4b5a0_3713_0a6e_7e28_5aabce2dc697 -->|calls| da84d4b5_fc28_e826_1855_2340e6df074e
  0638028e_f2f7_8e77_2f19_1bd2ce4b2d6a["parse()"]
  da84d4b5_fc28_e826_1855_2340e6df074e -->|calls| 0638028e_f2f7_8e77_2f19_1bd2ce4b2d6a
  360848c5_bd2e_d4dd_ad1b_074434129232["substituteFunctionsInValue()"]
  da84d4b5_fc28_e826_1855_2340e6df074e -->|calls| 360848c5_bd2e_d4dd_ad1b_074434129232
  2a20ea29_c850_cd61_5600_aeebbe3dda66["segment()"]
  da84d4b5_fc28_e826_1855_2340e6df074e -->|calls| 2a20ea29_c850_cd61_5600_aeebbe3dda66
  971f7bc7_6ac2_a554_ba52_47038ff41b13["keyPathToCssProperty()"]
  da84d4b5_fc28_e826_1855_2340e6df074e -->|calls| 971f7bc7_6ac2_a554_ba52_47038ff41b13
  f1189154_e89f_8988_3e83_53458fbcad21["toKeyPath()"]
  da84d4b5_fc28_e826_1855_2340e6df074e -->|calls| f1189154_e89f_8988_3e83_53458fbcad21
  c12acffb_80f9_0b95_b1a6_e663fbaca197["isValidSpacingMultiplier()"]
  da84d4b5_fc28_e826_1855_2340e6df074e -->|calls| c12acffb_80f9_0b95_b1a6_e663fbaca197
  style da84d4b5_fc28_e826_1855_2340e6df074e fill:#6366f1,stroke:#818cf8,color:#fff

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Source Code

packages/@tailwindcss-upgrade/src/codemods/template/migrate-theme-to-var.ts lines 16–170

export function createConverter(designSystem: DesignSystem, { prettyPrint = false } = {}) {
  function convert(input: string, options = Convert.All): [string, CandidateModifier | null] {
    let ast = ValueParser.parse(input)

    // In some scenarios (e.g.: variants), we can't migrate to `var(…)` if it
    // ends up in the `@media (…)` part. In this case we only have to migrate to
    // the new `theme(…)` notation.
    if (options & Convert.MigrateThemeOnly) {
      return [substituteFunctionsInValue(ast, toTheme), null]
    }

    let themeUsageCount = 0
    let themeModifierCount = 0

    // Analyze AST
    walk(ast, (node) => {
      if (node.kind !== 'function') return
      if (node.value !== 'theme') return

      // We are only interested in the `theme` function
      themeUsageCount += 1

      // Figure out if a modifier is used
      walk(node.nodes, (child) => {
        // If we see a `,`, it means that we have a fallback value
        if (child.kind === 'separator' && child.value.includes(',')) {
          return WalkAction.Stop
        }

        // If we see a `/`, we have a modifier
        else if (child.kind === 'word' && child.value === '/') {
          themeModifierCount += 1
          return WalkAction.Stop
        }

        return WalkAction.Skip
      })
    })

    // No `theme(…)` calls, nothing to do
    if (themeUsageCount === 0) {
      return [input, null]
    }

    // No `theme(…)` with modifiers, we can migrate to `var(…)`
    if (themeModifierCount === 0) {
      return [substituteFunctionsInValue(ast, toVar), null]
    }

    // Multiple modifiers which means that there are multiple `theme(…/…)`
    // values. In this case, we can't convert the modifier to a candidate
    // modifier.
    //
    // We also can't migrate to `var(…)` because that would lose the modifier.
    //
    // Try to convert each `theme(…)` call to the modern syntax.
    if (themeModifierCount > 1) {
      return [substituteFunctionsInValue(ast, toTheme), null]
    }

    // Only a single `theme(…)` with a modifier left, that modifier will be
    // migrated to a candidate modifier.
    let modifier: CandidateModifier | null = null
    let result = substituteFunctionsInValue(ast, (path, fallback) => {
      let parts = segment(path, '/').map((part) => part.trim())

      // Multiple `/` separators, which makes this an invalid path
      if (parts.length > 2) return null

      // The path contains a `/`, which means that there is a modifier such as
      // `theme(colors.red.500/50%)`.
      //
      // Currently, we are assuming that this is only being used for colors,
      // which means that we can typically convert them to a modifier on the
      // candidate itself.
      //
      // If there is more than one node in the AST though, `theme(…)` must not
      // be the whole value so it's not safe to use a modifier instead.
      //
      // E.g.: `inset 0px 1px theme(colors.red.500/50%)` is a shadow, not a color.
      if (ast.length === 1 && parts.length === 2 && options & Convert.MigrateModifier) {
        let [pathPart, modifierPart] = parts

        // 50% -> /50
        if (/^\d+%$/.test(modifierPart)) {
          modifier = { kind: 'named', value: modifierPart.slice(0, -1) }
        }

        // .12 -> /12
        // .12345 -> /[12.345]
        else if (/^0?\.\d+$/.test(modifierPart)) {
          let value = Number(modifierPart) * 100
          modifier = {
            kind: Number.isInteger(value) ? 'named' : 'arbitrary',
            value: value.toString(),
          }
        }

        // Anything else becomes arbitrary
        else {
          modifier = { kind: 'arbitrary', value: modifierPart }
        }

        // Update path to be the first part
        path = pathPart
      }

      return toVar(path, fallback) || toTheme(path, fallback)
    })

    return [result, modifier]
  }

  function pathToVariableName(path: string) {
    let variable = `--${keyPathToCssProperty(toKeyPath(path))}` as const
    if (!designSystem.theme.get([variable])) return null

    if (designSystem.theme.prefix) {
      return `--${designSystem.theme.prefix}-${variable.slice(2)}`
    }

    return variable
  }

  function toVar(path: string, fallback?: string) {
    let variable = pathToVariableName(path)
    if (variable) return fallback ? `var(${variable}, ${fallback})` : `var(${variable})`

    let keyPath = toKeyPath(path)
    if (keyPath[0] === 'spacing' && designSystem.theme.get(['--spacing'])) {
      let multiplier = keyPath[1]
      if (!isValidSpacingMultiplier(multiplier)) return null

      return `--spacing(${multiplier})`
    }

    return null
  }

  function toTheme(path: string, fallback?: string) {
    let parts = segment(path, '/').map((part) => part.trim())
    path = parts.shift()!

    let variable = pathToVariableName(path)
    if (!variable) return null

    let modifier =
      parts.length > 0 ? (prettyPrint ? ` / ${parts.join(' / ')}` : `/${parts.join('/')}`) : ''
    return fallback
      ? `--theme(${variable}${modifier}, ${fallback})`
      : `--theme(${variable}${modifier})`
  }

  return convert
}

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does createConverter() do?
createConverter() is a function in the tailwindcss codebase.
What does createConverter() call?
createConverter() calls 6 function(s): isValidSpacingMultiplier, keyPathToCssProperty, parse, segment, substituteFunctionsInValue, toKeyPath.
What calls createConverter()?
createConverter() is called by 1 function(s): migrateThemeToVar.

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