https://github.com/dependents/node-detective-less

Grab the dependencies of a Less file by traversing its AST
https://github.com/dependents/node-detective-less

ast dependencies detective less module

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Grab the dependencies of a Less file by traversing its AST

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dependents/node-detective-less
• Owner: dependents
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-02-11T17:03:14.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-02-01T13:31:59.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-08T00:42:20.673Z (23 days ago)
• Topics: ast, dependencies, detective, less, module
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 913 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# @dependents/detective-less

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> Find the dependencies of a less file

```sh

npm install @dependents/detective-less

```

**Note:** This is specific to the .less style syntax.

It's the LESS counterpart to [detective](https://github.com/substack/node-detective), [detective-amd](https://github.com/dependents/node-detective-amd), and [detective-es6](https://github.com/dependents/node-detective-es6).

* The AST is generated using the [gonzales-pe](https://github.com/tonyganch/gonzales-pe) parser.

## Usage

```js

const fs = require('fs');

const detective = require('@dependents/detective-less');

const content = fs.readFileSync('styles.less', 'utf8');

// list of imported file names (ex: 'foo.less', 'foo', etc)

const dependencies = detective(content);

// or to also detect any url() references to images, fonts, etc.

const allDependencies = detective(content, { url: true });

```

### Options

* `url` (optional): (`Boolean`) also detect any `url()` references to images, fonts, etc.

## License

[MIT](LICENSE)