https://github.com/less/less-plugin-npm-import

Allows importing from NPM packages
https://github.com/less/less-plugin-npm-import

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Allows importing from NPM packages

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/less/less-plugin-npm-import
• Owner: less
• License: apache-2.0
• Archived: true
• Created: 2014-10-11T14:40:26.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-12-07T00:06:21.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-23T06:32:20.912Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: less-plugin
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 21.5 KB
• Stars: 78
• Watchers: 12
• Forks: 14
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE

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**DEPRECATED: Less 3+ in a Node environment will search NPM paths by default.**

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less-plugin-npm-import

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Adds the ability for less to import from npm packages

## lessc usage

Install with npm

```bash

npm install -g less-plugin-npm-import

```

In less file:

```

@import "npm://packagename/path/to/file.less";

```

or if importing a css file an [import option](http://lesscss.org/features/#import-options) is required:

```

@import (less) "npm://packagename/path/to/file.css";

```

css/less extensions not necessary

Options:  

prefix - default: npm://

## Command line usage

```

lessc --npm-import file.less file.css

lessc --npm-import="prefix=~" file.less file.css

```

## Programmatic usage

```

var NpmImportPlugin = require("less-plugin-npm-import"),

    options = { plugins: [new NpmImportPlugin({prefix: '~'})] };

less.render(css, options)

    .then(...

```

## Browser usage

Browser usage is not supported.

Testing

-------

run the tests by running `node test`

You require the dev dependencies installed (which includes less)