Tailwind.Standalone

Use the Tailwind Standalone CLI the right way.

Getting Started

1. Install the package

   dotnet add package MarshalHayes.Tailwind.Standalone

2. Configure the properties in your .csproj file

   <PropertyGroup>
       <TailwindVersion>latest</TailwindVersion>
       <TailwindInputStyleSheetPath>Styles/main.css</TailwindInputStyleSheetPath>
       <TailwindOutputStyleSheetPath>wwwroot/main.css</TailwindOutputStyleSheetPath>
   </PropertyGroup>

How it works

This package declares custom MSBuild targets that download the Tailwind Standalone CLI and run it against your project during dotnet build. You just have to specify the Tailwind version, and the input & output stylesheet paths.

Available Options

• TailwindVersion: The version of the Tailwind Standalone CLI to download.
• TailwindDownloadPath: The path to where to download the Tailwind Standalone CLI. This property is optional, and defaults to %LOCALAPPDATA% on Windows, and $XDG_CACHE_HOME on Linux and MacOS.
• TailwindInputStyleSheetPath: The path to the input stylesheet.
• TailwindOutputStyleSheetPath: The path to the output stylesheet.
• TailwindOptimizeOutputStyleSheet: Whether to optimize the output stylesheet. This property is optional, and defaults to false.
• TailwindMinifyOutputStyleSheet: Whether to minify the output stylesheet. This property is optional, and defaults to false when Configuration is Debug, and true when Configuration is Release.
• TailwindGenerateSourceMap: Whether to generate a source map for the output stylesheet. This property is optional.
• TailwindOutputSourceMapPath: The path to where to write the generated source map file. This property is optional, and when not specified, inline source maps are generated. Requires TailwindGenerateSourceMap to be true.
• TailwindDownloadUrl: The URL to the Tailwind Standalone CLI. This property is optional, and defaults to downloading the specified version from GitHub.