postcss-normalize-whitespace

What is postcss-normalize-whitespace?

The postcss-normalize-whitespace npm package is a PostCSS plugin designed to normalize and minimize the whitespace in your CSS. It helps in reducing the file size and improving the readability of the CSS by consistently formatting the whitespace.

What are postcss-normalize-whitespace's main functionalities?

Minifying CSS

This feature allows you to compress your CSS by removing unnecessary whitespace, which can include spaces, tabs, and newlines that are not required for the CSS to function properly.

const postcss = require('postcss');
const normalizeWhitespace = require('postcss-normalize-whitespace');

postcss([normalizeWhitespace]).process('h1 {  color: red; }').then(result => {
  console.log(result.css); // Output: 'h1{color:red}'
});

Other packages similar to postcss-normalize-whitespace

cssnano

cssnano is a modular minifier that includes various optimizations, including whitespace normalization. It is more comprehensive than postcss-normalize-whitespace as it provides a wide range of optimizations beyond just whitespace normalization.

clean-css

clean-css is another powerful CSS minifier that offers advanced optimizations. It can perform many transformations to reduce CSS size, including whitespace normalization. It is similar to cssnano in its broad scope of features.

uglifycss

uglifycss is a simple tool for CSS minification that also includes whitespace normalization. It is less modular than cssnano and focuses on providing a straightforward solution for CSS compression.

README

postcss-normalize-whitespace

Normalize whitespace with PostCSS.

Install

With npm do:

npm install postcss-normalize-whitespace --save

Example

Input

h1{
    width: calc(10px - ( 100px / var(--test) )) 
}

Output

h1{
    width: calc(10px - 100px / var(--test))
}

Usage

See the PostCSS documentation for examples for your environment.

Contributors

See CONTRIBUTORS.md.

License

MIT © Ben Briggs