What is style-loader?
The style-loader npm package is used to inject CSS into the DOM using multiple strategies. It is often used in combination with css-loader in webpack configurations to handle styles within JavaScript modules.
What are style-loader's main functionalities?
Inject styles into the DOM
This code sample demonstrates how to use style-loader in combination with css-loader to import a CSS file and inject the styles into the DOM.
import style from 'style-loader!css-loader!./style.css';
Useable styles
This code sample shows how to use the useable feature of style-loader to manually control when styles are injected into and removed from the DOM.
import style from 'style-loader/useable!css-loader!./style.css';
style.use(); // Injects styles
tyle.unuse(); // Removes styles
Lazy loading styles
This code sample illustrates how to lazy load styles with style-loader, which can be useful for code splitting scenarios.
import loadStyle from 'style-loader!css-loader!./style.css';
loadStyle().then(style => {
// Use style here
});
Other packages similar to style-loader
css-loader
css-loader interprets @import and url() like import/require() and will resolve them. It is often used alongside style-loader in webpack configurations.
mini-css-extract-plugin
This webpack plugin extracts CSS into separate files. It creates a CSS file per JS file which contains CSS. It is useful for caching and parallel loading but does not inject styles into the DOM like style-loader.
sass-loader
sass-loader compiles Sass/SCSS files to CSS. It is used in combination with css-loader and style-loader in webpack configurations to handle styles written in Sass/SCSS.