S
sass/libsass
Libsass
LibSass is a high-performance Sass to CSS compiler implemented as a native C++ engine. It transforms style sheets written in a pre-processor language into standard CSS.
The project provides a C language application binary interface that allows the compilation engine to be embedded into different programming languages. It features a modular architecture that supports extending compilation logic through a shared-library plugin system.
The engine handles style sheet resolution and uses a multi-stage process to parse source text into an abstract syntax tree before emitting the final CSS output.
Features
- Sass Compilers - Transforms style sheets written in Sass into standard CSS using a high-performance native engine.
- Language-Agnostic Embeddings - Offers a C interface allowing the Sass compiler to be embedded across different programming languages.
- Embedded - Provides a C interface for embedding pre-processor style sheet compilation into other languages.
- C++ Implementations - Utilizes a native C++ implementation to ensure high execution speed and efficient memory management.
- C-Language Application Binary Interfaces - Provides a stable C ABI that allows the high-performance engine to be embedded into various programming languages.
- Native Compiler Engines - Implements a native C++ binary core for efficient processing of preprocessor language syntax.
- CSS Preprocessors - Provides a high-performance engine for integrating Sass pre-processing into the build pipeline.
- CSS Preprocessors - Ships a modular CSS preprocessor that transforms modular style sheets into standard CSS.
- Binary Plugin Systems - Implements a modular system for loading external shared binary libraries from local directories.
- Abstract Syntax Tree Parsing - Implements a multi-stage process to transform source text into a structured tree for analysis and CSS generation.
- Compiler Extensions - Extends the compiler's analysis and transformation capabilities via external logic modules.
- Multi-Pass Compiler Pipelines - Employs a multi-pass pipeline that resolves references before emitting the final CSS output.
- Directory-Based Plugin Loading - Automatically discovers and loads external logic modules from local filesystem directories.
- Plugin-Based Logic Extensions - Supports extending the compilation process by loading external binary logic modules.
- Style Sheet Dependency Resolution - Resolves nested imports and variables by traversing a dependency tree of source style sheets.
- Style Guides - C/C++ implementation of the Sass compiler.
