Less Compiler

"LESS extends CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables, mixins, operations and functions. LESS runs on both the client-side (IE 6+, Webkit, Firefox) and server-side, with Node.js and Rhino." - LESScss

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This package utilizes the LessPHP library for compiling.

Directions

1. Create a less directory in the root of your active theme
   • Create less files in the working directory pattern you would like
2. Click compile.
3. Include the helper and add the css in your theme's header.

Compiling

 yourtheme > less > styles > style.css 

Becomes

 files > css > style.css 

Helper functions

link(file1,file2[,fileX...])

Output the linked html of all inputed paths (relative to files/css) indiscriminately.

Example:

 $less = loader::helper('less','less_compiler');
 echo $less->link('test.css','test.less','style.css');

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 OUTPUT
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 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://yoursite.com/files/css/test.css">
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://yoursite.com/files/css/style.css">

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add(file1,file2[,fileX...])

Add all inputed paths (relative to files/css) to the renderers queue indiscriminately.

Example:

 $less = loader::helper('less','less_compiler');
 $less->add('test.css','test.less','style.css');
 print_r($less->queue);

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 OUTPUT
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 Array
 (
     [0] => http://yoursite.com/files/css/style.css
     [1] => http://yoursite.com/files/css/test.css
 )

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renderCache()

Render the cache into link tags.
Calling this function is the same as using the object as a string.
Echoing the output of this function is the same as invoking the object.

Example:

 $less = loader::helper('less','less_compiler');
 $less->add('test.css','test.less','style.css');
 echo $less->renderCache()

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 OUTPUT
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 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://yoursite.com/files/css/test.css">
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://yoursite.com/files/css/style.css">

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