Utilizing Grunt for importing CSS and managing file paths

In my Grunt setup, I have configured the concatenation and minification of my project's CSS like this:

cssmin: {
        options: {

        },
        concat: {
            files: {
                'dist/app.css': [
                    'tmp/*.css',
                    'app/theme/css/vendors/fontello.css',
                    'app/theme/js/vendors/revolution/css/settings.css',
                    'app/theme/css/styles.css',
                    'app/theme/css/media-queries.css',
                    'app/app.css'
                ]
            }
        },
        min: {
            files: [{
                src: 'dist/app.css',
                dest: 'dist/app.css'
            }]
        }
    },

However, I've noticed that it has removed the import statement for Google Fonts:

@import url("http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:100,300,400,700,900,100italic,300italic,400italic,700italic,900italic");

Additionally, the relative image paths in third-party CSS files are not being resolved. I know that cssmin uses clean-css, which should be able to handle these issues, but I'm struggling to find clear examples or documentation on how to configure it properly. Can anyone provide guidance?

cssgruntjsminifyconcatenationgrunt-contrib-cssmin

Answer №1

Upon following Ze Rubeus' advice, I decided to relocate my font import statement into the HTML code (even though it meant tweaking a third-party CSS file). However, I came across an option to address the issue with CSS paths:

rebase: true,
relativeTo: './'

After implementing this solution, my cssmin configuration now appears as follows:

cssmin: {
        options: {
            rebase: true,
            relativeTo: './'
        },
        concat: {
            files: {
                'dist/app.css': [
                    'tmp/*.css',
                    'app/theme/css/vendors/fontello.css',
                    'app/theme/js/vendors/revolution/css/settings.css',
                    'app/theme/css/styles.css',
                    'app/theme/css/media-queries.css',
                    'app/app.css'
                ]
            }
        },
        min: {
            files: [{
                src: 'dist/app.css',
                dest: 'dist/app.css'
            }]
        }
    }

I am pleased to report that everything is now functioning as expected :)

Answer №2

Ensure that all imported PATH references are updated to point to the directory 'dist/app.css'

Instead of importing fonts using css, it is recommended to use HTML link tags as shown below:

<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:100,300,400,700,900,100italic,300italic,400italic,700italic,900italic' type='text/css'>

Make sure to update all URL references in these directories:

                    'tmp/*.css',
                    'app/theme/css/vendors/fontello.css',
                    'app/theme/js/vendors/revolution/css/settings.css',
                    'app/theme/css/styles.css',
                    'app/theme/css/media-queries.css',
                    'app/app.css'

to match the output 'dist/app.css': since there isn't a Grunt task that automatically corrects the import paths in CSS files for you!

In your code, the watch task should look something like this: 

   watch: {

       css: {
           files: ['tmp/*.css',
                    'app/theme/css/vendors/fontello.css',
                    'app/theme/js/vendors/revolution/css/settings.css',
                    'app/theme/css/styles.css',
                    'app/theme/css/media-queries.css',
                    'app/app.css'],
           tasks: ['concat','cssmin'],
           options: { spawn: false }
       }
   },

Run the command grunt watch in your terminal to continuously monitor changes in these files and apply the specified tasks automatically.

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