tailwindcss/packages/@tailwindcss-postcss/src/index.ts
Lazizbek Ergashev 9b0e8af258
Ensure @tailwindcss/postcss rebuilds when the input CSS changes but its mtime is unchanged (#20310)
## Summary

`@tailwindcss/postcss` chooses between an incremental and a full rebuild
by comparing the mtimes of the entry file and its resolved
`@import`/`@config`/`@plugin` graph. It never looks at the input CSS
itself, so when that CSS is produced by an upstream tool (e.g. Sass) and
passed to the plugin via `process()`, it can change while the `from`
file's mtime stays the same. The plugin then re-emits its previously
cached output and silently drops the change.

This stores the input CSS per cache entry and takes the existing full
rebuild path when it differs from the previous compile, mirroring the
fix the CLI watcher already has for changed input files.

Fixes #20307

## Test plan

- Added a regression test in
`packages/@tailwindcss-postcss/src/index.test.ts` that compiles two
different inputs for the same on-disk `from` file (unchanged mtime) and
asserts the second compile reflects the new CSS.
- Confirmed it fails on `main` (the second compile returns the stale
first output) and passes with the fix.
- Ran the `@tailwindcss/postcss` package tests (all green) and checked
formatting with Prettier.

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Co-authored-by: Robin Malfait <malfait.robin@gmail.com>
2026-07-06 11:32:20 +00:00

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import QuickLRU from '@alloc/quick-lru'
import {
compileAst,
env,
Features,
Instrumentation,
optimize as optimizeCss,
Polyfills,
} from '@tailwindcss/node'
import { clearRequireCache } from '@tailwindcss/node/require-cache'
import { Scanner } from '@tailwindcss/oxide'
import fs from 'node:fs'
import path, { relative } from 'node:path'
import type { AcceptedPlugin, PluginCreator, Postcss, Root } from 'postcss'
import { toCss, type AstNode } from '../../tailwindcss/src/ast'
import { cssAstToPostCssAst, postCssAstToCssAst } from './ast'
import fixRelativePathsPlugin from './postcss-fix-relative-paths'
const DEBUG = env.DEBUG
interface CacheEntry {
mtimes: Map<string, number>
inputCss: string
compiler: null | ReturnType<typeof compileAst>
scanner: null | Scanner
tailwindCssAst: AstNode[]
cachedPostCssAst: Root
optimizedPostCssAst: Root
fullRebuildPaths: string[]
}
const cache = new QuickLRU<string, CacheEntry>({ maxSize: 50 })
function getContextFromCache(postcss: Postcss, inputFile: string, opts: PluginOptions): CacheEntry {
let key = `${inputFile}:${opts.base ?? ''}:${JSON.stringify(opts.optimize)}`
if (cache.has(key)) return cache.get(key)!
let entry = {
mtimes: new Map<string, number>(),
inputCss: '',
compiler: null,
scanner: null,
tailwindCssAst: [],
cachedPostCssAst: postcss.root(),
optimizedPostCssAst: postcss.root(),
fullRebuildPaths: [] as string[],
}
cache.set(key, entry)
return entry
}
export type PluginOptions = {
/**
* The base directory to scan for class candidates.
*
* Defaults to the current working directory.
*/
base?: string
/**
* Optimize and minify the output CSS.
*/
optimize?: boolean | { minify?: boolean }
/**
* Enable or disable asset URL rewriting.
*
* Defaults to `true`.
*/
transformAssetUrls?: boolean
}
function tailwindcss(opts: PluginOptions = {}): AcceptedPlugin {
let base = opts.base ?? process.cwd()
let optimize = opts.optimize ?? process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
let shouldRewriteUrls = opts.transformAssetUrls ?? true
return {
postcssPlugin: '@tailwindcss/postcss',
plugins: [
// We need to handle the case where `postcss-import` might have run before
// the Tailwind CSS plugin is run. In this case, we need to manually fix
// relative paths before processing it in core.
fixRelativePathsPlugin(),
{
postcssPlugin: 'tailwindcss',
async Once(root, { result, postcss }) {
using I = new Instrumentation()
let inputFile = result.opts.from ?? ''
let isCSSModuleFile = inputFile.endsWith('.module.css')
DEBUG && I.start(`[@tailwindcss/postcss] ${relative(base, inputFile)}`)
// Bail out early if this is guaranteed to be a non-Tailwind CSS file.
{
DEBUG && I.start('Quick bail check')
let canBail = true
root.walkAtRules((node) => {
if (
node.name === 'import' ||
node.name === 'reference' ||
node.name === 'theme' ||
node.name === 'variant' ||
node.name === 'config' ||
node.name === 'plugin' ||
node.name === 'apply' ||
node.name === 'tailwind'
) {
canBail = false
return false
}
})
if (canBail) return
DEBUG && I.end('Quick bail check')
}
let context = getContextFromCache(postcss, inputFile, opts)
let inputBasePath = inputFile ? path.dirname(path.resolve(inputFile)) : base
// Whether this is the first build or not, if it is, then we can
// optimize the build by not creating the compiler until we need it.
let isInitialBuild = context.compiler === null
async function createCompiler() {
DEBUG && I.start('Setup compiler')
if (context.fullRebuildPaths.length > 0 && !isInitialBuild) {
clearRequireCache(context.fullRebuildPaths)
}
context.fullRebuildPaths = []
DEBUG && I.start('PostCSS AST -> Tailwind CSS AST')
let ast = postCssAstToCssAst(root)
DEBUG && I.end('PostCSS AST -> Tailwind CSS AST')
DEBUG && I.start('Create compiler')
let compiler = await compileAst(ast, {
from: result.opts.from,
base: inputBasePath,
shouldRewriteUrls,
onDependency: (path) => context.fullRebuildPaths.push(path),
// In CSS Module files, we have to disable the `@property` polyfill since these will
// emit global `*` rules which are considered to be non-pure and will cause builds
// to fail.
polyfills: isCSSModuleFile ? Polyfills.All ^ Polyfills.AtProperty : Polyfills.All,
})
DEBUG && I.end('Create compiler')
DEBUG && I.end('Setup compiler')
return compiler
}
try {
// Setup the compiler if it doesn't exist yet. This way we can
// guarantee a `build()` function is available.
context.compiler ??= createCompiler()
if ((await context.compiler).features === Features.None) {
return
}
let rebuildStrategy: 'full' | 'incremental' = 'incremental'
// Track file modification times to CSS files
DEBUG && I.start('Register full rebuild paths')
{
for (let file of context.fullRebuildPaths) {
result.messages.push({
type: 'dependency',
plugin: '@tailwindcss/postcss',
file: path.resolve(file),
parent: result.opts.from,
})
}
let files = result.messages.flatMap((message) => {
if (message.type !== 'dependency') return []
return message.file
})
files.push(inputFile)
for (let file of files) {
let changedTime = fs.statSync(file, { throwIfNoEntry: false })?.mtimeMs ?? null
if (changedTime === null) {
if (file === inputFile) {
rebuildStrategy = 'full'
}
continue
}
let prevTime = context.mtimes.get(file)
if (prevTime === changedTime) continue
rebuildStrategy = 'full'
context.mtimes.set(file, changedTime)
}
// The mtimes above only track files on disk. When the input CSS is
// generated by another tool (e.g. Sass) and passed to `process()`,
// it can change without any tracked file's mtime changing, so also
// rebuild when the input CSS itself differs from the last build.
let inputCss = root.source?.input.css ?? root.toString()
if (context.inputCss !== inputCss) {
rebuildStrategy = 'full'
context.inputCss = inputCss
}
}
DEBUG && I.end('Register full rebuild paths')
if (
rebuildStrategy === 'full' &&
// We can reuse the compiler if it was created during the
// initial build. If it wasn't, we need to create a new one.
!isInitialBuild
) {
context.compiler = createCompiler()
}
let compiler = await context.compiler
if (context.scanner === null || rebuildStrategy === 'full') {
DEBUG && I.start('Setup scanner')
let sources = (() => {
// Disable auto source detection
if (compiler.root === 'none') {
return []
}
// No root specified, use the base directory
if (compiler.root === null) {
return [{ base, pattern: '**/*', negated: false }]
}
// Use the specified root
return [{ ...compiler.root, negated: false }]
})().concat(compiler.sources)
// Look for candidates used to generate the CSS
context.scanner = new Scanner({ sources })
DEBUG && I.end('Setup scanner')
}
DEBUG && I.start('Scan for candidates')
let candidates = compiler.features & Features.Utilities ? context.scanner.scan() : []
DEBUG && I.end('Scan for candidates')
if (compiler.features & Features.Utilities) {
DEBUG && I.start('Register dependency messages')
// Add all found files as direct dependencies
// Note: With Turbopack, the input file might not be a resolved path
let resolvedInputFile = path.resolve(base, inputFile)
for (let file of context.scanner.files) {
let absolutePath = path.resolve(file)
// The CSS file cannot be a dependency of itself
if (absolutePath === resolvedInputFile) {
continue
}
result.messages.push({
type: 'dependency',
plugin: '@tailwindcss/postcss',
file: absolutePath,
parent: result.opts.from,
})
}
// Register dependencies so changes in `base` cause a rebuild while
// giving tools like Vite or Parcel a glob that can be used to limit
// the files that cause a rebuild to only those that match it.
for (let { base: globBase, pattern } of context.scanner.globs) {
// Avoid adding a dependency on the base directory itself, since it
// causes Next.js to start an endless recursion if the `distDir` is
// configured to anything other than the default `.next` dir.
if (pattern === '*' && base === globBase) {
continue
}
if (pattern === '') {
result.messages.push({
type: 'dependency',
plugin: '@tailwindcss/postcss',
file: path.resolve(globBase),
parent: result.opts.from,
})
} else {
result.messages.push({
type: 'dir-dependency',
plugin: '@tailwindcss/postcss',
dir: path.resolve(globBase),
glob: pattern,
parent: result.opts.from,
})
}
}
DEBUG && I.end('Register dependency messages')
}
DEBUG && I.start('Build utilities')
let tailwindCssAst = compiler.build(candidates)
DEBUG && I.end('Build utilities')
if (context.tailwindCssAst !== tailwindCssAst) {
if (optimize) {
DEBUG && I.start('Optimization')
DEBUG && I.start('AST -> CSS')
let css = toCss(tailwindCssAst)
DEBUG && I.end('AST -> CSS')
DEBUG && I.start('Lightning CSS')
let optimized = optimizeCss(css, {
minify: typeof optimize === 'object' ? optimize.minify : true,
})
DEBUG && I.end('Lightning CSS')
DEBUG && I.start('CSS -> PostCSS AST')
context.optimizedPostCssAst = postcss.parse(optimized.code, result.opts)
DEBUG && I.end('CSS -> PostCSS AST')
DEBUG && I.end('Optimization')
} else {
// Convert our AST to a PostCSS AST
DEBUG && I.start('Transform Tailwind CSS AST into PostCSS AST')
context.cachedPostCssAst = cssAstToPostCssAst(postcss, tailwindCssAst, root.source)
DEBUG && I.end('Transform Tailwind CSS AST into PostCSS AST')
}
}
context.tailwindCssAst = tailwindCssAst
DEBUG && I.start('Update PostCSS AST')
root.removeAll()
root.append(
optimize
? context.optimizedPostCssAst.clone().nodes
: context.cachedPostCssAst.clone().nodes,
)
// Trick PostCSS into thinking the indent is 2 spaces, so it uses that
// as the default instead of 4.
root.raws.indent = ' '
DEBUG && I.end('Update PostCSS AST')
DEBUG && I.end(`[@tailwindcss/postcss] ${relative(base, inputFile)}`)
} catch (error) {
// An error requires a full rebuild to fix
context.compiler = null
// Ensure all dependencies we have collected thus far are included so that the rebuild
// is correctly triggered
for (let file of context.fullRebuildPaths) {
result.messages.push({
type: 'dependency',
plugin: '@tailwindcss/postcss',
file: path.resolve(file),
parent: result.opts.from,
})
}
// We found that throwing the error will cause PostCSS to no longer watch for changes
// in some situations so we instead log the error and continue with an empty stylesheet.
console.error(error)
if (error && typeof error === 'object' && 'message' in error) {
throw root.error(`${error.message}`)
}
throw root.error(`${error}`)
}
},
},
],
}
}
export default Object.assign(tailwindcss, { postcss: true }) as PluginCreator<PluginOptions>