tailwindcss/packages/@tailwindcss-cli
Robin Malfait cc3b634fe0
Ensure @tailwindcss/cli watches the input file (#20246)
This PR fixes an issue where if the `--input` file (when using
`@tailwindcss/cli`) lives in an ignored folder, then changes to the
input file won't trigger a rebuild.

This happened in #17632 where the input file lives in the `assets/`
folder which is ignored by default.

However, if you make a change to the input file, then the CLI doesn't
restart which means that you can't update the `@source` directives
without quitting the program and re-starting it manually.

This PR solves that by automatically injecting an `@source` with the
path to the input file. This way the CLI will see changes, even if the
input file is in an ignored directory.

Fixes: #17632

## Test plan

1. Added an integration test
2. Existing tests pass
3. Reproduced it on the 


Before:
<img width="1122" height="1376"
alt="file-295ce4696b6b3199a3915c63f8bb50cd"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/09e5e965-38d1-474d-bfc6-3b5e9bca73b6"
/>

After:
<img width="1122" height="1376"
alt="file-301b2f2e06aee045957355014ae5de87"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2b6d4cba-f456-4138-98bd-2259876fe70a"
/>
2026-06-16 18:38:29 +02:00
..
src Ensure @tailwindcss/cli watches the input file (#20246) 2026-06-16 18:38:29 +02:00
package.json 4.3.1 (#20226) 2026-06-12 19:33:35 +02:00
README.md docs: update package README CI badge to main (#19692) 2026-02-18 11:52:07 +01:00
tsconfig.json Move the CLI to its own package @tailwindcss/cli (#13095) 2024-03-06 05:41:12 -05:00
tsup.config.ts Resolve @import in core (#14446) 2024-09-23 17:05:55 +02:00

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