{"id":25144,"library":"css-transpiler","title":"css-transpiler","description":"A lightweight CLI tool that transpiles .scss files to .css in-place within the src directory. Version 1.0.16 is the latest stable release. It runs as a daemon watching for changes and automatically regenerates CSS. Unlike full-featured build tools like Webpack or Gulp, it operates as a simple CLI command with no JavaScript API or plugin system. Best used as a development dependency for straightforward SCSS compilation without build pipeline integration.","status":"active","version":"1.0.16","language":"javascript","source_language":"en","source_url":null,"tags":["javascript","css","sass","icss"],"install":[{"cmd":"npm install css-transpiler","lang":"bash","label":"npm"},{"cmd":"yarn add css-transpiler","lang":"bash","label":"yarn"},{"cmd":"pnpm add css-transpiler","lang":"bash","label":"pnpm"}],"dependencies":[],"imports":[{"note":"The package has no exports; it's a CLI tool only. Use npx or npm exec to run the command.","wrong":"require('css-transpiler')","symbol":"transpile","correct":"npx transpile"}],"quickstart":{"code":"mkdir -p src/components && echo '$color: red; h1 { color: $color; }' > src/components/app.scss && npm install css-transpiler --save-dev && npx transpile","lang":"javascript","description":"Installs the package and starts the transpiler daemon, which watches src directory for .scss changes and outputs .css files in the same location."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Ensure all .scss files are inside a src/ folder (or create it).","message":"The package expects a 'src' directory at the project root. Files outside src/ are ignored.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":">=1.0.0"},{"fix":"Keep custom .css files in a separate directory outside src/.","message":"The transpiler overwrites .css files without warning. If you have custom .css edits, they will be lost.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":">=1.0.0"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Run 'npm install css-transpiler --save-dev' and use 'npx transpile' instead of bare 'transpile'.","cause":"The package is not installed or not in PATH.","error":"-bash: transpile: command not found"},{"fix":"Create a src/ directory in your project root and move .scss files there.","cause":"The package requires a 'src' directory at project root.","error":"Error: src folder not found. Please create a src folder in your project root."}],"ecosystem":"npm","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null}