{"id":27523,"library":"vite-plugin-sass","title":"Vite Plugin Sass","description":"A Vite plugin that integrates the sass package to compile .scss files into CSS within a Vite project. Version 0.1.0 is the initial release. It provides a simple wrapper around sass.render(), checking for .scss extension before transforming. Differentiators: minimal configuration, straightforward CJS/ESM support. However, it lacks advanced features like source maps, custom importer, or automatic dependency tracking. The package is experimental and may have limited community adoption.","status":"active","version":"0.1.0","language":"javascript","source_language":"en","source_url":null,"tags":["javascript"],"install":[{"cmd":"npm install vite-plugin-sass","lang":"bash","label":"npm"},{"cmd":"yarn add vite-plugin-sass","lang":"bash","label":"yarn"},{"cmd":"pnpm add vite-plugin-sass","lang":"bash","label":"pnpm"}],"dependencies":[{"reason":"Required peer dependency for Sass compilation, used internally by sass.render()","package":"sass","optional":false}],"imports":[{"note":"The default export is a function; CJS require is allowed but ESM is recommended for Vite projects.","wrong":"const vitePluginSass = require('vite-plugin-sass');","symbol":"vitePluginSass","correct":"import vitePluginSass from 'vite-plugin-sass'"}],"quickstart":{"code":"// vite.config.js\nimport { defineConfig } from 'vite';\nimport vitePluginSass from 'vite-plugin-sass';\n\nexport default defineConfig({\n  plugins: [vitePluginSass()],\n});\n\n// src/styles.scss\n$primary-color: #333;\nbody { color: $primary-color; }\n\n// src/main.js\nimport './styles.scss';\nconsole.log('Sass imported');","lang":"javascript","description":"Minimal setup: install plugin, add to Vite config, import .scss file and see compiled CSS in output."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Explicitly import all partials in your entry .scss file using @use or @forward.","message":"Plugin may not handle SASS variables nested in imported partials without explicit import paths.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":">=0.1.0"},{"fix":"Consider using Vite's built-in CSS handling with sass preprocessor or another plugin that supports source maps.","message":"Source maps are not generated by this plugin, making debugging difficult in development.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":">=0.1.0"},{"fix":"Upgrade the sass package to latest and adjust plugin usage, or switch to a maintained plugin.","message":"The sass package's render() method is deprecated in newer sass versions; use compile() or compileString() instead.","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":">=0.1.0"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-26T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Rename .sass files to .scss or use a different plugin that supports .sass.","cause":"The plugin only transforms files with .scss extension; .sass files are ignored.","error":"Error: [vite-plugin-sass] File does not have .scss extension."},{"fix":"Run 'npm install sass --save-dev' to install the peer dependency.","cause":"The sass peer dependency is missing; plugin requires it to be installed.","error":"Error: Module not found: 'sass'"},{"fix":"Install sass@1.44.0 or use a different plugin that supports the current sass API.","cause":"Using a newer version of sass (>=1.45.0) where render() is removed.","error":"TypeError: sass.render is not a function"}],"ecosystem":"npm","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null}