README

A simple command line tool for managing Sass partials.

I got fed up of manually creating Sass partials and wondering why my styles weren't updating in the browser due to forgetting to add the @import into my main styles file so I created a nice little command line tool to automatically do the job.

Getting Started

First, download the SPM installer using Composer:

composer global require steveperrycreative/sass-partial-manager

Then add the ~/.composer/vendor/bin directory to your $PATH so that the spm executable can be located by your system.

The easiest way to do this is with the export command:

export PATH=$PATH:~/.composer/vendor/bin

The spm commands will now be available in your current working directory.

Config

Add some details to your composer.json file as follows:

"spm_config": {
  "sass_directory": "wp-content/themes/themename/scss",
  "stylesheet_filename": "styles.scss",
  "sort_imports": true
}

• sass_directory is the full path to where you want your partials to be added (make sure these directories exist).
• stylesheet_filename is the name of your main Sass entry point file (defaults to styles.scss).
• sort_imports when set to true this sorts all imports alphabetically. Most users probably won't want this as it can cause cascading issues with styles so it defaults to false.

You can also override the stylesheet name on the command line.

Creating A New Partial

It's early days so the structure of the partial directories is a bit opinionated towards how I work. This might change if anyone is interested enough.

The following example assumes that you are using WordPress with a theme called spc:

"spm_config": {
  "sass_directory": "wp-content/themes/spc/scss",
  "stylesheet_filename": "styles.scss"
}

spm make:partial header will create a new partial called _header.scss in a components folder:

wp-content/themes/spc/scss/components/_header.scss

And add @import "components/header"; into your configured styles file:

wp-content/themes/spc/scss/styles.scss

If your styles file doesn't exist then it will be created. If it already exists then the import will be appended to the end of the file. If you try to create a partial which already exists then the command will stop running.

Specifying A Component Type

spm make:partial homepage --type="views" will create a new partial called _homepage.scss in a views folder:

wp-content/themes/spc/scss/views/_homepage.scss

And add @import "views/homepage"; into your configured styles file:

wp-content/themes/spc/scss/styles.scss

Overriding The Sass Directory

You can specify a one-off sass_directory path when creating a partial:

spm make:partial homepage --type="views" --sass_directory="some/other/location" will create your partial in the specified location. This will also look for the styles file in that location.