postcss-tailwind-attr

Postcss plugin postcss-tailwind-attr.

PostCSS Plugin to convert tailwind css classes inside HTML data-attribute to working css file

You can write this:

<h1 class="headline-class funfunfun bg-pink-500 "
    data-arthur="pt-36 text-4xl text-purple-500">
  Hello, data-tailwind.
</h1>

And this

@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

@layer utilities {
  .headline-class {
    @apply text-blue-500;
  }
}

.funfunfun {
  content: 'fun';
}

And you get this:

[data-arthur~="bg-pink-500"],.bg-pink-500 {
  --tw-bg-opacity: 1;
  background-color: rgba(236, 72, 153, var(--tw-bg-opacity));
}
[data-arthur~="pt-36"],.pt-36 {
  padding-top: 9rem;
}
[data-arthur~="text-4xl"],.text-4xl {
  font-size: 2.25rem;
  line-height: 2.5rem;
}
[data-arthur~="text-purple-500"],.text-purple-500 {
  --tw-text-opacity: 1;
  color: rgba(139, 92, 246, var(--tw-text-opacity));
}
.headline-class {
  --tw-text-opacity: 1;
  color: rgba(59, 130, 246, var(--tw-text-opacity));
}

.funfunfun {
  content: 'fun';
}

Usage

Step 1: Install plugin:

npm install --save-dev postcss postcss-tailwind-attr

Step 2: Check you project for existed PostCSS config: postcss.config.js in the project root, "postcss" section in package.json or postcss in bundle config.

If you do not use PostCSS, add it according to official docs and set this plugin in settings.

Step 3: Add the plugin to plugins list:

module.exports = {
  plugins: [
+   'postcss-tailwind-attr': {htmlAttribute: 'data-arthur'},
    require('autoprefixer')
  ]
}