Postcss Plugin Boilerplate

Overview:

The PostCSS Plugin Boilerplate is a helpful tool for creating new PostCSS plugins. By following a few simple steps, users can create custom plugins with ease. This boilerplate provides a wizard script that guides users through the process and automatically fills in necessary data. Additionally, it offers options for using different package managers and skipping dependency installation. With features like clean Git history, integration with GitHub and Travis CI, and helpful tools for testing and releasing, the PostCSS Plugin Boilerplate streamlines the plugin creation process.

Features:

• Wizard Script: The boilerplate includes a wizard script that guides users through the plugin creation process by asking a few questions and filling in necessary data.
• Package Manager Flexibility: Users can choose to use either yarn or npm as their package manager, or let the boilerplate automatically decide based on the user's system.
• Dependency Installation: Users have the option to skip dependency installation when creating their plugin.
• Clean Git History: The boilerplate ensures that the plugin repository has a clean Git history, making it easier to track changes and collaborate with others.
• GitHub Integration: Users can easily create a GitHub repository for their plugin and push their project to it.
• Travis CI Integration: The boilerplate provides seamless integration with Travis CI, allowing users to add their project to Travis CI for automated testing.
• Code and Test Files: Users can write their plugin code in the index.js file and tests in the index.test.js file, making it easy to keep the project organized.
• Testing with npm: The boilerplate makes testing easy by providing a command to execute npm test.
• README.md Examples: Users can add input and output CSS examples to the README.md file to provide documentation for their plugin.
• Options Descriptions: If a plugin has options, users can add descriptions of these options to the README.md file.
• Changelog: The boilerplate includes a CHANGELOG.md file that users can fill with the initial version of their plugin.
• Release Convenience: Users can release their plugin by calling npx clean-publish, which removes development configurations from package.json.
• PostCSS Fork and Pull Request: The boilerplate encourages collaboration by suggesting to fork PostCSS, add the created plugin to the Plugins list, and send a pull request.
• Stay Updated: Users can follow @PostCSS to stay up to date with the latest updates on PostCSS.

Summary:

The PostCSS Plugin Boilerplate simplifies the process of creating new PostCSS plugins by providing a wizard script and helpful tools. With features like package manager flexibility, clean Git history, GitHub and Travis CI integration, code and test files, and convenient release options, this boilerplate streamlines the plugin creation process. Additionally, it encourages collaboration by suggesting to fork PostCSS and send a pull request. Stay updated with the latest developments in PostCSS by following @PostCSS.