bootstrap-less-easy-setup

Easy setup for adding own rules to bootstrap using lessc. Includes http-server and watch system to check if less files changes - and on a change auto-compile styles.css

Dependencies:

You will need to install the lessc compiler using:

npm install -g less

Install

Install the bootstrap-less-easy-setup package:

git clone github.com/diversen/bootstrap-less-easy-setup
cd bootstrap-less-easy-setup
npm install

Now you have bootstrap, a http-server, and a system to watch file changes to less files.

Setup, Run, and Watch

Run a setup command, which creates a public directory, where your less files and compilled CSS will go.

npm run setup

Now you can serve the files in the public dir by doing a

npm run serve

You can now browse to localhost:8080

Create another terminal window, and run:

npm run watch

Now styles.css and styles.map will be compiled when you edit your .less files.

Source mappings

You can use source mappings so that it is possible to edit the less files in chrome, and then they will recompile:

Open chrome dev tools, and press settings and then workspaces.

Browse and add the bootstrap-less-easy-setup/public folder.

Chrome will ask you for permissions. Press accept in the toolbar.

Add mappings:

Url Prefix: http://localhost:8080/
Folder path (change to your own path): /home/dennis/bootstrap-easy-less-setup

Now go to sources -> sources. You can now open the styles.less file and edit it. When you save it, the CSS file styles.css will be auto-compiled.

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