Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: flask-livetw
Version: 0.4.1
Summary: A simple lib that enables livereload and tailwindcss for flask templates.
Author-email: Josue <josue.sa.trabajos@gmail.com>
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Keywords: flask,tailwindcss,livereload,css,html,template
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: Environment :: Console
Classifier: Framework :: Flask
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: Natural Language :: English
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
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Requires-Python: >=3.8
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License-File: LICENSE
Requires-Dist: pytailwindcss>=0.2
Requires-Dist: websockets>=11
Requires-Dist: tomli>=2

# Flask live tailwindcss

A simple package for adding a dev server to your flask app that automatically compiles the tailwindcss of the templates on file save and triggers a browser reload to sync the changes on the fly.


## Installation

This package is available on PyPI, you can install it using `pip` or other package manager of your choice.

```bash
pip install flask-livetw
```

Its a good practice to add as a development dependency. You can do this by adding the package to your `requirements-dev.txt` file or the "dev dependencies" of your package manager.

```txt
flask-livetw
```


## Initialization

To start using this package, simply go to your project root folder, run the following command and follow along the steps.

```bash
flask-livetw init
```

> **Note 1:** Remember to activate your virtual environment if you are using one.
>
> **Note 2:** To skip requirements check use the `-Y` or `--yes` flag.
>
> **Note 3:** To use default values for the initialization use the `-D` or `--default` flag.

### Default values

```py
FLASK_ROOT = "src"

STATIC_FOLDER = "src/static"

TEMPLATE_FOLDER = "src/templates"
TEMPLATE_GLOB = "src/templates/**/*.html"
ROOT_LAYOUT_FILE = "src/templates/layout.html"

LIVE_RELOAD_FILE = "src/static/.dev/live_reload.js"

GLOBALCSS_FILE = "src/static/.dev/global.css"
TAILWIND_FILE = "src/static/.dev/tailwind.css"
MINIFIED_TAILWIND_FILE = "src/static/tailwind_min.css"

UPDATE_GITIGNORE = False
```

Example as file system tree:

```txt
project_root
├── src
│   ├── static
│   │   ├── .dev
│   │   │   ├── global.css
│   │   │   ├── live_reload.js
│   │   │   └── tailwind.css
│   │   ├── tailwind_min.css
│   │   ...
│   └── templates
│       ├── layout.html
│       ...
├── .gitignore
├── pyproject.toml
...
```


## Commands

Each command has its own help page, you can use the `-h` or `--help` flag to see the available options.

### dev

```bash
livetw dev
```

By default the command starts:

- a flask server in debug mode
- a live reload websocket server
- a tailwindcss in watch mode

During development time the enviroment variable `LIVETW_DEV` is set to `TRUE`, `os.environ["LIVETW_DEV"] == "TRUE"`. This is useful for conditional code execution.

When running the flask server separately remember to set the `LIVETW_DEV` to `True` in your flask app configuration to enable the live reload feature.

```py
app.config["LIVETW_DEV"] = True
```

### build

Builds the tailwindcss of the templates as a single css file.

```bash
livetw build
```

By default the builded tailwindcss file will be minified.

During building time the enviroment variable `LIVETW_BUILD` is set to `TRUE`, `os.environ["LIVETW_BUILD"] == "TRUE"`. This is useful for conditional code execution.

### local-install

```bash
livetw local-install
```

This command creates a local script that mimics the `livetw` command and adds the necessary dependencies to your project in order to use the `dev` and `build` commands.

After the installation, you can use the `dev` and `build` commands as follows:

```bash
./dev.py dev
./dev.py build
```


## Contributing

Contributions are welcome, feel free to submit a pull request or an issue.


## Packages used

- [pytailwindcss](https://github.com/timonweb/pytailwindcss)
- [python-dotenv](https://github.com/theskumar/python-dotenv)
- [tomli](https://github.com/hukkin/tomli)
- [websockets](https://github.com/python-websockets/websockets)


## License

[MIT](./LICENSE)
