How to import SASS through npm ?
Last Updated :
02 Oct, 2020
Introduction to SASS: SASS stands for 'Syntactically awesome style sheets'. It is an extension of CSS, that makes it easy to use variables of CSS, nested rules, inline import, and many other important features
SASS has two syntax options:
- SCSS (Sassy CSS): It uses the .scss file extension and is fully compliant with CSS syntax.
- SASS: It uses .sass file extension and indentation rather than brackets.
Note: Files can be convert from one syntax to another using
sass-convert command.
Steps to install SASS:
Step 1: To install SASS, first make sure that
node and npm are already installed in the system. If not, then install them using the instructions given below.
- First, download the latest version of a node in the system and install it.
- Now go to command prompt and address the folder where you want to install SASS.
- After that, you have to create package.json file. It manages the dependencies of our project.
- Use command written below that will ask for the package name of the user's choice and the description. Some more formalities are there, just press enter for that and your package.json file will be created.
npm init
Step 2: Now to install SASS one simple command is used:
npm install node-sass --save
Note: - --save in above command is used to save the SASS in dependencies of json file.
Now SASS has been installed in your system successfully.
Step 3: To work with SASS, go to package.json file in your project, i.e. if you are working with VSC, open your project there and then open package.json file.
You will get package.json file like:
{
"name": "sass-ex",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
},
"author": "",
"license": "ISC"
}
Remove the "test" script and add your own script of name
compile: sass(any other name can be chosen), give the link of your sass file as a target.
package.json should look like this:
{
"name": "sass-ex",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"compile:sass": "node-sass scss/style.scss css/style.css"
},
"author": "",
"license": "ISC"
}
Now go back to command prompt and run command
npm rum compile:sass
Or just add node-sass script like this:
Open the package.json file in your text editor of choice, and add the following line inside the "scripts" object:
"scss": "node-sass --watch assets/scss -o assets/css"
package.json file look like this:
{
"name": "sass-ex",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
"scss": "node-sass --watch assets/scss -o assets/css"
},
"author": "",
"license": "ISC"
}
Save the file and close it. Now in the root of the project directory, run command given below to start watching for any changes to your .scss files.
npm run scss
Alternative ways to install sass: It is good to know a little bit of extra. So for installing Sass, there are some alternative ways too. You can install Sass via paid and free applications such as
Codekit. You can install Sass by downloading the package from the
Official Github Site and add it directly to your path.
To install node-sass: Once you install npm, it’s time to install node-sass. You can do so by running this command in your terminal to install the package globally.
npm install -g node-sass
or you can run above command without the
-g flag to only install to your current directory as below.
npm install node-sass
Similar Reads
How to import LESS through npm ? LESS stands for Leaner Style Sheets. It is a backward-compatible language extension for CSS. Web pages can be styled by writing appropriate code in a file with .less extension and then converting it in a CSS file. Steps to install LESS: Step 1: To install LESS, first make sure that node and npm are
2 min read
How to import SASS in Next.js ? Sass is the short form of Syntactically Awesome Style Sheet. It is an upgrade to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Sass is a CSS pre-processor. It is fully compatible with every version of CSS. Importing SASS in Next.js allows you to use SCSS for styling your application. This integration enables advanc
2 min read
How to Import SAS Files into R? In this article, we are going to see how to import SAS files(.sas7bdat) into R Programming Language. SAS stands for Statistical Analysis Software, it contains SAS program code saved in a propriety binary format. The R packages discussed, haven and sas7bdat, involved reverse engineering this proprie
1 min read
How to Migrate npm to yarn? JavaScript is a programming language that is popular among programmers, yarn is a package manager for JavaScript that can also help to install modules on Node.js besides npm (Node Package Manager). Node.js comes bundled with npm installed by default and still, you can also use yarn to manage one's p
2 min read
What is the use of SASS @import function ? Writing code using native CSS language is sometimes quite confusing, lengthy, and complex. To reduce the complexity of writing CSS code, we use CSS preprocessors. One of the most popularly used CSS preprocessors is SASS. In this article, we will learn about the use of the @import function in SASS. T
2 min read
What is NPM & How to use it ? NPM, short for Node Package Manager, is the default package manager for NodeJS. It is a command-line utility that allows you to install, manage, and share packages or modules of JavaScript code. These packages can range from small utility libraries to large frameworks, and they can be easily integra
3 min read
How to import a CSS file in React ? In React applications, styling is a crucial aspect of creating visually appealing and responsive user interfaces. CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) files are commonly used to define styles for React components. Importing CSS files into React components allows developers to apply styles to specific elemen
3 min read
How to install node-sass to React project? Sass is a scripting language that is compiled into Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). It is a kind of preprocessor language. It was initially designed by Hampton Catlin and then it was developed by Natalie Weizenbaum. After its initial versions, Weizenbaum and Chris Eppstein have continued to extend SASS
2 min read
How to Install Dart Sass on MacOS? Dart Sass is a programming language developed by Google used to build server and desktop applications. Dart is an object-oriented, class-based, language. Sass in Dart Sass stands for Syntactically Awesome Stylesheets. Dart Sass brings in the power of basic scripting tools such as variables and loops
2 min read
SASS | @import Using @import we can import SCSS or CSS files in our main file, So basically we can combine multiple files together. Syntax: @import 'Relative path to the file1', 'Relative path to the file2', ...; We do not have to include .scss or .css extension after file name in the path. You can import as many
3 min read