{"id":41963,"library":"simple-css-minify","title":"simple-css-minify","description":"A minimal CSS minifier for Node.js (v1.0.0). This package removes whitespace, comments, and unnecessary characters from CSS strings. It is a lightweight alternative to cssnano or clean-css, suitable for simple minification tasks. No configuration or dependencies required. Released as a single-function module with no updates since 2023. Not suitable for production-level optimization or large-scale projects.","status":"active","version":"1.0.0","language":"javascript","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/heyitstay11/simple-css-minify","tags":["javascript","css","minify"],"install":[{"cmd":"npm install simple-css-minify","lang":"bash","label":"npm"},{"cmd":"yarn add simple-css-minify","lang":"bash","label":"yarn"},{"cmd":"pnpm add simple-css-minify","lang":"bash","label":"pnpm"}],"dependencies":[],"imports":[{"note":"ESM-only package; default export is the minify function.","wrong":"const minify = require('simple-css-minify')","symbol":"default","correct":"import minify from 'simple-css-minify'"},{"note":"Named export also available for clarity, but default export is identical.","wrong":"import minify from 'simple-css-minify'","symbol":"minify","correct":"import { minify } from 'simple-css-minify'"},{"note":"In CommonJS, use dynamic import().","wrong":"const minify = require('simple-css-minify')","symbol":"minify","correct":"const { minify } = await import('simple-css-minify')"}],"quickstart":{"code":"import minify from 'simple-css-minify';\n\nconst input = `body {\n  color: red;\n  margin: 0;\n}  /* comment */`;\nconst output = minify(input);\nconsole.log(output); // \"body{color:red;margin:0}\"","lang":"javascript","description":"Demonstrates minifying a CSS string using the default export."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Validate CSS before minifying, or use a full-featured minifier like cssnano.","message":"Package does not validate CSS syntax; malformed input may produce unexpected output.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":">=1.0.0"},{"fix":"For large files, consider a minifier that supports streaming (e.g., clean-css).","message":"Not a streaming or plugin-based solution; operates on complete strings only.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":">=1.0.0"},{"fix":"Evaluate using a maintained alternative like cssnano (actively developed) or csso.","message":"No updates since initial release; potential security vulnerabilities may go unpatched.","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":">=1.0.0"}],"env_vars":null,"search_vec":"'2023':55 'altern':27 'charact':19 'clean':32 'clean-css':31 'comment':16 'configur':40 'css':3,7,21,33,69 'cssnano':29 'depend':42 'function':49 'javascript':68 'larg':65 'large-scal':64 'level':61 'lightweight':26 'minif':37 'minifi':4,8,70 'minim':6 'modul':50 'node.js':10 'optim':62 'packag':13 'product':60 'production-level':59 'project':67 'releas':44 'remov':14 'requir':43 'scale':66 'simpl':2,36 'simple-css-minifi':1 'sinc':54 'singl':48 'single-funct':47 'string':22 'suitabl':34,57 'task':38 'unnecessari':18 'updat':53 'v1.0.0':11 'whitespac':15","created_at":"2026-06-04T18:54:57.490084+00:00","updated_at":"2026-06-04T18:54:57.490084+00:00","problems":[{"fix":"Add \"type\": \"module\" to package.json or use dynamic import().","cause":"Using ES import syntax in a CommonJS (require) environment without proper setup.","error":"SyntaxError: Unexpected token 'import'"},{"fix":"Use import minify from 'simple-css-minify' or const { minify } = await import('...') in CJS.","cause":"Incorrect import attempt: default import used when module has no default export (if user used named import mistakenly).","error":"TypeError: minify is not a function"}],"ecosystem":"npm","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null,"pypi_latest":null,"cli_name":null,"cli_version":null,"type":"library","homepage":"https://github.com/heyitstay11/simple-css-minify#readme","github":"https://github.com/heyitstay11/simple-css-minify","docs":null,"changelog":null,"pypi":null,"npm":"simple-css-minify","openapi_spec":null,"status_page":null,"smithery":null,"categories":["devops"],"base_url":null,"auth_type":null,"provenance":{"verified_status":null,"verified_at":null,"last_verified":"2026-06-04","next_check":"2026-09-02","install_tag":null}}