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cakebake/php-lesscss-compiler
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Compiles less code to css code

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PHP LessCss Compiler
====================

[](#php-lesscss-compiler)

Compiles less code to css code. Generating static css, or dynamic php file which outputs css... the use depends on your ideas and the project requirements! ;)

### Features

[](#features)

- Compiles less to css code with `oyejorge/less.php` lib (Bootstrap 3 support)
- Caching
- Observes the less files to changes and generates only when necessary
- Minify (optional)
- Output CSS and/or write Stylesheet file

### Install via Composer

[](#install-via-composer)

If you do not have [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/), you may install it by following the instructions at [getcomposer.org](http://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md#installation-nix).

You can then install the package using the following command:

```
php composer.phar require --prefer-dist cakebake/php-lesscss-compiler "*"

```

or add

```
"cakebake/php-lesscss-compiler": "*"

```

to the require section of your `composer.json` file and run `php composer.phar update`.

### Usage Example

[](#usage-example)

For more options see source code comments in file `src/LessConverter.php`.

```
$less = new \cakebake\lesscss\LessConverter();
$less->init([
    [
        'input' => __DIR__ . '/example-1.less',
        'webFolder' => '../tests',
    ],
    [
        'input' => __DIR__ . '/example-2.less',
        'webFolder' => '../tests',
    ],
], __DIR__ . '/css/output.css');

```

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 57% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~47 days

Recently: every ~54 days

Total

6

Last Release

3908d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/3f0c610f1daae44aca882e9f8319422fc19d8fc9fa727051c005722c6eb8e5fe?d=identicon)[cakebake](/maintainers/cakebake)

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Top Contributors

[![cakebake](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7462226?v=4)](https://github.com/cakebake "cakebake (8 commits)")

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Tags

phpcssfileslessstylesheetcombinecompile

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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