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hellogerard/less-slim-middleware
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Slim Framework middleware to compile LESS CSS files on-the-fly. Supports minification and caching.

v0.1.0(12y ago)219644[1 issues](https://github.com/hellogerard/less-slim-middleware/issues)MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

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This [Slim Framework](http://slimframework.com/) middleware will compile [LESS CSS](http://lesscss.org) files on-the-fly using the [`Assetic`](https://github.com/kriswallsmith/assetic) library. It supports minification and caching, also via `Assetic`.

It will intercept requests for CSS files and attempt to find a corresponding LESS file. If one is found, it will compile the file to CSS and serve it, optionally saving the CSS to a filesystem cache. Inspired by [`less.js-middleware`](https://github.com/emberfeather/less.js-middleware).

### Usage

[](#usage)

- `src` - Directory to look for LESS files. **REQUIRED**Example: if `src` is set to `/path/to/public`, and a request for `http://mysite.com/css/style.css` is received, then it will look for a LESS file in `/path/to/public/css/style.less`.
- `cache` - Cache CSS file to filesystem. Default is `true`.
- `cache.dir` - Directory for the cached CSS file. Default is `src`.
- `minify` - Minify the CSS output. Default is `true`.
- `debug` - Send debug messages to Slim Logger. Default is `false`.

Example:

```
use \Slim\Slim;
use \Slim\Middleware\Less;

$app = new Slim();
$app->add(new Less(array(
    'src' => '/path/to/public',
    'cache' => true,
    'cache.dir' => '/path/to/cache',
    'minify' => true,
    'debug' => false
)));
```

###  Health Score

29

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LowBetter than 57% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 88.9% 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 ~130 days

Total

4

Last Release

4409d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/200488?v=4)[Gerard Sychay](/maintainers/hellogerard)[@hellogerard](https://github.com/hellogerard)

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Top Contributors

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