gulp-winify

library0.1.2-alpha.3jsnpmunverified

Aggressive CSS/HTML minifier for Gulp that renames CSS class selectors to single UTF-8 characters, reducing CSS size up to 30% beyond typical minifiers. Version 0.1.2-alpha.3, early stage with experimental options. Unlike standard minifiers (cssnano, clean-css), it performs semantic renaming of selectors, but may break functionality if classes are used in JavaScript or jQuery. Requires Node >=4.0.0. Not suitable for production without thorough testing.

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npm install gulp-winify

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · GULP-WINIFY

gulp-winify

devopsjavascriptv0.1.2-alpha.3

harness data pending

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

No compatibility data collected yet for this library.

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

winify (default)

✓ import winify from 'gulp-winify'

✗ const { winify } = require('gulp-winify')

ESM default import; also works with CommonJS require('gulp-winify') returning the plugin function

Shows a Gulp task using winify with experimental option and cssnano to minify CSS and HTML.

import gulp from 'gulp'; import winify from 'gulp-winify'; import cssnano from 'gulp-cssnano'; gulp.task('default', () => { return gulp.src(['./src/*.css', './src/*.html']) .pipe(winify({ experimental: true, minifyIds: false })) .pipe(cssnano()) .pipe(gulp.dest('./dist')); });

Debug

Known issues

breakingminifyIds option adds a second id to elements, causing invalid HTML and potential browser issues.

fix

Avoid using minifyIds: true until id replacement is implemented, or ensure your project tolerates duplicate ids.

affects: >=0.0.0

deprecatedPlugin is alpha and may break with future Gulp versions or Node updates.

fix

Pin Gulp and Node versions, or consider alternative mature minifiers.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaJavaScript/jQuery selectors referencing classes by name will break after minification because class names are changed.

fix

Only use winify on projects with no JS reliance on class names, or whitelist classes via options (not yet supported).

affects: >=0.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Error: Cannot find module 'gulp-winify'

Package not installed or import path incorrect.

fix

Run npm install --save-dev gulp-winify and ensure node_modules includes it.

TypeError: winify is not a function

Incorrect import style (e.g., destructuring default export).

fix

Use const winify = require('gulp-winify'); or import winify from 'gulp-winify';

Upgrade

Version history

0.1.2-alpha.3latest on npm

Audit

Dependencies

gulprequiredpeer dependency for gulp plugin

through2requiredstream transform utility

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/achamberland/gulp-winify ↗

packagegulp-winify ↗

homepagehttps://github.com/achamberland/gulp-winify#readme ↗