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fix: read variant tokens from flattened class selectors - #662
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Tailwind 4.3.3 stopped nesting variants under the utility class and emits
compound selectors instead:
<= 4.3.2 4.3.3
.active\:x { &:active { ... } } .active\:x:active { ... }
The native processor only read `:active`, `:focus`, `:disabled`, theme
`:where(...)`, `:dir()` and `[data-*]` tokens from nested rules. On the
flattened form the leading class token was accepted and the rest of the
selector ignored, so every variant compiled as an unconditional style:
`active:bg-red-500` was red at rest, `disabled:opacity-50` always dim,
`dark:` always on.
Read variant tokens from the components that follow the class token too,
sharing one reader with the nested path. A flattened compound the runtime
cannot observe (`disabled:` also emits `[aria-disabled="true"]`) is
dropped, matching what its empty nested rule compiled to before.
Regression test feeds both selector shapes straight to ProcessorBuilder,
so it does not depend on which Tailwind the repo pins. With
`@tailwindcss/node` at 4.3.3 the existing suite goes from 11 failures
(pressable, touchables, data-attributes, dir) to green.📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe CSS processor now handles nested and flattened Tailwind selectors. It applies recognized variants and skips selectors with unsupported conditions. The web visitor handles flattened theme-root rules. Tests cover both selector shapes. Tailwind dependencies are updated to 4.3.3. ChangesSelector variant handling
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk:🔵 Low · up to The update restores flattened Tailwind selector handling, but regression coverage does not fully verify fallback theme output. This is a bounded risk of conditional styling compiling incorrectly without detection. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant CSSRule
participant CSSProcessor
participant WebStyleVisitor
participant NativeStyles
CSSRule->>CSSProcessor: provide nested or flattened selector
CSSProcessor->>NativeStyles: apply recognized variants or skip unsupported conditions
CSSRule->>WebStyleVisitor: provide theme-root rule
WebStyleVisitor->>CSSProcessor: process flattened theme selector
CSSProcessor-->>WebStyleVisitor: emit theme class rule
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Greptile SummaryThe PR updates native and web selector processing for Tailwind 4.3.3’s flattened variant output.
Confidence Score: 5/5The PR appears safe to merge. No blocking failure remains.
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| Filename | Overview |
|---|---|
| packages/uniwind/src/bundler/css-processor/processor.ts | Centralizes selector-variant extraction for nested and flattened rules and now skips unsupported compound branches without weakening their conditions. |
| packages/uniwind/src/bundler/css-visitor/rule-visitor.ts | Recognizes Tailwind 4.3.3’s flattened theme-root selector and routes it through theme-style processing. |
| packages/uniwind/tests/native/styles-parsing/selector-variants.test.ts | Covers both selector shapes, supported stacked variants, and the exact mixed unsupported-constraint regression from the prior review thread. |
| packages/uniwind/tests/web/bundler/theme-root.test.ts | Adds regression coverage for flattened web theme-root output. |
| bun.lock | Resolves Tailwind packages at 4.3.3 and refreshes transitive lockfile entries. |
Flowchart
%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%%
flowchart TD
A[Tailwind CSS selector] --> B{Nested or flattened?}
B -->|Nested| C[Read tokens from nested selector]
B -->|Flattened| D[Read tokens after class token]
C --> E{Unsupported constraint?}
D --> E
E -->|Yes| F[Skip selector branch]
E -->|No| G[Apply all supported variant conditions]
G --> H[Emit runtime stylesheet entry]
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In `@packages/uniwind/src/bundler/css-processor/processor.ts`:
- Around line 179-180: Update readSelectorVariants to track whether the selector
contains unsupported conditions in addition to recognized variants, and return
null whenever any unsupported condition is present, even if rtl, theme, active,
focus, disabled, or dataAttributes is defined. Preserve recognized-only
selectors and add coverage for mixed flattened and nested selectors.
- Around line 195-204: Update the variant context handling around parse() to
snapshot the previous rtl, theme, active, focus, disabled, and dataAttributes
fields before applying nested values; merge parent and nested dataAttributes
rather than skipping when the parent is non-null, then restore the snapshot in a
finally block after parse() so nested selectors retain all parent conditions
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Root catalog, @tailwindcss/node and @tailwindcss/oxide in the package, and @tailwindcss/vite in the vite example. The repo now runs its own suite against the flattened variant selectors that 4.3.3 emits.
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Bumped every Tailwind dependency to 4.3.3 in 7a7ee86 (root catalog, |
Two follow-ups from review and CI on Tailwind 4.3.3.
Web: Tailwind now flattens `:root { &:where(.dark, .dark *) {} }` into a
sibling `:root:where(.dark, .dark *) {}` rule. The rule visitor only
rewrote nested theme variants into `.dark`, so the flattened form kept its
`:root` prefix and a scoped `.dark` class could not select it; the
`bg-background in dark theme` e2e test failed. Route a theme-layer `:root`
rule whose second token is `:where(.theme)` through the same rewrite.
Native: a selector mixing a supported variant with a token the runtime
cannot observe (`disabled:active:` emits `[aria-disabled="true"]:active`)
used to keep the branch gated on `:active` alone. Track unsupported tokens
in `readSelectorVariants` and skip the whole selector instead of applying
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packages/uniwind/tests/web/bundler/theme-root.test.ts (1)
33-33: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winStrengthen the fallback assertion.
The current assertion checks only that the fallback selector remains. Also verify that its declaration remains present and that the compiler does not emit a transformed
.darkrule.Suggested test improvement
- expect(compile(source)).toContain(':root:not(:where(.light, .light *, .dark, .dark *))') + const css = compile(source) + expect(css).toContain(':root:not(:where(.light, .light *, .dark, .dark *))') + expect(css).toContain('--color-background: black;') + expect(css).not.toContain('.dark { --color-background: black; }')🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@packages/uniwind/tests/web/bundler/theme-root.test.ts`:
- Line 33: Strengthen the theme-root test assertion around compile(source) to
verify the fallback selector and its declaration are both preserved, while also
asserting that no transformed .dark rule is emitted. Keep the test focused on
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Problem
Closes#661
Tailwind 4.3.3 stopped nesting variants under the utility class and emits compound selectors instead:
The native processor only read
:active,:focus,:disabled, theme:where(…),:dir()and[data-*]tokens from nested rules. On the flattened form the leading class token is accepted and the rest of the selector ignored, so every variant compiles as an unconditional style:active:bg-red-500is red at rest,disabled:opacity-50is always dim,dark:is always on.tailwindcssis a>=4peer, so any consumer whose lockfile resolves 4.3.3 gets this even though the repo pins@tailwindcss/nodeat 4.3.2. We hit it in T3 Code after a dedupe bumped us to 4.3.3 (pingdotgg/t3code#9355); everyactive:press state on iOS rendered permanently.Reproduced here by bumping
@tailwindcss/node/oxideto 4.3.3 onmain: 11 existing tests fail (pressable,touchable-opacity,data-attributes, all ofdir). With this change the full native suite is green on both 4.3.2 and 4.3.3.Fix
readSelectorVariants(selector)collects the variant tokens from one selector;withSelectorVariantsapplies them todeclarationConfigaround a parse. Both the class-token path (flattened) and the non-class path (nested) use them, so the two Tailwind shapes share one reader.A flattened compound the runtime cannot observe (
disabled:also emits[aria-disabled="true"]) is dropped rather than applied unconditionally, matching what its empty nested rule compiled to before.tests/native/styles-parsing/selector-variants.test.tsfeeds both selector shapes straight toProcessorBuilder, so it guards the fix independently of which Tailwind the repo pins. It fails 7/15 onmain.CONTEXT.mddocuments the two shapes.Second commit bumps every Tailwind dependency in the repo to 4.3.3 (root catalog,
@tailwindcss/node/oxidein the package,@tailwindcss/vitein the vite example), as requested. The repo's own suite now runs against the flattened selectors. The lockfile diff also drops ~300 lines of duplicatedbrowserslist/caniuse-lite/enhanced-resolveentries that a freshbun installwith the pinned bun 1.3.14 no longer produces; nothing outside the tailwind family changed version.Third commit (from review + CI on 4.3.3):
:root { &:where(.dark, .dark *) {} }into:root:where(.dark, .dark *) {}. The rule visitor only rewrote the nested form into.dark, so the flattened one kept its:rootprefix and a scoped.darkclass could not select it (thebg-background in dark themee2e failure). Routed through the same rewrite;tests/web/bundler/theme-root.test.tscovers both shapes.disabled:active:→[aria-disabled="true"]:active) was kept and gated on:activealone. Unsupported tokens are now tracked and the selector is skipped.bun run precommit(native 171, web, e2e, types, lint, format, circular, build) passes on all three commits.Written by Claude Fable 5 in Claude Code, with maintainer OK from Julius before opening.
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