Dars Framework v1.8.4

Release Notes v1.8.4

Python-native minification + major Utility Styles upgrade

Installation

pip install --upgrade dars-framework

What's New

Python-native minification by default (no Node/Bun required)

v1.8.4 upgrades the default minification pipeline to use real, battle-tested Python minifiers:

• JavaScript: rjsmin
• CSS: rcssmin

This makes builds and exports work reliably in pure-Python environments.

Optional viteMinify mode preserved

If you enable viteMinify: true in dars.config.json, Dars can still use Vite/esbuild optionally when available.
When tools are not installed, Dars falls back to the Python minifiers automatically.

Runtime bundle safety: dars.min.js

The embedded runtime bundle (dars.min.js) is now treated as a special case:

• It is never passed through Vite/esbuild (to prevent corruption / ESM export output).
• It is minified using Python-only rjsmin, regardless of viteMinify.

Utility Styles: Arbitrary Properties (prop-[value])

The utility system now supports Tailwind-like arbitrary properties:

style="background-image-[linear-gradient(90deg,_rgba(0,0,0,.35),_#00ffcc)]"
style="padding-[calc(1rem_+_2vw)]"
style="color-[var(--brand-color)]"
style="--brand-color-[#00ffcc]"

Also includes background gradient support via bg-[linear-gradient(...)] (maps to background-image).

Utility Styles: composable filter / backdrop-filter / transform

Multiple filter/transform utilities now compose instead of overwriting:

style="filter-[blur(6px)] filter-[brightness(120%)]"

Bug fixes for utility parsing

• Fixed text-[#hex] / text-[rgba(...)] being interpreted as font-size instead of color.
• Fixed prefix collisions like border-top-[...] incorrectly becoming border-color: top-[...].

LandingPage: navbar styles migrated to utility strings

The LandingPage navbar now uses style="..." utility strings instead of large inline style dicts,
improving consistency and providing a real-world example of the upgraded styling system.