Yii-less

This extension allows you to register your less files and they will be compiled to CSS with the option to cache.

Installation

Copy the yii-less folder into the extensions folder of you app.

Usage

In your config file register the extension:

'behaviors'=>array(
      'ext.yii-less.components.LessCompilationBehavior',
),

In your config file register your less files to precompile:

'components'=>array(
  'lessCompiler'=>array(
    'class'=>'ext.yii-less.components.LessCompiler',
    'paths'=>array(
      // you can access to the compiled file on this path
      'css/bootstrap.css' => array(
        'precompile' => true, // whether you want to cache the generation
        'compressed' => true, // Will pass the compressed option to the less compiler - Compresses all the unrequired whitespace - Defaults to false 
        'paths' => array('less/bootstrap.less') //paths of less files. you can specify multiple files.
      ),
    ),
  ),
),

Register your asset in your layout:

Yii::app()->clientScript->registerCssFile('css/bootstrap.css')

If you are using the precompile option, it will set the expires header to 1 week. To bust the cache automatically, add a version number to the end of the file path when modifying the LESS file.

Yii::app()->clientScript->registerCssFile('css/bootstrap.css?v=1.0.1')

Additional Information

This extension is heavily based on Crisu83's extension: http://www.yiiframework.com/extension/less/. I changed how the configuration works so they are not compatible and that's the reason for the fork. I hope he doesn't mind.

Contributing

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request