[vite:css] [postcss] Failed to find './styles/**/*.css'

[ConnorJamesLow]

Describe the bug

I am using postcss-easy-import to glob-import css files from a directory.

// postcss.config.cjs

module.exports = ({
    plugins: {
        'postcss-easy-import': {},
    }
})

This works fine when running postcss:

npx postcss src/index.css -o dist/index.css

However, when running vite, I get the following error:

[vite:css] [postcss] Failed to find './styles/**/*.css'

Reproduction

https://github.com/ConnorJamesLow/vite-postcss-issue-repo

Steps to reproduce

git clone https://github.com/ConnorJamesLow/vite-postcss-issue-repo.git
cd vite-postcss-issue-repo
npm i
npm run build

System Info

System:
    OS: Windows 10 10.0.22621
    CPU: (12) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz
    Memory: 8.09 GB / 31.87 GB
  Binaries:
    Node: 16.13.1 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
    npm: 8.19.2 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
  Browsers:
    Edge: Spartan (44.22621.1325.0), Chromium (110.0.1587.57)
    Internet Explorer: 11.0.22621.1
  npmPackages:
    vite: ^4.1.0 => 4.1.4

Used Package Manager

npm

Logs

npx vite build --debug

 vite:config no config file found. +0ms
  vite:esbuild init tsconfck (root: C:/Users/conno/source/opensource/vite-postcss-issue-repo) +0ms
  vite:esbuild init tsconfck (root: C:/Users/conno/source/opensource/vite-postcss-issue-repo) +3ms
  vite:esbuild init tsconfck (root: C:/Users/conno/source/opensource/vite-postcss-issue-repo) +3ms
  vite:esbuild init tsconfck (root: C:/Users/conno/source/opensource/vite-postcss-issue-repo) +2ms
  vite:esbuild init tsconfck end +5ms
  vite:esbuild init tsconfck end +0ms
  vite:esbuild init tsconfck end +1ms
  vite:esbuild init tsconfck end +0ms
  vite:config using resolved config: {
  vite:config   root: 'C:/Users/conno/source/opensource/vite-postcss-issue-repo',
  vite:config   base: '/',
  vite:config   mode: 'production',
  vite:config   configFile: undefined,
  vite:config   logLevel: undefined,
  vite:config   clearScreen: undefined,
  vite:config   optimizeDeps: {
  vite:config     disabled: 'build',
  vite:config     force: undefined,
  vite:config     esbuildOptions: { preserveSymlinks: false }
  vite:config   },
  vite:config   build: {
  vite:config     target: [ 'es2020', 'edge88', 'firefox78', 'chrome87', 'safari14' ],     
  vite:config     cssTarget: [ 'es2020', 'edge88', 'firefox78', 'chrome87', 'safari14' ],  
  vite:config     outDir: 'dist',
  vite:config     assetsDir: 'assets',
  vite:config     assetsInlineLimit: 4096,
  vite:config     cssCodeSplit: true,
  vite:config     sourcemap: false,
  vite:config     rollupOptions: {},
  vite:config     minify: 'esbuild',
  vite:config     terserOptions: {},
  vite:config     write: true,
  vite:config     emptyOutDir: null,
  vite:config     copyPublicDir: true,
  vite:config     manifest: false,
  vite:config     lib: false,
  vite:config     ssr: false,
  vite:config     ssrManifest: false,
  vite:config     ssrEmitAssets: false,
  vite:config     reportCompressedSize: true,
  vite:config     chunkSizeWarningLimit: 500,
  vite:config     watch: null,
  vite:config     commonjsOptions: { include: [Array], extensions: [Array] },
  vite:config     dynamicImportVarsOptions: { warnOnError: true, exclude: [Array] },       
  vite:config     modulePreload: { polyfill: true }
  vite:config   },
  vite:config   configFileDependencies: [],
  vite:config   inlineConfig: {
  vite:config     root: undefined,
  vite:config     base: undefined,
  vite:config     mode: undefined,
  vite:config     configFile: undefined,
  vite:config     logLevel: undefined,
  vite:config     clearScreen: undefined,
  vite:config     optimizeDeps: { force: undefined },
  vite:config     build: {}
  vite:config   },
  vite:config   rawBase: '/',
  vite:config   resolve: {
  vite:config     mainFields: [ 'module', 'jsnext:main', 'jsnext' ],
  vite:config     browserField: true,
  vite:config     conditions: [],
  vite:config     extensions: [
  vite:config       '.mjs',  '.js',
  vite:config       '.mts',  '.ts',
  vite:config       '.jsx',  '.tsx',
  vite:config       '.json'
  vite:config     ],
  vite:config     dedupe: [],
  vite:config     preserveSymlinks: false,
  vite:config     alias: [ [Object], [Object] ]
  vite:config   },
  vite:config   publicDir: 'C:\\Users\\conno\\source\\opensource\\vite-postcss-issue-repo\\public',
  vite:config   cacheDir: 'C:/Users/conno/source/opensource/vite-postcss-issue-repo/node_modules/.vite',
  vite:config   command: 'build',
  vite:config   ssr: {
  vite:config     format: 'esm',
  vite:config     target: 'node',
  vite:config     optimizeDeps: { disabled: true, esbuildOptions: [Object] }
  vite:config   },
  vite:config   isWorker: false,
  vite:config   mainConfig: null,
  vite:config   isProduction: false,
  vite:config   plugins: [
  vite:config     'vite:build-metadata',
  vite:config     'vite:pre-alias',
  vite:config     'alias',
  vite:config     'vite:modulepreload-polyfill',
  vite:config     'vite:resolve',
  vite:config     'vite:html-inline-proxy',
  vite:config     'vite:css',
  vite:config     'vite:esbuild',
  vite:config     'vite:json',
  vite:config     'vite:wasm-helper',
  vite:config     'vite:worker',
  vite:config     'vite:asset',
  vite:config     'vite:wasm-fallback',
  vite:config     'vite:define',
  vite:config     'vite:css-post',
  vite:config     'vite:build-html',
  vite:config     'vite:worker-import-meta-url',
  vite:config     'vite:asset-import-meta-url',
  vite:config     'vite:force-systemjs-wrap-complete',
  vite:config     'vite:watch-package-data',
  vite:config     'commonjs',
  vite:config     'vite:data-uri',
  vite:config     'vite:dynamic-import-vars',
  vite:config     'vite:import-glob',
  vite:config     'vite:build-import-analysis',
  vite:config     'vite:esbuild-transpile',
  vite:config     'vite:terser',
  vite:config     'vite:reporter',
  vite:config     'vite:load-fallback'
  vite:config   ],
  vite:config   server: {
  vite:config     preTransformRequests: true,
  vite:config     middlewareMode: false,
  vite:config     fs: { strict: true, allow: [Array], deny: [Array] }
  vite:config   },
  vite:config   preview: {
  vite:config     port: undefined,
  vite:config     strictPort: undefined,
  vite:config     host: undefined,
  vite:config     https: undefined,
  vite:config     open: undefined,
  vite:config     proxy: undefined,
  vite:config     cors: undefined,
  vite:config     headers: undefined
  vite:config   },
  vite:config   env: { BASE_URL: '/', MODE: 'production', DEV: true, PROD: false },        
  vite:config   assetsInclude: [Function: assetsInclude],
  vite:config   logger: {
  vite:config     hasWarned: false,
  vite:config     info: [Function: info],
  vite:config     warn: [Function: warn],
  vite:config     warnOnce: [Function: warnOnce],
  vite:config     error: [Function: error],
  vite:config     clearScreen: [Function: clearScreen],
  vite:config     hasErrorLogged: [Function: hasErrorLogged]
  vite:config   },
  vite:config   packageCache: Map(0) { set: [Function (anonymous)] },
  vite:config   createResolver: [Function: createResolver],
  vite:config   worker: {
  vite:config     format: 'iife',
  vite:config     plugins: [
  vite:config       'vite:build-metadata',
  vite:config       'vite:pre-alias',
  vite:config       'alias',
  vite:config       'vite:modulepreload-polyfill',
  vite:config       'vite:resolve',
  vite:config       'vite:html-inline-proxy',
  vite:config       'vite:css',
  vite:config       'vite:esbuild',
  vite:config       'vite:json',
  vite:config       'vite:wasm-helper',
  vite:config       'vite:worker',
  vite:config       'vite:asset',
  vite:config       'vite:wasm-fallback',
  vite:config       'vite:define',
  vite:config       'vite:css-post',
  vite:config       'vite:build-html',
  vite:config       'vite:worker-import-meta-url',
  vite:config       'vite:asset-import-meta-url',
  vite:config       'vite:force-systemjs-wrap-complete',
  vite:config       'vite:watch-package-data',
  vite:config       'commonjs',
  vite:config       'vite:data-uri',
  vite:config       'vite:dynamic-import-vars',
  vite:config       'vite:import-glob',
  vite:config       'vite:build-import-analysis',
  vite:config       'vite:esbuild-transpile',
  vite:config       'vite:terser',
  vite:config       'vite:load-fallback'
  vite:config     ],
  vite:config     rollupOptions: {},
  vite:config     getSortedPlugins: [Function: getSortedPlugins],
  vite:config     getSortedPluginHooks: [Function: getSortedPluginHooks]
  vite:config   },
  vite:config   appType: 'spa',
  vite:config   experimental: { importGlobRestoreExtension: false, hmrPartialAccept: false },
  vite:config   getSortedPlugins: [Function: getSortedPlugins],
  vite:config   getSortedPluginHooks: [Function: getSortedPluginHooks]
  vite:config } +29ms
vite v4.1.4 building for production...
transforming (1) index.html  vite:resolve 8.59ms ./styles/**/*.css -> null +0ms
✓ 5 modules transformed.
[vite:css] [postcss] Failed to find './styles/**/*.css'
  in [
    C:/Users/conno/source/opensource/vite-postcss-issue-repo/src
  ]
file: C:/Users/conno/source/opensource/vite-postcss-issue-repo/src/style.css:undefined:undefined
error during build:
Error: [postcss] Failed to find './styles/**/*.css'
  in [
    C:/Users/conno/source/opensource/vite-postcss-issue-repo/src
  ]
    at file:///C:/Users/conno/source/opensource/vite-postcss-issue-repo/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-53dc1ef4.js:93:13
    at async Promise.all (index 0)
    at async LazyResult.runAsync (C:\Users\conno\source\opensource\vite-postcss-issue-repo\node_modules\postcss\lib\lazy-result.js:396:11)
    at async compileCSS (file:///C:/Users/conno/source/opensource/vite-postcss-issue-repo/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-ca21228b.js:36736:25)
    at async Object.transform (file:///C:/Users/conno/source/opensource/vite-postcss-issue-repo/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-ca21228b.js:36197:56)
    at async transform (file:///C:/Users/conno/source/opensource/vite-postcss-issue-repo/node_modules/rollup/dist/es/shared/node-entry.js:23191:16)
    at async ModuleLoader.addModuleSource (file:///C:/Users/conno/source/opensource/vite-postcss-issue-repo/node_modules/rollup/dist/es/shared/node-entry.js:23397:30)

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[ConnorJamesLow]

It looks like the issue is that vite uses postcss-import before any of the postcss plugins if there is any @import tags in the css code.

vite/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/css.ts

Lines 893 to 895 in 38ce81c

	if (needInlineImport) {
	postcssPlugins.unshift(
	(await import('postcss-import')).default({

It would be nice if there was a config option to override this,

vite/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/css.ts

Line 798 in 38ce81c

const needInlineImport = code.includes('@import')

or to provide an alternative package (I'm guessing we don't want to swap out postcss-import for postcss-easy-import outright).

[bluwy]

I've created #12336, which discussed a few more ways we can support importing with globs in CSS instead. Overriding with postcss-easy-import might not be the best idea as you'll lose out on Vite's resolve logic, like aliases. Closing in favor of the issue for now.