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wp_style_engine_get_stylesheet_from_css_rules()

wp_style_engine_get_stylesheet_from_css_rules( array $css_rules, array $options = array() ): string

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Returns compiled CSS from a collection of selectors and declarations.

Description

Useful for returning a compiled stylesheet from any collection of CSS selector + declarations.

Example usage:

$css_rules = array(
    array(
        'selector'     => '.elephant-are-cool',
        'declarations' => array(
            'color' => 'gray',
            'width' => '3em',
        ),
    ),
);

$css = wp_style_engine_get_stylesheet_from_css_rules( $css_rules );

Returns:

.elephant-are-cool{color:gray;width:3em}

Parameters

$css_rulesarrayrequired
Required. A collection of CSS rules.
  • ...$0 array
    • rules_group string
      A parent CSS selector in the case of nested CSS, or a CSS nested @rule, such as @media (min-width: 80rem) or @layer module.
    • selector string
      A CSS selector.
    • declarations string[]
      An associative array of CSS definitions, e.g. array( "$property" => "$value", "$property" => "$value" ).
$optionsarrayoptional
An array of options.
  • context string|null
    An identifier describing the origin of the style object, e.g. 'block-supports' or 'global-styles'. Default 'block-supports'.
    When set, the style engine will attempt to store the CSS rules.
  • optimize bool
    Whether to optimize the CSS output, e.g. combine rules.
    Default false.
  • prettify bool
    Whether to add new lines and indents to output.
    Defaults to whether the SCRIPT_DEBUG constant is defined.

Default:array()

Return

string A string of compiled CSS declarations, or empty string.

Source

function wp_style_engine_get_stylesheet_from_css_rules( $css_rules, $options = array() ) {
	if ( empty( $css_rules ) ) {
		return '';
	}

	$options = wp_parse_args(
		$options,
		array(
			'context' => null,
		)
	);

	$css_rule_objects = array();
	foreach ( $css_rules as $css_rule ) {
		if ( empty( $css_rule['selector'] ) || empty( $css_rule['declarations'] ) || ! is_array( $css_rule['declarations'] ) ) {
			continue;
		}

		$rules_group = $css_rule['rules_group'] ?? null;
		if ( ! empty( $options['context'] ) ) {
			WP_Style_Engine::store_css_rule( $options['context'], $css_rule['selector'], $css_rule['declarations'], $rules_group );
		}

		$css_rule_objects[] = new WP_Style_Engine_CSS_Rule( $css_rule['selector'], $css_rule['declarations'], $rules_group );
	}

	if ( empty( $css_rule_objects ) ) {
		return '';
	}

	return WP_Style_Engine::compile_stylesheet_from_css_rules( $css_rule_objects, $options );
}

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UsesDescription
WP_Style_Engine_CSS_Rule::__construct()wp-includes/style-engine/class-wp-style-engine-css-rule.php

Constructor.

WP_Style_Engine::compile_stylesheet_from_css_rules()wp-includes/style-engine/class-wp-style-engine.php

Returns a compiled stylesheet from stored CSS rules.

WP_Style_Engine::store_css_rule()wp-includes/style-engine/class-wp-style-engine.php

Stores a CSS rule using the provided CSS selector and CSS declarations.

wp_parse_args()wp-includes/functions.php

Merges user defined arguments into defaults array.

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Used byDescription
WP_Duotone::output_block_styles()wp-includes/class-wp-duotone.php

Appends the used block duotone filter declarations to the inline block supports CSS.

WP_Duotone::output_footer_assets()wp-includes/class-wp-duotone.php

Outputs all necessary SVG for duotone filters, CSS for classic themes.

Changelog

VersionDescription
6.6.0Added support for $rules_group in the $css_rules array.
6.1.0Introduced.

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