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fix(functions): leave min()/max() intact when args contain CSS vars - #4549
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Evaluating Operation args before min/max caused "Operation on an invalid type" for calc-like expressions with var(). Evaluate args lazily (evalArgs: false) and fall back to emitting the CSS min()/max() call when Less math cannot resolve an argument. Fixes less#3777
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Docstring coverage is 33.33% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 1 files. (2 skipped: 2… | Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold. |
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Check name Status Explanation Description Check Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled. Title check The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: preserving min() and max() calls when their arguments contain CSS variables. Linked Issues check Issue #3777requires thatmin()andmax()with calc-like arguments containingvar()do not throw, and that the arguments are kept as CSS. The reviewed head meets this. In `packages/less/lib/less…Out of Scope Changes check The changes address issue #3777. Thenumber.jschange implements the lazy evaluation and CSS fallback that the issue requests. Non-Argument errors are rethrown, so the change does not hide unrelated…Full details: Linked Issues check
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#3777requires thatmin()andmax()with calc-like arguments containingvar()do not throw, and that the arguments are kept as CSS. The reviewed head meets this. Inpackages/less/lib/less/functions/number.js,minandmaxsetevalArgs = falseand callminMaxLazy.minMaxLazyevaluates each argument separately. If an argument raises anOperationerror, it is evaluated again withcontext.mathOnset to false, and the previous value is restored in afinallyblock. Other errors are rethrown. IfminMaxthen raisesincompatible types, the function emits a CSSmin()ormax()call from the evaluated arguments. Traced cases:min(100% - var(--some-var), 10px)falls back to CSS output because theOperationis not a Dimension.min(@limit + 5px, var(--x))keeps the evaluated15pxand thevar()call. Numeric cases such asmin(1px, 2px)still reduce throughminMax. The fixturepackages/test-data/tests-unit/math-css-vars/math-css-vars.lessadds a.min-max-css-varsblock forminandmaxwithvar()arguments. The expected.cssfixture was not read, so its exact output is not verified.
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#3777. Thenumber.jschange implements the lazy evaluation and CSS fallback that the issue requests. Non-Argument errors are rethrown, so the change does not hide unrelated failures. The fixture change adds only the.min-max-css-varsblock, which coversmin()andmax()withvar()arguments. The existing trig fixtures in the same file are not part of this change, based on the reported +8 line count for the.lessfile. No unrelated files or product behavior were identified. The whole-PR diff could not be read because changed blobs were missing from the checkout, so the file scope relies on the supplied summary.
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Docstring coverage is 33.33% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 1 files. (2 skipped: 2 unsupported.)
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Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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| return minMax.call({ context }, isMin, evaluated); | ||
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| const rendered = args.map(a => a.toCSS(context)).join(context.compress ? ',' : ', '); |
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var() forces fallback, this line serializes the original arguments instead of their evaluated values. For @a: 5px; x { width: min(@a, var(--x)); }, the raw @a node emits no CSS value, producing min(, var(--x)) instead of min(5px, var(--x)). Already-computed arithmetic is lost in the same way. The fallback at line 72 has this problem too.
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| // Incompatible with Less evaluation — leave as a CSS function. | ||
| const rendered = args.map(a => a.toCSS(context)).join(context.compress ? ',' : ', '); | ||
| return new Anonymous(`${isMin ? 'min' : 'max'}(${rendered})`); |
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x { width: min(@missing, 10px); }, evaluating @missing throws an undefined-variable error. This catch suppresses it and emits the malformed value min(, 10px) instead. Previously, argument evaluation stopped compilation with an error; fallback should be limited to expressions that CSS can resolve.
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In `@packages/less/lib/less/functions/number.js`:
- Line 72: Update the fallback rendering in the number function, including both
sites that render args, to evaluate each argument with the Less context before
calling toCSS. Preserve arguments that cannot participate in Less math, but
render resolved values for variables and other evaluable constructs.
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| evaluated.push(args[i].eval(context)); | ||
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| // Incompatible with Less evaluation — leave as a CSS function. | ||
| const rendered = args.map(a => a.toCSS(context)).join(context.compress ? ',' : ', '); |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Render resolved Less values in the CSS fallback.
If a defined Less variable appears in any argument, this branch renders the original Variable node rather than its value. For example, @limit: 10px; a: min(100% - var(--x), @limit); reaches the fallback and emits an empty second argument instead of 10px. The same operation occurs at Line 79. Preserve arguments that could not participate in Less math, but resolve Less variables and other evaluable constructs before rendering either fallback. Variable resolves its value during eval; its inherited genCSS instead writes the node’s unset value. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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In `@packages/less/lib/less/functions/number.js` at line 72, Update the fallback
rendering in the number function, including both sites that render args, to
evaluate each argument with the Less context before calling toCSS. Preserve
arguments that cannot participate in Less math, but render resolved values for
variables and other evaluable constructs.
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Review comments at @packages/less/lib/less/functions/number.js:
- Line 76: In the argument evaluation loop around args[i].eval(context),
preserve the current context.parensStack before evaluation and restore it when
an Operation error triggers a retry. Keep the existing retry behavior otherwise
unchanged.
- Line 76: Update Variable.eval to reset this.evaluating in a finally block
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| const prevMathOn = context.mathOn; | ||
| context.mathOn = false; | ||
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
🔎 Supported by static analysis
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set -eu printf '%s\n' '--- changed function ---' nl -ba packages/less/lib/less/functions/number.js | sed -n '1,125p' printf '%s\n' '--- expression evaluation ---' rg -n -F -- 'parensStack' packages/less/lib/less/tree packages/less/lib/less | head -80 nl -ba packages/less/lib/less/tree/expression.js | sed -n '1,180p' printf '%s\n' '--- context and operation definitions ---' rg -n -F -- 'mathOn' packages/less/lib/less | head -80 rg -n -F -- 'parens-division' packages/less/lib/less | head -80 nl -ba packages/less/lib/less/tree/operation.js | sed -n '1,180p' printf '%s\n' '--- relevant diff ---' git diff --no-ext-diff --unified=40 713331655e437401dfea6cd233893a69762734e1 4b4b517d93df75d2dba63e996091f6a11e7b2b07 -- packages/less/lib/less/functions/number.js packages/less/lib/less/tree/expression.js packages/less/lib/less/tree/operation.js packages/less/lib/less/tree/context.js
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Restore context.parensStack before retrying evaluation.
When the first evaluation fails inside a parenthesized expression, Expression.eval can leave an entry in context.parensStack. The retry removes only its own entry. A later unparenthesized 10px / 2 can then evaluate as 5px under parens-division.
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const evaluated = []; for (let i = 0; i < args.length; i++) { + const previousParensStack = context.parensStack && context.parensStack.slice(); try { evaluated.push(args[i].eval(context)); } catch (e) { if (e && e.type === 'Operation') { + context.parensStack = previousParensStack; const prevMathOn = context.mathOn; context.mathOn = false;
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Clear the variable evaluation flag when evaluation throws.
When a variable's value throws during evaluation, Variable.eval leaves this.evaluating set to true. The flag resets only on the success path. The retry in minMaxLazy then evaluates the same Variable node and fails with "Recursive variable definition". For example, @size: 100% - var(--x); a: min(@size, 10px); still fails, even though the inline form min(100% - var(--x), 10px) takes the retry path.
Reset the flag in a finally block. The recursion check still works during nested evaluation because the flag remains set while the value is evaluated.
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this.evaluating = true; - - variable = this.find(context.frames, function (frame) { - const v = /** @type {Ruleset} */ (frame).variable(name); - if (v) { - if (v.important) { - const importantScope = context.importantScope[context.importantScope.length - 1]; - importantScope.important = v.important; - } - // If in calc, wrap vars in a function call to cascade evaluate args first - if (context.inCalc) { - return (new Call('_SELF', [v.value], 0, undefined)).eval(context); - } - else { - return v.value.eval(context); - } - } - }); - if (variable) { - this.evaluating = false; - return variable; + try { + variable = this.find(context.frames, function (frame) { + const v = /** @type {Ruleset} */ (frame).variable(name); + if (v) { + if (v.important) { + const importantScope = context.importantScope[context.importantScope.length - 1]; + importantScope.important = v.important; + } + // If in calc, wrap vars in a function call to cascade evaluate args first + if (context.inCalc) { + return (new Call('_SELF', [v.value], 0, undefined)).eval(context); + } + else { + return v.value.eval(context); + } + } + }); + } finally { + this.evaluating = false; + } + if (variable) { + return variable; } else {
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Summary
min(100% - var(--some-var), 10px)threwOperation on an invalid typebecause Less evaluated the Operation before callingmin/max, andvar()cannot participate in Less math.Set
evalArgs: falseonmin/max, evaluate each argument lazily, and fall back to emitting the CSSmin()/max()call when evaluation fails.Fixes #3777
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math-css-varsunit fixtures; existingmin(1px,2px)still collapses to1px.Summary by CodeRabbit
min()andmax()expressions containing CSS variables or other arguments that cannot be evaluated are now preserved in the output instead of being lost.