createUtilitySignatureCache() — tailwindcss Function Reference
Architecture documentation for the createUtilitySignatureCache() function in canonicalize-candidates.ts from the tailwindcss codebase.
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graph TD 6e657054_f39b_c09e_18b9_3bc9c9e15d42["createUtilitySignatureCache()"] f6c14bbb_2e42_58cc_18f1_c89a243da9c0["canonicalize-candidates.ts"] 6e657054_f39b_c09e_18b9_3bc9c9e15d42 -->|defined in| f6c14bbb_2e42_58cc_18f1_c89a243da9c0 26169039_1fd2_e320_1f63_11ec10a6fc52["prepareDesignSystemStorage()"] 26169039_1fd2_e320_1f63_11ec10a6fc52 -->|calls| 6e657054_f39b_c09e_18b9_3bc9c9e15d42 2a22052d_f868_4f88_0a03_2033be58172d["styleRule()"] 6e657054_f39b_c09e_18b9_3bc9c9e15d42 -->|calls| 2a22052d_f868_4f88_0a03_2033be58172d 2f6881be_62d9_4b96_7331_a962ced095f7["atRule()"] 6e657054_f39b_c09e_18b9_3bc9c9e15d42 -->|calls| 2f6881be_62d9_4b96_7331_a962ced095f7 a661983a_5661_09de_3802_5c161f8f271c["temporarilyDisableThemeInline()"] 6e657054_f39b_c09e_18b9_3bc9c9e15d42 -->|calls| a661983a_5661_09de_3802_5c161f8f271c bafed062_abf8_7e47_4942_385b21bd9b04["parseCandidate()"] 6e657054_f39b_c09e_18b9_3bc9c9e15d42 -->|calls| bafed062_abf8_7e47_4942_385b21bd9b04 7ad9d996_c0ff_47f5_d131_ab2ead06506e["substituteAtApply()"] 6e657054_f39b_c09e_18b9_3bc9c9e15d42 -->|calls| 7ad9d996_c0ff_47f5_d131_ab2ead06506e e559573b_f2f8_833b_27e7_100efea815c0["canonicalizeAst()"] 6e657054_f39b_c09e_18b9_3bc9c9e15d42 -->|calls| e559573b_f2f8_833b_27e7_100efea815c0 9b49f3c6_0c8d_5c62_965c_30a1db6499f8["toCss()"] 6e657054_f39b_c09e_18b9_3bc9c9e15d42 -->|calls| 9b49f3c6_0c8d_5c62_965c_30a1db6499f8 style 6e657054_f39b_c09e_18b9_3bc9c9e15d42 fill:#6366f1,stroke:#818cf8,color:#fff
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Source Code
packages/tailwindcss/src/canonicalize-candidates.ts lines 2026–2066
function createUtilitySignatureCache(
designSystem: DesignSystem,
): DesignSystem['storage'][typeof UTILITY_SIGNATURE_KEY] {
return new DefaultMap((options: SignatureOptions) => {
return new DefaultMap<string, string | Symbol>((utility) => {
try {
// Ensure the prefix is added to the utility if it is not already present.
utility =
designSystem.theme.prefix && !utility.startsWith(designSystem.theme.prefix)
? `${designSystem.theme.prefix}:${utility}`
: utility
// Use `@apply` to normalize the selector to `.x`
let ast: AstNode[] = [styleRule('.x', [atRule('@apply', utility)])]
temporarilyDisableThemeInline(designSystem, () => {
// There's separate utility caches for respect important vs not
// so we want to compile them both with `@theme inline` disabled
for (let candidate of designSystem.parseCandidate(utility)) {
designSystem.compileAstNodes(candidate, CompileAstFlags.RespectImportant)
}
substituteAtApply(ast, designSystem)
})
// Optimize the AST. This is needed such that any internal intermediate
// nodes are gone. This will also cleanup declaration nodes with undefined
// values or `--tw-sort` declarations.
canonicalizeAst(designSystem, ast, options)
// Compute the final signature, by generating the CSS for the utility
let signature = toCss(ast)
return signature
} catch {
// A unique symbol is returned to ensure that 2 signatures resulting in
// `null` are not considered equal.
return Symbol()
}
})
})
}
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does createUtilitySignatureCache() do?
createUtilitySignatureCache() is a function in the tailwindcss codebase, defined in packages/tailwindcss/src/canonicalize-candidates.ts.
Where is createUtilitySignatureCache() defined?
createUtilitySignatureCache() is defined in packages/tailwindcss/src/canonicalize-candidates.ts at line 2026.
What does createUtilitySignatureCache() call?
createUtilitySignatureCache() calls 7 function(s): atRule, canonicalizeAst, parseCandidate, styleRule, substituteAtApply, temporarilyDisableThemeInline, toCss.
What calls createUtilitySignatureCache()?
createUtilitySignatureCache() is called by 1 function(s): prepareDesignSystemStorage.
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