To achieve the parallel processing of PostCSS files and load them as a separate CSS bundle in your Webpack setup with React, TypeScript, and CSS/LESS, you can follow these steps: ### 1. Install Necessary Dependencies First, make sure you have the necessary PostCSS and Webpack loaders installed: ```bash npm install postcss-loader postcss-preset-env css-loader style-loader mini-css-extract-plugin --save-dev ``` ### 2. Configure PostCSS Create a `postcss.config.js` file in the root of your project to configure PostCSS with popular plugins. Here’s an example configuration: ```javascript module.exports = { plugins: [ require('postcss-preset-env')({ stage: 1, features: { 'nesting-rules': true, }, }), // Add more PostCSS plugins as needed ], }; ``` ### 3. Webpack Configuration Next, update your Webpack configuration to handle both your regular CSS/LESS files and the PostCSS files separately. Here’s an example `webpack.config.js`: ```javascript const path = require('path'); const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin'); module.exports = { entry: { main: './src/index.tsx', styles: './src/styles/main.postcss' // Entry point for PostCSS }, output: { filename: '[name].js', path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist'), }, module: { rules: [ // Rule for regular CSS/LESS { test: /\.(css|less)$/, use: [ MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader, 'css-loader', 'less-loader', ], }, // Rule for PostCSS files { test: /\.postcss$/, use: [ MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader, 'css-loader', 'postcss-loader', ], }, // Rule for TypeScript { test: /\.tsx?$/, use: 'ts-loader', exclude: /node_modules/, }, ], }, resolve: { extensions: ['.tsx', '.ts', '.js'], }, plugins: [ new MiniCssExtractPlugin({ filename: '[name].css', // This will generate separate CSS files for each entry point }), ], }; ``` ### 4. Create PostCSS Files Now, create a `.postcss` file in your source directory: ```css /* src/styles/main.postcss */ :root { --main-color: #3498db; } body { font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif; color: var(--main-color); } /* More PostCSS code */ ``` ### 5. Import CSS/LESS and PostCSS in Your React Components In your React components, you can import the regular CSS/LESS files as usual. The PostCSS files will be bundled separately and loaded via the entry point you defined. Example: ```javascript import React from 'react'; import './styles/app.less'; // Regular CSS/LESS const App = () => { return
Hello, World!
; }; export default App; ``` ### 6. Build Your Project Run your Webpack build to generate the separate CSS bundles: ```bash npm run build ``` This setup will generate two CSS files in the `dist` directory: - `main.css` for your standard CSS/LESS styles. - `styles.css` for the PostCSS processed styles. These will be loaded separately when you include them in your HTML or within your React application. ### 7. Include the Bundles in HTML (if necessary) If you're manually including the CSS bundles in your HTML, it would look something like this: ```html ``` This configuration ensures that your PostCSS files are processed separately with the desired plugins and are output as a separate CSS bundle.