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@import layer information missing in dependencies when analyzeDependencies is enabled #1074

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Description

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When analyzeDependencies: true is enabled, the layer field from @import rules is not included in the dependency metadata. The url and media fields are preserved correctly.

Reproduction

Repository: https://github.com/aneuhold/lightningcss-layer-bug

import { transform } from 'lightningcss';

const css = `@import url('test.css') layer(external) not print;`;
const result = transform({
  filename: 'test.css',
  code: Buffer.from(css),
  analyzeDependencies: true,
});

console.log(result.dependencies[0]);
// {
//   type: 'import',
//   url: 'test.css',
//   media: 'not print',  // ✅ preserved
//   // layer field is missing
// }

Expected

The dependency object should include a layer field:

{
  type: 'import',
  url: 'test.css',
  layer: 'external',
  media: 'not print'
}

Test Results

All layer variants are missing:

Input Expected layer Actual
@import url('x') layer(external); 'external' Missing
@import url('x') layer; null or true Missing
@import url('x') layer(base) screen; 'base' Missing

Context

  • Lightning CSS npm v1.30.2 (Rust crate v1.0.0-alpha.68)
  • The ImportRule struct in src/rules/import.rs has a layer field
  • The ImportDependency::new() method in src/dependencies.rs extracts supports and media but not layer

This affects bundlers (including Turbopack) that rely on dependency metadata to reconstruct CSS imports with proper cascade layer ordering per the CSS Cascade 5 spec.

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