Welcome to our guide on integrating compression utilities into your Astro project! In an age where loading speed is crucial, optimizing files for both performance and user experience is essential. By following the steps below, you’ll be able to seamlessly incorporate compression functionalities, ensuring your project runs efficiently.

Why Use Compression Utilities?

Compression utilities reduce the size of your CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and image files, which results in faster loading times. Just imagine a suitcase; the more efficiently you pack it (compress it), the easier it is to carry (load). That’s what these integrations do for your Astro project!

Installation Steps

To get started, there are two ways to add integrations to your project. Let’s explore the most convenient option first!

Using Astro’s CLI Tool

Astro provides a command-line interface (CLI) tool that helps streamline the integration process:

• To install the Compress utility using NPM, run:

npx astro add @playform/compress

• For Yarn, use:

yarn astro add @playform/compress

• And for PNPM:

pnpx astro add @playform/compress

Manual Dependency Installation

If you’d prefer to install dependencies manually, follow these steps:

• Install the Compress integration:

npm install -D -E @playform/compress

• Then, specify it in your astro.config.* file:

export default { integrations: [(await import('@playform/compress')).default()], };

How It Works

The utility automatically compresses all your CSS, HTML, SVG, JavaScript, and image files in the Astro’s output directory. It’s like having a team of efficient assistants sorting and packing everything in your suitcase.

Supported File Types

Here are some file types the Compress utility supports for image compression:

• AVCI, AVCS, AVIF, AVIFS
• GIF, HEIC, HEICS, HEIF, HEIFS
• JFIF, JIF, JPEG, JPG
• APNG, PNG, RAW, TIFF, WEBP

Configuring Compression Options

You can customize the default compression options directly in your astro.config.ts file. For example:

export default { integrations: [(await import('@playform/compress')).default({ CSS: false, HTML: false, Image: false, JavaScript: false, SVG: false, }),], };

Multiple Paths and Input-Output Mapping

Need to compress files from various locations? You can specify multiple paths as shown below:

export default { integrations: [(await import('@playform/compress')).default({ Path: ['.dist', '.Compress'], }),], };

Troubleshooting

If you run into issues, here are some troubleshooting ideas:

• Make sure you’ve installed all required dependencies.
• Ensure your paths in astro.config.* are correct.
• If output files aren’t compressing, check your logging level.

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Final Thoughts

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