css-design-tdd

name	css-design-tdd
description	Test-driven CSS design system modifications. Run checks before/after CSS changes to verify token usage, variable definitions, fallbacks, and consistency. Use when modifying CSS tokens, fixing design inconsistencies, or auditing CSS architecture.

CSS Design System TDD

Overview

Apply TDD principles to CSS design system work:

1. RED: Run checks that reveal current issues
2. GREEN: Fix CSS to pass checks
3. REFACTOR: Verify no regressions, clean up

Available Checks

1. Undefined Variable Check

Find CSS variables used but never defined:

# Extract all var(--name) usages
grep -rhoE 'var\(--[a-zA-Z0-9-]+' src/**/*.css | sort -u | sed 's/var(//' > /tmp/css-vars-used.txt

# Extract all --name: definitions
grep -rhoE '^[[:space:]]*--[a-zA-Z0-9-]+:' src/**/*.css | sed 's/://' | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//' | sort -u > /tmp/css-vars-defined.txt

# Find undefined (used but not defined)
comm -23 /tmp/css-vars-used.txt /tmp/css-vars-defined.txt

2. Missing Fallback Check

Find var(--name) without fallbacks in container blocks:

# Blockquote variables without fallback
grep -n 'var(--[^,)]*)[^,]' src/components/Editor/editor.css | grep -E 'blockquote|alert|details'

# All containers - should have fallbacks for --list-indent, etc.
grep -rn 'var(--list-indent)' src/**/*.css  # Should be var(--list-indent, 1em)

3. Hardcoded Color Check

Find hex/rgba colors that should be tokens:

# Hex colors outside :root definitions
grep -rn '#[0-9a-fA-F]\{3,6\}' src/**/*.css | grep -v ':root' | grep -v 'var(--'

# Hardcoded rgba (should be tokens in dark mode)
grep -rn 'rgba(255, 255, 255' src/**/*.css | grep -v ':root'

4. Container Consistency Check

Verify container blocks use consistent values:

# Check margins across containers
echo "=== MARGINS ==="
grep -rn 'margin:.*em' src/components/Editor/editor.css src/plugins/alertBlock/*.css src/plugins/detailsBlock/*.css

# Check padding
echo "=== PADDING ==="
grep -rn 'padding:' src/components/Editor/editor.css src/plugins/alertBlock/*.css src/plugins/detailsBlock/*.css | head -20

# Check list multipliers
echo "=== LIST MULTIPLIERS ==="
grep -rn 'list-indent.*\*' src/**/*.css

5. Focus Indicator Check

Find interactive elements without focus styles:

# Find elements with hover but no focus-visible
for file in src/**/*.css; do
  if grep -q ':hover' "$file" && ! grep -q ':focus-visible\|:focus' "$file"; then
    echo "Missing focus: $file"
  fi
done

6. Token Usage Audit

Check if specific tokens are used consistently:

# Radius token usage
echo "=== RADIUS ==="
grep -rn 'border-radius:' src/**/*.css | grep -v 'var(--radius'

# Shadow token usage
echo "=== SHADOWS ==="
grep -rn 'box-shadow:' src/**/*.css | grep -v 'var(--shadow\|var(--popup-shadow'

TDD Workflow

Phase 1: RED (Establish Baseline)

# Run all checks, save baseline
echo "=== CSS TDD BASELINE ===" > /tmp/css-baseline.txt
echo "Date: $(date)" >> /tmp/css-baseline.txt

# Run each check category
echo -e "\n### Undefined Variables ###" >> /tmp/css-baseline.txt
# ... run check 1 ...

echo -e "\n### Missing Fallbacks ###" >> /tmp/css-baseline.txt
# ... run check 2 ...

# Count issues
echo -e "\n### Summary ###" >> /tmp/css-baseline.txt
wc -l /tmp/css-baseline.txt

Phase 2: GREEN (Fix Issues)

For each issue category:

1. Read the target file to understand context
2. Make the minimal fix (add fallback, use token, etc.)
3. Re-run the specific check to verify fix

Example fix workflow:

# Before: verify issue exists
grep -n 'var(--list-indent)' src/components/Editor/editor.css

# Make fix in editor.css (add fallback)
# var(--list-indent) → var(--list-indent, 1em)

# After: verify issue resolved
grep -n 'var(--list-indent)' src/components/Editor/editor.css  # Should show fallbacks

Phase 3: REFACTOR (Verify No Regressions)

# Run full check suite again
# Compare to baseline - issues should decrease, not increase

# Visual verification
pnpm dev  # Check in browser: light mode, dark mode, all container types

Check Scripts

Quick Check (run before/after changes)

#!/bin/bash
# scripts/css-quick-check.sh

echo "=== CSS Quick Check ==="

echo -e "\n1. Missing Fallbacks:"
grep -rn 'var(--list-indent)[^,]' src/**/*.css 2>/dev/null | grep -v '1em)' || echo "  ✓ All fallbacks present"

echo -e "\n2. Hardcoded Dark Hover:"
grep -rn 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08)' src/**/*.css 2>/dev/null | wc -l | xargs -I{} echo "  {} occurrences (should be 0)"

echo -e "\n3. Container Margin Consistency:"
echo "  Blockquote:" && grep -o 'margin:.*em' src/components/Editor/editor.css | grep -A1 blockquote | head -1
echo "  Alert:" && grep -o 'margin:.*em' src/plugins/alertBlock/alert-block.css | head -1
echo "  Details:" && grep -o 'margin:.*em' src/plugins/detailsBlock/details-block.css | head -1

echo -e "\n4. Focus States:"
for f in src/plugins/detailsBlock/*.css src/plugins/alertBlock/*.css; do
  if ! grep -q 'focus-visible' "$f" 2>/dev/null; then
    echo "  Missing focus-visible: $f"
  fi
done

echo -e "\nDone."

Full Audit (run before major changes)

#!/bin/bash
# scripts/css-full-audit.sh

echo "=== CSS Full Audit ==="
echo "Date: $(date)"

echo -e "\n## 1. Undefined Variables"
grep -rhoE 'var\(--[a-zA-Z0-9-]+' src/**/*.css 2>/dev/null | sort -u | sed 's/var(//' > /tmp/used.txt
grep -rhoE '^\s*--[a-zA-Z0-9-]+:' src/**/*.css 2>/dev/null | sed 's/://' | tr -d ' ' | sort -u > /tmp/defined.txt
comm -23 /tmp/used.txt /tmp/defined.txt

echo -e "\n## 2. Hardcoded Hex Colors (outside :root)"
grep -rn '#[0-9a-fA-F]\{3,6\}' src/**/*.css 2>/dev/null | grep -v ':root' | grep -v '\.svg' | wc -l

echo -e "\n## 3. Hardcoded Z-Index"
grep -rn 'z-index: [0-9]' src/**/*.css 2>/dev/null | grep -v 'var(--' | wc -l

echo -e "\n## 4. Border Radius Not Using Tokens"
grep -rn 'border-radius:' src/**/*.css 2>/dev/null | grep -v 'var(--radius' | grep -v '0' | wc -l

echo -e "\n## 5. Missing Focus Indicators"
for f in $(find src -name "*.css" 2>/dev/null); do
  if grep -q ':hover' "$f" && ! grep -q ':focus' ""; 
     
  


 -e 

Container Block Checklist

When modifying container blocks (blockquote, alert, details):

• Margin uses 1em 0 (consistent)
• Padding uses token or 0.75em 1em pattern
• All var() calls have fallbacks
• :focus-visible defined for interactive elements
• Nested content rules exist (p, ul, ol, code, table)
• Border radius uses --radius-md
• Colors use tokens (no hardcoded hex in app CSS)

Integration with pnpm check:all

The CSS check scripts above are inline examples — run them directly in your terminal or save locally. They are not committed project scripts.

Reference Files

• Token definitions: src/styles/index.css
• Design system rules: .claude/rules/31-design-tokens.md
• Component patterns: .claude/rules/32-component-patterns.md
• Container audit: dev-docs/audit/ (in repo)