Custom importers need to specify which parser to use

[xzyfer]

It's perfectly valid to import .scss files from .sass files and vice versa. Since we're importing from the filesystem we're able to use the file's extension to delineate which parser to use. This isnt always the case with custom importers so need to allow the importer to tell us.

This is the importer's responsibility. We cannot and should not try to magically determine this.

[mgreter]

So far I have advised implementors to use sass2scss themselve for that situation (available via C-API).

[xzyfer]

This isn't really an option in node-sass. We need to solve this.

[mgreter]

I do agree on the overall case that an option would be nice. But you could add this option already to node-sass API and just convert the data from sass to scss in the custom importer bridge, if you know you have indented sass syntax. Just saying that it's already possible for implementors to do it.

[mgreter]

Ruby sass seems to do it pretty much the same way as we do it (just checked). For ruby sass the importer has to instantiate the correct parser engine, so it does decide if the content has to be treated as indented syntax or not. I have previousely advised implementors to use sass2scss on their own. We could add an option like ruby sass to do the conversion internally, but it will not really change the logical position where that decision is made, so from a logical standpoint, it works the same! So IMHO this is really just a convenience option!

[xzyfer]

IMHO this is really just a convenience option!

I disagree. This is our job.

[bolandrm]

For what it's worth, in SassC-Ruby, I've implemented this as @mgreter says. Converting first with sass2scss.

[j-walker23]

@xzyfer Hey, thanks for you approach on this. Greatly appreciated.
I am what seems like forever through a huge angular globals refactor into jspm and dynamic modules. Quite a task lol.
I saved the sass for the end, which is a ton of only indented syntax.

My point to all of this is because i have spent so much time i would like to finish strong with sass using the latest/cool techs like with javascript and everything else. So i am wondering what all is involved with this issue technically, if its something i could realistically handle i would be happy to.