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SASS, JetBrains and Ubuntu: No Ruby

The following is a quick guide on how to setup SASS on Ubuntu and use it in a JetBrains IDE without the need to install Ruby.
  • Make sure that you have the latest JetBrains IDE installed. The steps will be similar for both PHPStorm and WebStorm
  • Open Terminal and install NodeJS: sudo apt install nodejs
  • Install npm: sudo apt install npm
  • Run the following command: sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node
  • Get the node-sass module. In Terminal type in the following command: npm install node-sass
  • Open your JetBrains IDE and create a new project or open an existing one.
  • Click File -> Settings.
  • Under the Languages & Frameworks tab, select Node.js and NPM.
  • Node interpreter should be set to /usr/bin/node
  • Click the Enable button to enable Node.js and then click Apply
  • Do not close the Settings window.
  • Navigate to Tools (category right under Languages & Frameworks)
  • Click File Watchers
  • Click the Green Plus and select SCSS
  • The following Program location may differ depending on where your node-modules are installed.
    • /home/your_user_name/node_modules/node-sass/bin/node-sass
  • Arguments should be set to: $FileName$ $FileNameWithoutExtension$.css
  • Output paths to refresh: $FileNameWithoutExtension$.css
  • Under Other Options, the Working Directory should be set to: $FileDir$
  • Click OK, Apply and exit the Settings Menu
To test it, 
  • create a new file by right clicking on the directory and selecting New -> File. 
  • Name the file main.scss.
  • Enter some SCSS to see if it works. For example:
$font-size:'20px';
body {
  font-size:$font-size;
  .test_class {
    font-weight:bold;    display:block;  }

  .inheritance {
    @extend .test_class;    font-family: FreeSerif sans-serif;  }
}

That's it. Once you save the .scss file you'll notice the same .css file created. In this case, a main.css file.

body {
  font-size: "20px"; }
  body .test_class, body .inheritance {
    font-weight: bold;    display: block; }
  body .inheritance {
    font-family: FreeSerif sans-serif; }

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