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Invalid PostCSS Configuration

Why This Error Occurred​

PostCSS configuration was provided in an unsupported shape.

Possible Ways to Fix It​

PostCSS configuration must be defined in the following shape:

module.exports = {
plugins: [
// A plugin that does not require configuration:
'simple-plugin-example',

// A plugin which needs a configuration object:
[
'plugin-with-configuration',
{
optionA: '...',
},
],

// A plugin that is toggled on or off based on environment:
[
'plugin-toggled',
process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
? {
optionA: '...',
}
: false,
],

// Boolean expressions are also valid.
// `true` enables the plugin, `false` disables the plugin:
['plugin-toggled-2', true /* a === b, etc */],
],
}

You can read more about configuring PostCSS in Next.js here.

Common Errors​

Before: plugin is require()'d

const pluginA = require('postcss-plugin-a')
module.exports = {
plugins: [require('postcss-plugin'), pluginA],
}

After

module.exports = {
plugins: ['postcss-plugin', 'postcss-plugin-a'],
}

Before: plugin is instantiated with configuration

module.exports = {
plugins: [
require('postcss-plugin')({
optionA: '...',
}),
],
}

After

module.exports = {
plugins: [
// Pay attention to this nested array. The first index is the plugin name,
// the second index is the configuration.
[
'postcss-plugin',
{
optionA: '...',
},
],
],
}

Before: plugin is missing configuration

module.exports = {
plugins: [
[
'postcss-plugin-1',
{
optionA: '...',
},
],
// This single-entry array is detected as misconfigured because it's
// missing the second element. To fix, unwrap the value.
['postcss-plugin-2'],
],
}

After

module.exports = {
plugins: [
[
'postcss-plugin-1',
{
optionA: '...',
},
],
// Only string:
'postcss-plugin-2',
],
}