Performance

Basekit Laravel UI is designed for optimal performance through component-level CSS inclusion and efficient build output.

Bundle Size Optimization

The build system analyzes your configuration and includes CSS for enabled components.

Benchmark Comparison

These numbers are representative examples from a reference setup. Actual results vary based on enabled components, variants, PostCSS/minification, and your environment.

Configuration	File Size	Components	Reduction
Full Bundle	200 KB	33 components	Baseline
Medium Config	116 KB	8 components	42%
Minimal Config	55 KB	3 components	73%
Single Component	15 KB	1 component	93%

How to Verify Locally

1. Set your desired configuration in config/basekit-laravel-ui.php.
2. Build CSS:

php artisan basekit:ui:build

3. Check reported size from command output (📊 Size: ...) and verify raw bytes:

wc -c public/vendor/basekit-laravel/v1/basekit-ui.css
ls -lh public/vendor/basekit-laravel/v1/basekit-ui.css

4. Repeat for each config profile (full, medium, minimal) and compare reductions using your measured values.

Build Performance

Watch Mode Optimization

The build command includes intelligent debouncing:

php artisan basekit:ui:build --watch

If PostCSS is available, the build command will post-process the generated CSS before writing basekit.css.

Component Inclusion in Action

Enabled Components

'components' => [
    'button' => ['enabled' => true],
    'input' => ['enabled' => true],
    'modal' => ['enabled' => false],
],

Resulting Build

/* button + input component CSS is included */
/* modal component CSS is excluded */

Runtime Performance

Component Rendering

• PHP Classes: Type-safe, minimal overhead
• Anonymous Components (@props): Zero class instantiation for simple components
• Blade Compilation: Cached by Laravel

CSS Loading

• Single CSS file: Reduces HTTP requests
• Config-aware: Includes only enabled components
• CSS variables: Native browser performance

Optimization Tips

1. Disable Unused Components

'components' => [
    'modal' => ['enabled' => false], // Not using modals
    'dropdown-menu' => ['enabled' => false], // Not using dropdown menus
],

2. Keep Enabled Set Focused

Enable only components you actually use across your app.

3. Use Watch Mode in Development

Avoid manual rebuilds during development:

php artisan basekit:ui:build --watch

4. Production Build

Always rebuild before deploying:

php artisan basekit:ui:build

5. CDN/Caching

Serve built CSS from CDN with long cache headers:

location /vendor/basekit/ {
    expires 1y;
    add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
}

Monitoring Build Output

The build command provides detailed output:

$ php artisan basekit:ui:build

🔨 Building CSS...
✅ Build complete! (11ms)
📦 Output: /public/vendor/basekit-laravel/v1/basekit-ui.css
📊 Size: 116.01 KB

🎯 Components (8):
   • button
   • input
   • textarea
   • checkbox
   • radio
   • select
   • card
   • modal

Advanced: Custom Build Process

For advanced use cases, you can extend the build command:

namespace App\Commands;

use BasekitLaravel\BasekitLaravelUi\Commands\BasekitBuildCommand;

class CustomBuildCommand extends BasekitBuildCommand
{
    protected function buildCss(array $enabledComponents): string
    {
        $css = parent::buildCss($enabledComponents);

        // Add custom post-processing
        // e.g., minification, autoprefixer, etc.

        return $css;
    }
}

Conclusion

With proper configuration, Basekit Laravel UI can reduce your CSS bundle size by up to 73% while maintaining full functionality for your specific use case.

Next Steps

• Installation Guide — initial setup and CSS import options
• Theming Guide — customise design tokens and component variables
• Component Reference — see which components you actually need