Bootstrap Ruby Gem

Bootstrap 4 ruby gem for Ruby on Rails (Sprockets) and Compass.

For Sass versions of Bootstrap 3 and 2 see bootstrap-sass instead.

Installation

Please see the appropriate guide for your environment of choice:

• Ruby on Rails 4+ or other Sprockets environment.
• Compass not on Rails.

a. Ruby on Rails

Add bootstrap to your Gemfile:

gem 'bootstrap', git: 'https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap-rubygem'

Ensure that sprockets-rails is at least v2.3.2.

bundle install and restart your server to make the files available through the pipeline.

Import Bootstrap styles in app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss:

// Custom bootstrap variables must be set or imported *before* bootstrap.
@import "bootstrap";

The available variables can be found here.

Make sure the file has .scss extension (or .sass for Sass syntax). If you have just generated a new Rails app, it may come with a .css file instead. If this file exists, it will be served instead of Sass, so rename it:

$ mv app/assets/stylesheets/application.css app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss

Then, remove all the *= require and *= require_tree statements from the Sass file. Instead, use @import to import Sass files.

Do not use *= require in Sass or your other stylesheets will not be able to access the Bootstrap mixins and variables.

Bootstrap JavaScript depends on jQuery. If you're using Rails 5.1+, add the jquery-rails gem to your Gemfile:

gem 'jquery-rails'

Bootstrap tooltips and popovers depend on popper.js for positioning. The bootstrap gem already depends on the popper_js gem.

Add Bootstrap dependencies and Bootstrap to your application.js:

//= require jquery3
//= require popper
//= require bootstrap-sprockets

While bootstrap-sprockets provides individual Bootstrap components for ease of debugging, you may alternatively require the concatenated bootstrap for faster compilation:

//= require jquery3
//= require popper
//= require bootstrap

b. Compass without Rails

Install the gem:

$ gem install bootstrap -v 4.0.0.alpha6

If you have an existing Compass project:

1. Require bootstrap in config.rb:

   require 'bootstrap'

2. Install Bootstrap with:

   $ bundle exec compass install bootstrap

If you are creating a new Compass project, you can generate it with bootstrap support:

$ bundle exec compass create my-new-project -r bootstrap --using bootstrap

or, alternatively, if you're not using a Gemfile for your dependencies:

$ compass create my-new-project -r bootstrap --using bootstrap

This will create a new Compass project with the following files in it:

• styles.scss - main project Sass file, imports Bootstrap and variables.
• _bootstrap-variables.scss - all of Bootstrap variables, override them here.

Some bootstrap mixins may conflict with the Compass ones. If this happens, change the import order so that Compass mixins are loaded later.

Configuration

Sass: Autoprefixer

Bootstrap requires the use of Autoprefixer. Autoprefixer adds vendor prefixes to CSS rules using values from Can I Use.

If you are using bootstrap with Rails, autoprefixer is set up for you automatically. Otherwise, please consult the Autoprefixer documentation.

Sass: Individual components

By default all of Bootstrap is imported.

You can also import components explicitly. To start with a full list of modules copy _bootstrap.scss file into your assets as _bootstrap-custom.scss. Then comment out components you do not want from _bootstrap-custom. In the application Sass file, replace @import 'bootstrap' with:

@import 'bootstrap-custom';