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    mess.js is an attempt to use less.js to

    compile cascadenik-formatted styles.



    it is inspired by but incompatible with 

    Cascadenik [1]. most importantly it deviates

    by



    1. Supporting JSON MML representations only

    2. Implementing composition of styles instead

       of overriding



    mess.js is based on less.js [2], a CSS compiler

    written by Alexis Sellier. It includes

    underscore.js [3].



    like less, mess.js provides a binary in bin/,

    named mess, although it is designed primarily

    for usage as a library.



    usage:



      messc map_file.json



    [1]: https://github.com/mapnik/Cascadenik

    [2]: https://github.com/cloudhead/less.js

    [3]: https://github.com/documentcloud/underscore/